randy silver

@randysilver

Product Management / Leadership Coach, Community Builder & Consultant. Co-Host of The Product Experience and Building Out Loud podcasts. outofowls.com cpo.social mindtheproduct.com/podcast

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randy silver@randysilver· 11d

this is one of many reasons that we wrote the Makers Manifesto. makersmanifesto.org/manifesto Purpose over possibility Everything may be possible, not everything is worth building. WHAT IT'S NOT: “Everybody's a builder”. Shipping more because it's cheap, whether or not it's worth making.

Purpose over possibility
Everything may be possible, not everything is worth building.

WHAT IT'S NOT: “Everybody's a builder”. Shipping more because it's cheap, whether or not it's worth making.

randy silver@randysilver· 22d

new blog post alert: Boris Cherny's AI Maturity Model Is Smart. It's Also Incomplete. https://outofowls.com/blog/boris-chernys-ai-maturity-model-is-smart-its-also-incomplete

randy silver@randysilver· 29d

well done, Thames Water. 1. go to report no water 2. directed to report via WhatsApp 3. sorry, our WhatsApp service is down 4. no other way to report failing gracefully is basic service design. this doesn't cut it.

low pressure / no water page on the Thames water site, directing one to report via WhatsApp... with the WhatsApp service being shown as unavailable

randy silver@randysilver· Jul 1

in the car, listening to @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social 's Origin Story on paranormal investigation with Mr. 14, who mishears Bilderberg as Build-a-Bear Group.

randy silver@randysilver· May 14

a great start to the morning at @agilemanc.bsky.social / Agile Manchester from Kirsten Mann - photo tKen before she got us all line dancing. (no, really. and it was ace.)

kirsten mann speaking at Agile Manchester, in front of a slide that reads 'the board-to-build disconnect'

randy silver@randysilver· Apr 13

London people! Next week, I'm hosting Kate Leto and @bfgmartin.bsky.social for a free event. Join us! Leadership is harder than ever - learn how to thrive while everyone is being disrupted. RSVP: go.outofowls.com/kate

Promo image for Kate Leto and Martin Eriksson event - full details at the link.

randy silver@randysilver· Mar 29

If you see this, post a concert photo you took

randy silver@randysilver· Mar 29

If you see this, post a concert photo you took

randy silver@randysilver· Mar 25

One of the teams I'm working with is French. I'm bilingual, but unfortunately, only in English & American. Their English is strong, but not always up to the job. It's a miracle that we can collaborate, with transcription enabled and real-time translations, and that it works at all. But sometimes...

Screenshot that reads: It was like I got to when visits the point, because at two they don't come out there. Say potato basically don't history.

randy silver@randysilver· Mar 13

Back when I was a journalist (well, music critic/editor), I grabbed this book from the free pile in the office kitchen. Still my favorite.

Extraordinary Chickens book cover, showing a truly extraordinary chicken.

randy silver@randysilver· Jan 9

Can’t we JUST do this with AI? Prioritisation has always been hard - but the biggest challenge now is using the right terms to discuss AI requests. The possibilities are exciting, but it’s not magic fairy dust. @edbiden.bsky.social @hustlebadger.bsky.social Sign up here: luma.com/ybdbtxi2?tk=...

4 Practical takeaways you’ll get at
From Magic Pixie Dust to Strategic Decisions: Prioritising AI Requests

Why the word AI Breaks Your Prioritisation:

How the hype around artificial intelligence escalates subjective bias and derails strategic decision-making...

And what you can do about it.
The Cynefin Advantage:

A proven framework, adapted for discussing the challenges and opportunities around AI,
helping you distinguish between processes that need simple automation and those requiring human judgment.

Your Tech Stack Decision Tree:

From RPA to LLM, from
ML to Agentic — which approaches work for specific situations, with real examples.
Making Better Decisions, Faster:

How to have collaborative conversations across teams that turn "Magic Pixie Dust" requests into prioritised, well-scoped product opportunities.

From Magic Pixie Dust to Strategic Decisions: Prioritising AI Requests - Randy Silver
Jan
28
Wednesday 28 January
17:00 - 18:00 GMT
https://luma.com/ybdbtxi2

randy silver@randysilver· Dec 11

When BAD OKRs happen to good people Most of the time, problems come from the OKRs being either: 😡Too Big 😱Focused on a specific Activity, emphasizing effort rather than results and impact 😠Or they’re Disconnected from overall strategy Yup, that's an excuse for BAD. outofowls.com/blog/when-ba...

randy silver@randysilver· Dec 11

Tell me about it.

randy silver@randysilver· Dec 8

Public voting for @sxsw.com 2026 is open, and I've got two submissions - would love a vote: (and c'mon, SXSW London, get a Bsky handle!)

I applied to talk at SXSW London 2026, Vote for our submission

randy silver@randysilver· Nov 13

When you say AI, I hear Magic Fairy Pixie Dust The word is useless without specificity. RPA? ML? Agentic? LLM? Check out our new, which guide maps technologies to problem complexity using Cynefin: bit.ly/cpoai2 Webinar with Jeff Gothelf & Joshua Seiden next week: www.linkedin.com/events/fromm...

