Posts by Dianna Deeney
Four Years Later: Why Quality Still Needs to Move Upstream
Quality is losing strategic ground, but it doesn’t have to. Discover how to move quality upstream with real frameworks, data-driven decisions, and cross-functional leadership.
Read MoreKarli Auble THRIVEs: Positive Psychology Meets Engineering Rigor (A Chat with Cross-Functional Experts)
Dianna Deeney interviews Keven Wang from UnitX about today’s AI in factories and his vision for the future.
Read MoreConstraints Unlock Creativity: Why Frameworks Beat Blank Slates in Product Concept Design
Discover how the Goldilocks principle and Concept Space Model unlock creative, high‑impact product ideas—right after business approval and before detailed design.
Read MoreCreativity Loves Constraints
Discover why constraints boost creativity in product development. Learn creativity frameworks like the Concept Space Model to turn ideas into design-ready concepts.
Read MoreCut Through the Design Fog
Every product team faces the “design fog” during early concept development. This lack of clarity and alignment often means teams are discussing technical architecture and feature lists before they’ve even agreed on the fundamental customer benefits and problems they need to solve. This unstructured approach frequently leads to wasted effort, cost overruns, and products that…
Read MoreThe Design Fog is Derailing Your Project
Have you experienced the frustration of a cross-functional team kicking off a new product development project, only to find everyone is talking about the same idea but seeing a different product in their mind? This is the core problem of the design fog, and it rolls in during the fuzzy front end—that crucial, uncomfortable space…
Read MoreExpected Value Makes Uncertainty Manageable
Product teams often face decisions where uncertainty meets cost, and the clock is ticking. a manager asks for another test finance flags the price engineering hesitates because confidence is stuck at sixty percent. The friction isn’t just about money; it’s about balancing risk, value, and time in a way that serves customers and protects the…
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