Coaching & Sparring
As a Product Design consultant, I specialize in guiding organizations through the complexities of product development and innovation.
I work closely with teams to test assumptions and validate ideas through concepting and usability testing, using prototypes to gather actionable feedback. Working out your ideal customer profiles or creating a user segmentation matrix will help you stay focused and aligned.
Collaborative workshops to e.g. map product trees, identify key opportunities, or train your teams sustaining innovation muscles through Design Thinking activities are often the first step. My goal is to empower your team with the tools, processes, and insights needed to create products that not only meet market demands but also drive long-term growth.
Key Outcomes
// Clarity and Alignment
Visualize and map out complex systems to ensure clarity and alignment across teams.
// Validated Assumptions
Test and validate assumptions early in the design process to reduce risk and save costs.
// Targeted User Insights
Develop ideal customer profiles (ICPs) or a user segmentation matrix for more targeted product development.
// Collaborative Innovation
Facilitate workshops that foster collaboration and drive innovation through Design Thinking.
// Sustained Growth
Build a foundation for sustained innovation that aligns with both user needs and business objectives.
// To AI or not to AI
Figure out the problem you’re trying to solve - whether through a tech solution that could be meeting an unmet market demand, or understanding a user problem that doesn’t yet have a good product solution. AI can be the driver or simply a tool used in the process.
coaching options
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Flexible support as needed so that you can ask me anything and I will support whichever challenge you have.
Best option if you’re dealing with multiple different topics and want to have a strategic sparring partner that adds extra “Oomph” to your work stream or initiative.
Usually set up for a period of 6 months with ~ 8-10 days of support that can be used flexibly and with priority access to my time and 24hrs max response rate.
SPARRING TO GROW
You know what you’re doing - otherwise you wouldn’t be doing what you do. But sometimes it helps to think things through with a sparring partner and spend time on your own development.
// I help new Design leaders strengthen and develop their leadership skills
As a coach and sparring partner I help you zoom in and out - starting with your own development areas.
Together we develop your own leadership framework and prioritize where to focus in order to have the biggest impact.
Topics include team culture and development, organizational structure, business value and impact of design, leadership style or specific issues you’ve identified as challenges.
“Working with Talke fundamentally shifted my perspective – from being an operational leader to thinking more strategically and acting with a C-level mindset. I gained not only clarity and direction, but also a strong set of methods and materials that helped me explore and develop the topics further on my own.
What I valued most was the mix of depth and flexibility: Talke always had an open ear for day-to-day challenges while keeping the bigger picture in focus. Over time, this created not just insight, but real impact in my daily leadership practice.
Her guidance helped me lead with more intention, presence, and strategic focus – exactly the shift I needed to grow into my new role.”
— Paolina Kellner, Director Experience Design, JAKALA Germany