Webinar with Randy Silver, Jeff Gothelf & Josh Seiden discussing how to Prioritise AI with a Cynefin approach

20 Nov, 6pm CET, 5pm UK, Noon Eastern, 9am Pacific

randy silver@randysilver· Oct 25

An alarmed clock?

A clock, with cutouts that make it look like there's a sad/alarmed expression on the face.,

randy silver@randysilver· Aug 6

When coaching, I mentally classify what people are talking about into issues that revolve around 4 Ps: 🎯 Priorities 🤼 People ⚙️ Processes 👀 & Perception This has proved really useful to others, too: outofowls.com/blog/the-pro... You can hear more about it here: www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-1...

EP 135 - Product Environment Canvas with Randy Silver
The Product for Product Management podcast

randy silver@randysilver· Jul 1

London! 15 July! Free @tamifrommiami.bsky.social talking about The Art of Influence - Gaining, keeping & mastering it & giving away some copies of her new book. Plus a panel chat with @mattlemay.com, @lilylimpet.bsky.social & @carwowuk.bsky.social's Sean Cason! RSVP at lu.ma/1zs55yzm

London Product people! Save the date - Tami Reiss will be in town on 15 July for an exclusive event on The Art of Influence - Gaining, keeping & mastering it. We get her talk, then Lily Smith, and Sean Cason will join for an engaging panel discussion. Plus, get a chance to win a copy of Tami's latest book, "What Do Product Managers Do?"

RSVP at https://lu.ma/1zs55yzm

randy silver@randysilver· May 27

Today's question: is this a location for Andor, or a view from a London hotel where lê I'm facilitating a strategy offsite?

View of a round plaza with a white building and funky windows behind it

randy silver@randysilver· Mar 26

A problem that crops up time & again: how to make impact when there's no strategy in place? Or when an ambition has been mistaken for an actual strategy? I'm giving a talk on the subject soon - but I'd love to hear from you. Please share your experience (outofowls.com/strategy-talk)

Pirates looking at a chart, commenting 'we have too few treasure maps and far too many org charts'

randy silver@randysilver· Feb 11

I quite like Beeper (aggregator of messaging from various apps, but strangely not yet Bluesky...), but the image on the page for their Beta desktop build is just WEIRD. Who posts a sample image with this kind of conversation?

Interface for a chat app that includes this conversation:

Why do you think that?
x
Well, I had a terrible vision.
x
Someone here, and by God's will, I know. We're that sort too, when duty calls we go. In these grave times frivolity's been banned. Fashion is unwomaned and unmanned. We have equal rights in death, disease, distress. And in hunger, filth and human sexlessness.
x
Definitely true.
X
Yea... A weak man has doubts before a decision; a strong man has them afterwards. 7:38 PM
To be sure, the dog is loyal. But why, on that account, should we take him as an example? He is loyal to man, not to other dogs.
x
And democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.
x
Why do you think that?

randy silver@randysilver· Jan 13

The best part of business travel is meeting up with amazing people in new cities. Lovely dinnerbin DC with @csteinlehner.com and others!

5 people at dinner, including me, but most aren't yet on bluesky

randy silver@randysilver· Jan 10

Hey! For the last six(!) years, Lily Smith and I have been talking to amazing people on The Product Experience podcast every. single. week. 🎙️What (or who!) do you want to hear in future episodes? Help us craft podcast episodes that truly matter to you. 👉 forms.gle/vWxXtB1JntvK... #Product

randy silver@randysilver· Dec 12

Quack! Which is your favourite duck?

Various Drawings of ducks on post-it notes

randy silver@randysilver· Dec 12

Scenes from Rotterdam: Are you a Friqly Man or a Sissy Boy?

randy silver@randysilver· Dec 4

@thormitchell.bsky.social was our very first guest on The Product Experience podcast, and it was great to have him back to chat about building an Associate Product Manager program during his time as a VP Product at Miro.

title card that reads: Building an Associate Product Manager program at Miro – Thor Mitchell (CPO Executive in Residence, Balderton Capital)

randy silver@randysilver· Nov 28

Nice panel on modern product leadership in that there London, calling out plenty of BS that's often thought of as best practice. Good stuff from James Gunaca, Simon Cross, Nani Nitinavakorn, and Cinzia Ricciardone. Thanks to Mind the Product for hosting.

James Gunaca, Simon Cross, Nani Nitinavakorn, + Cinzia Ricciardone

randy silver@randysilver· Nov 19

(I talked about this at Mind the Product last year, and released the model as a canvas. It was fun! More on that here: outofowls.com/blog/the-pro... )

Randy on stage at Mind the Product, at the frickin' Barbican!

randy silver@randysilver· Nov 12

did not disappoint!

Slide reading, From what height would you need to drop a steak for it to be cooked when it hit the ground?

randy silver@randysilver· Nov 11

Weird to be at the Barbican at this time of year and not be at a Mind the Product conference - but this should be equally nerdy and amazing.