Methodology: Every two weeks we collect most relevant posts on LinkedIn for selected topics and create an overall summary only based on these posts. If you´re interested in the single posts behind, you can find them here: https://linktr.ee/thomasallgeyer. Have a great read!
If you prefer listening, check out our podcast summarizing the most relevant insights from Digital Products & Services CW 06/ 07:
AI Product Shift
AI moved from feature add-on to end-to-end product system, anchored in real problems and business value
Product teams treated data quality, simple guardrails and guided interfaces as foundations for usable AI solutions
New concepts like Hallucination Sense underlined the need for explicit risk awareness and responsible AI deployment
Case examples of AI agents and workflows gave PMs concrete patterns instead of abstract experimentation narratives
Product Strategy & Operating Models
Contributors prioritized business models and outcomes over feature roadmaps when defining product strategy and focus
Product funding was framed as continuous value-backed investment, not time-limited projects ending at launch
Product Ops and PMOs were challenged to evolve into strategic engines that connect goals, delivery and learning
Justice and insurance examples showed that tailored operating models are essential for complex, regulated environments
Ways of Working & Culture
Agile at scale was seen as effective only when principles and autonomy trump rigid framework compliance
Teams were urged to replace output metrics with value, impact and customer outcomes as primary success measures
Observers highlighted that cultural and structural issues often blocked innovation more than individual product decisions
Strong cross-functional relationships and trust emerged as critical enablers of meaningful product progress
Talent, Wellbeing & Learning
The voices warned about subtle burnout patterns in product roles and argued for healthier boundaries and expectations
Clear entry roadmaps and skill guides positioned product management as an attractive path for tech professionals
Experimentation literacy and outcome-based thinking were treated as core skills for modern product practitioners
Podcasts, labs and leadership programs expanded the learning ecosystem around AI-native product management
Market & Ecosystem Moves
Anthropic’s legal product illustrated generative AI’s potential to reconfigure knowledge-intensive B2B SaaS categories
KPMG’s acquisition of an agentic AI team signalled consulting’s push to embed differentiated AI capabilities
New tools such as GroupSync and design-to-code solutions promised tighter coordination across product and engineering
Community events and masterclasses showed sustained investment in practical skills around AI, discovery and outcomes
Want to see the posts voices behind this summary?
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