Beyond the AI Hype: Building Real-World Impact with a Product Mindset

## Beyond the AI Hype: Building Real-World Impact with a Product Mindset

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries, reshaping careers, and creating new opportunities at an unprecedented pace. Yet despite the excitement, many AI initiatives fail to deliver meaningful value.
Why?
Because successful AI adoption is not primarily a technology challenge. It is a people, product, and outcomes challenge.
Join us for an engaging evening with Himanshu Jain, DL, management consultant, educator, and product management specialist, as he explores how a product mindset can help organisations, entrepreneurs, and future leaders move beyond the hype and focus on creating genuine impact.
In this interactive session, we will explore:
✅ Why many AI initiatives struggle despite powerful technology
✅ The difference between being technology-led and outcome-led
✅ How product thinking helps identify meaningful problems worth solving
✅ Practical examples of AI creating value in business, education, and society
✅ The skills future professionals need to thrive in an AI-enabled world
Whether you are a student, aspiring entrepreneur, product manager, project professional, or simply curious about the future of work, this session will provide practical insights and fresh perspectives that you can apply immediately.

### About the Speaker

Himanshu Jain, DL is CEO of Thought Agile, Director at PMI UK Chapter, Senior Lecturer at Westminster Business School, and a recognised leader in project, product, and community impact initiatives. He works at the intersection of technology, innovation, leadership, and social impact.

### Event Details

📅 Friday, 19 June 2026
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 The Old Shop, Josephine Butler College, Durham DH1 3DF
🎟️ Free to attend
Hosted by Riddhi Jain as part of The Product Playground series, where product thinking meets practice.