Cultivate Innovation In Product (with John Carter)
Monday, June 7, 2021
In this episode of The Product Manager Podcast, I spoke with John Carter, Founder and Principal of TCGen Inc., about cultivating innovation within product teams.
John brings extraordinary experience as an advisor to some of the world’s most respected technology companies including Abbott, Amazon, Apple, Bose, Cisco, Fitbit, HP, IBM, and Roche. He was the chief engineer and inventor of the popular Bose noise-canceling headphones and helped create Apple’s new product process.
We explored:
- How to foster innovation that extends beyond your core product
- The importance of understanding customer challenges in their environment
- Why process is actually one of the least important factors in innovation
- Practical steps product teams can take to shift their focus toward innovation
The conversation provided a rare glimpse into the innovation practices of world-class companies through the lens of someone who has helped shape their product development processes.
This episode was part of my work as founding host of The Product Manager Podcast (2021-2022), which has since grown to reach over 100,000 downloads.