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Arne Kittler: Intentional Leadership in the AI Age: Avoiding Autopilot in Product Work - Productized 2025 TalkInTen

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We’re honoured to partner with the outstanding Productized conference in Lisbon, Portugal — a world-class event that brings together curious, practical product leaders. It’s a privilege to return for our third year and capture quick, sharp conversations with the people shaping product today.
In this Talk in Ten we sit down with Arne Kittler (Product At Heart) and Thomas (co‑founder, Bobcats Coding) to explore how product leaders should intentionally shape AI in their teams — and resist the slide into autopilot.
Key topics discussed

  • Intentional leadership in the AI era: shaping use, not surrendering to it
  • Where AI can amplify product work (research synthesis, ideation)
  • Where human skills still matter: alignment, agency, empathy
  • Practical tactics to avoid 'work slop' and keep teams curious
  • How diverse perspectives prevent homogenised products

Guest bio:

Arnie Kittler — Co‑founder of Product At Heart and Hey Clarity. Arnie speaks and advises on product leadership, team alignment, and human-centred product work in a world shaped by AI.

Tamas — Co‑founder of Bobcats Coding, a Budapest-based digital product studio specialising in AI engineering and end-to-end product development. Bobcats produce practical market education — their AI economics guidebook is available at bobcatscoding.com.
Thanks to our partners and sponsors: a big thank you to Productized for hosting an exceptional conference, and to Bobcats Coding for making this Lisbon series possible. Download Bobcats’ AI economics guidebook for free at bobcatscoding.com.
Host Bio

Ben is a seasoned expert in product agility coaching, unleashing the potential of people and products. With over a decade of experience, his focus now is product-led growth & agility in organisations of all sizes.
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Chapters

1. Arne Kittler: Intentional Leadership in the AI Age: Avoiding Autopilot in Product Work - Productized 2025 TalkInTen (00:00:00)

2. Why Intentional Leadership Matters: Arne outlines the core message of his talk—shape AI use, don’t go on autopilot (00:01:20)

3. AI Where It Helps: Examples where AI speeds work—research synthesis, pattern finding, multiple solution generation (00:03:40)

4. Human Skills That Matter: Alignment, agency, empathy and maintaining diverse perspectives in product teams (00:06:15)

5. Practical Next Steps & Close: Using AI as a sparring partner, resisting easy shortcuts, and looking ahead to next year (00:08:10)

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