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Understand Before You Execute: a Conversation by AI

Product & Process Development

Understand Before You Execute: a Conversation by AI

October 10, 2024

In this episode of the WLEI podcast, LEI experiments with a new generative AI tool from Google called NotebookLM to produce a conversation about the LPPD principle Understand Before You Execute.

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Be among the first to get the latest insights from LEI’s Lean Product and Process Development (LPPD) thought leaders and practitioners. This podcast was delivered to subscribers of The Design Brief, LEI’s newsletter devoted to improving organizations’ innovation capability. This month, we explore software development and its myriad of challenges. Software isn’t just a tool—it’s a driving force behind innovation, shaping everything from functionality to user experience. Join us as we dive into how software is transforming design.

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In this episode of the WLEI podcast, we explore the LPPD principle: Understand Before You Execute. Too often, companies commit to a product design before assessing their customers’ needs, leading to development churn and failed products. The conversation examines how to avoid that trap by precisely identifying customer needs before development and features a case study of a company that did just that.

However, people did not engage in this conversation. Artificial intelligence, specifically Google’s NotebookLM, generated the entire discussion based only on this five-minute video clip. The result is astonishing.

Tune in and share in the comments what you thought of the conversation.

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October 12, 2024 at 10:31 am

Totally great and educational

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