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Matthew Hall

Matthew Hall is a Product Leader with 20 years of experience scaling startups, including multi-million-pound exits and transformative engagement growth. He writes about product strategy, AI integration, and practical lessons from building products that work.
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Knowledge Worker
FuturesLeadershipOrg Strategy
18 January, 2026

What If Most “Knowledge Work” Wasn’t Actually Knowledge?

Peter Drucker defined "knowledge work" in 1959 for a world of scarce info. AI has inverted that. If your job is mostly processing data, it is not knowledge work anymore. It is volume. And volume is what AI replaces. Find out if your role is safe....

Product Manager Burnout
Hot TakesLeadershipTeam Culture
31 December, 2025

Product Management Is Designed to Break You. Your Ambition Allows It To.

Product Management is structurally designed to break people, and your ambition allows it to. Research shows burnout is an organizational failure, not a personal one. Here’s why, and how to fix the system....

AI Stops Being Special
AI ForwardDesign OpsHot Takes
18 November, 2025

Product Leadership: When AI Isn’t Special Anymore

You shipped your first AI feature. But so has your competitor. What does product leadership look like when AI stops being special?...

Applied AIDesign OpsDesign Stack
1 November, 2025

How to Write Product Requirements Documents That Actually Work

Master writing PRDs that prevent costly rework. Align your team with clear problems, goals, user stories, and living docs for successful product delivery....

Product Drift
Design OpsLeadershipOrg Strategy
26 October, 2025

Designing Against Drift: When Good Products Decay

Even great products decay, through misaligned teams, design drift, and strategic entropy. This article explores how to spot the signs early and design systems that resist fragmentation and stay true to user value....

AI Subscription Pricing
AI ForwardEthics & GovernanceHot Takes
19 October, 2025

AI Subscription Models Are Broken

AI subscription models promised predictability, but usage caps and overages risk driving users away. Here’s why trust is breaking....

AEO Answer Engine Optimisation
AI ForwardApplied AITech Shifts
22 September, 2025

AI Search: A Complete Guide to Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO)

Unlock the future of search with our guide to Answer Engine Optimisation. Discover how to structure your SaaS pages so AI agents and search engines both love them. Practical, step-by-step strategies for measurable growth. ...

Free eBooks for UX designers, product designers and product managers
Design StackResources & TemplatesTool Reviews
19 September, 2025

Free UX Tools & Strategy eBooks + Product Management Guides

Discover an arsenal of free UX tools and strategy eBooks plus product management guides to elevate your workflows and career (no wallet required)!...

AI search optimisation
AI ForwardEthics & GovernanceInvisible UX/UI
16 September, 2025

Your Users Stopped Googling Six Months Ago. Did You Notice?

AI search optimisation is changing discovery. From zero click answers to brand citations, here is how PMs and designers adapt fast....

Digital calm
Accessibility & InclusionAI ForwardDesign Stack
2 September, 2025

Digital Calm: Ethical, Emotional and Environmental UX

Swarmed by relentless notifications and energy-draining interfaces, can designers craft experiences that restore focus, protect our planet, and honour human emotion? Discover simple steps toward a digital calm without sacrificing your innovation....

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