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  • CS 177 Human Centered Product Management
    • CS177 Human Centered Product Management Syllabus
      • Lecture 5B- Agile and Storymapping
    • Lecture 1A | Introduction to Human-Centered Product Management
      • What do you want from CS177
      • 1A Welcome to CS 177: Human-Centered Product Management 1
    • Lecture 1B | Human-Centered Product Management
      • 1B Strategy for Human-Centered Product Management
    • Lecture 2A | Human-Centered Product Management
    • Lecture 2B | Human-Centered Product Management
    • Lecture 3A – Markets & Tech Stack
    • Lecture 3B — Guest and Value Proposition
    • Lecture 4B – Participatory Roadmaps & Case Study
    • Lecture 5a– Agile, User Stories and User Story Mapping
  • CS247B Design for Behavior Change
    • 1A Introducing Design for Behavior Change
    • 1B Norms, Models, Brainstorm, Screeners
    • 2A Norms and Study Guide
    • 2B Ethics, Persuasion and B=MAT
    • 3A Secondary Research and Theories of Behavior Change
    • 3B Switch, Fraud,
  • Product Management Library
  • The How and Why of Sketchnotes
    • Glossary for Design Techniques

Author: npatel12@stanford.edu

November 21, 2025

Spotify Spotify’s personalization is almost entirely about listening time. Spotify constantly is trying to keep you listening longer through features like “Discover Weekly” and…

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CASE STUDY: Follow Dubious Orders or Speak Up (Internship Ethics)

November 13, 2025

This is more common than you’d expect, I think especially as more junior workers, new grads and interns run into situations where they’re expected…

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Product Sense Pushups: Crisis Management — Error States and Recovery

November 13, 2025

Slack Slack errors usually show up as “message failed to send” or “connection lost.” The business cost is a loss of productivity for its…

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Soundwave One Pager

November 13, 2025

Link to one pager in case this is too blurry.

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Subscription Decisions — Paywall and Upgrade Flows

November 6, 2025

Spotify Spotify’s entire business model relies on a lot of their users converting from the free to the paid subscription, so they keep a…

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Product Sense Pushups: Discovery Patterns — Search and Browse

October 30, 2025

Netflix Because Netflix needs engagement time, it makes sense that their browsing is trying to urge you to continue watching what you were previously…

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Product Sense Pushups: Purchase Intent — E-commerce Checkout

October 23, 2025

Here are my comparisons between checking out on Amazon, Warby Parker, and Patagonia: Amazon: The whole experience prioritizes speed and minimal clicks. Their goal…

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Final Pitch Deck: Soundwave

October 23, 2025

Final Pitch Deck: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fjjMsRAF6gZRIFzrPCn5wd_31Jh5hDFFnpFd376jtBc/edit?usp=sharing   Reflections: Naima: This project helped me understand the gap between knowing product concepts and actually applying them. Choosing a…

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Product Sense Pushups: Onboarding

October 21, 2025

Reddit: What stood out to me most is how easy it is to start using Reddit without giving them anything. You can instantly scroll,…

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