In this episode of the Diary 101 Podcast, host Akakandelwa Kandepwe sits down with international product leader and author Radhika Dutt to explore the philosophy behind Radical Product Thinking and the power of vision-driven innovation. Radhika shares how her upbringing in apartheid South Africa, her engineering education at MIT, and her global career shaped her systematic approach to building products that solve real problems rather than simply optimizing metrics. Together, they discuss evolving vision statements, avoiding “pivotitis,” designing meaningful user experiences, and balancing long-term product vision with short-term survival needs. Radhika also offers practical advice for young product managers on problem definition, critical thinking, and values-based decision-making, while reflecting on the broader impact that technology—and those  ...