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Introducing the Drama Triangle: how product teams can build psychological safety
In the fast-paced field of product development, leaders often find themselves in complex interpersonal dynamics. How can product leaders overcome challenges and collaborate with L&D counterparts to foster a culture of psychological safety?
How to streamline your business strategy with the Business Model Canvas
The Business Model Canvas helps you streamline your business strategy on a single canvas. Identify your key partners, grasp your key costs, and chart potential revenue streams. Transform uncertainties into tested certainties and create a sustainable, profitable business model.
How do you navigate and overcome product management challenges for lasting growth?
In his latest essay for Aspire, Craig Strong lays out the common pitfalls of the project mindset. He offers ideas for how leaders can deliver growth using the principles of product leadership and active portfolio management.
Q&A with Greg Jones: Building a culture of innovation to drive new growth
We sat down with Greg Jones, Product Manager and Director of Global Business Development at Nvidia, to discuss how Nvidia’s culture fuels innovation and growth.
Our reflections: Celebrate, learn, and grow in 2024
Last week, team Aspire gathered for the last team day for 2023!
How to unlock the secrets of your customers with the Customer Canvas
The Customer Canvas helps you map out a value proposition that your customers will love. Better understand their goals, frustrations, and desired outcomes. Validate your assumptions and find the perfect fit for your product or service.
Build your winning growth strategy
Understanding where to focus your money, talent and resources when there are a lot of unknown unknowns, makes building a winning growth strategy a challenge.
5 Must-Read Books for Product Leaders: Unwind, Learn, and Grow This Summer
Discover the top five books recommended for product leaders to unwind and grow during the summer. From mindset and productivity to leadership and personal growth, these books cover essential themes for product leaders.
Embracing Sustainability: Insights from Retail Industry Leaders
At the Retail Technology Show, industry leaders discussed the need to integrate sustainability into business models. Speakers highlighted aligning employee incentives with sustainability goals, promoting the circular economy, adapting to online returns logistics, and ensuring transparency in sustainability efforts. Here we share the key takeaways from the event.
Creating magic between art and science: designing the conditions for creative success
Drawing inspiration from Clerkenwell Design Week, David Miller, CCO at Aspire, looks at how the dynamic interplay between two seemingly divergent disciplines plays a critical role in innovation.
Q&A with Colleen McCreary: Building high-performing culture as a CPO
We sat down with Colleen McCreary – former Chief People Officer at Credit Karma – to discuss the importance of company culture for unlocking talent.
Key Takeaways from the Economist Business Innovation Summit
Grab insights from the Business Innovation Summit, including expert perspectives on creating a culture of innovation, achieving sustainable growth, and reskilling and upskilling agile workforces.
How Stripe grew from 7 lines of code to a $74 billion valuation
Stripe evolved from a white label payment processor to a leading provider of "economic infrastructure for the internet". Here we look at some of its success stories .
Disrupting the disruptor: How ChatGPT shook Google
How ChatGPT, a conversational AI system, is shaking up Google’s money-making machine.
Event Replay: The Key Skills for Future C-Suite Product Leaders
How should leaders in product-led organisations act to stay ahead of the competition? In our latest webinar, we looked at the key skills required to become Future-Fit.
How Disney+ is winning the streaming wars
How one of the world’s oldest studio businesses leveraged its unique advantages to build the fastest growing streaming service ever.
When Adobe met Figma: inside the creation of a subscription superpower
Foresight and decisions made by Adobe that have allowed the company to take out one of its biggest rivals in digital design, Figma.
Spotlight on Coram Williams: Leading Strategic Change as a CFO
Coram Williams has navigated both threats and opportunities as CFO of Adecco and Pearson. We asked him what he learned about leading strategic change.
Introducing The Product Leader’s Guide for Driving Growth
Our Guide helps you navigate and overcome challenges faced when building the next big thing. Lead confidently, increase chances of success, and deliver growth.
Event Replay: How Market Leaders Can Unlock Innovation to Outpace Disruption
Watch experts Zoe Peden, Stephen Rapoport, and Ruth Penfold-Brown discuss how to drive innovation profitably and take new products to market faster.