Behind The Curtain Making Magical Tools Is Not Magic

Mark H. Pavlidis @mhp

mhp@flixel.com 2016-05-30

DevTO

Motivation

A Brief History

–Arthur C. Clarke

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from

magic”

Product Management @ Flixel

Focus Flexible

Sustainable

Not Project Management

Autonomy Mastery Purpose

Focus

Products are Puzzles

Unknown Unknowns

Design For Change

Stress CurvePe

rform

ance

Pressure

Lazy Burnout

Uncomfortable Fatigue

Everything is a

Tradeoff

Brainstorming

How To Make Choices

Socratic Method

Luck = Preparation ⋂ Opportunity

Summary

• No Silver Bullet

• Everything is a Tradeoff

• Products are ultra marathons

• Focus - Flexible - Sustainable

Essential Reading• Drive, Daniel Pink

• Making Ideas Happen, Scott Belsky

• The Essential Drucker, Peter Drucker

• Mythical Man Month, Fred Brooks

• Getting Real, Fried, Hansson, Lindemann

Cinemagraphs By• Alexandre Miguel - flixel.com/ixhumni

• John Tweddell - flixel.com/emsworthboy

• Jason Teale - flixel.com/JTeale

• Brian Babineau - flixel.com/brianbabineau

• Peter Chou - flixel.com/flashbulb/

• Me - flixel.com/mhp

Behind The Curtain Making Magical Tools Is Not Magic

Mark H. Pavlidis @mhp

mhp@flixel.com 2016-05-30

DevTO