Steffen Kastner & Brigitte Weber - Accelerated Product Development: The Digital Product School Program

How do you guide product teams to deliver results in just 12 weeks? In this session, Brigitte Weber and Steffen Kastner share their insights from coaching over 130 teams at the Digital Product School. Learn how to navigate uncertainty, embrace rapid experimentation, and help your team focus on outcomes that matter.

Key Takeaways:

• Frameworks are tools, but mindset is key to adapting in any context.
• Rapid experimentation helps teams discover unexpected user needs.
• Weekly iterations drive continuous learning and progress in short timeframes.

Recommended Resources:

• "Rework" – By Jason Fried. A guide to simpler, faster, and more productive work strategies.
• "The Mom Test" – By Rob Fitzpatrick. A practical guide to understanding your customers through better conversations.
• "Human Powered" – By Trenton Moss. A practical guide for creating customer-centric products through empathy and human-centered design.
• "Big Magic" – By Elizabeth Gilbert. Inspiration for embracing creativity and overcoming the fear of failure.
• Just Product Conference – A conference in Munich focused on mastering product development.
• Digital Product School Coursera Course – Learn the core principles taught at the Digital Product School.
• The Product Experience Podcast – Insights from product leaders on how to build better products.

Parting Word of Advice:

• Brigitte: "Follow your intuition."
• Steffen: "Take action! Any action generates learning!"

Speaker Bio: Brigitte Weber is a passionate product coach and trainer at the Digital Product School in Munich, helping teams unlock their potential and achieve meaningful outcomes.

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Steffen Kastner has coached over 180 teams at the Digital Product School, empowering product managers to expand their toolkits and make decisions that lead to real progress.

Connect with Steffen Kastner on LinkedIn.