I agree: hybrid teams with a diversity of product/research skills at the team level is the way to go. It is thinkers and doers that need to come together. It i

I agree: hybrid teams with a diversity of product/research skills at the team level is the way to go. It is thinkers and doers that need to come together. It is way easier said than done, though. You need true buy in from a ton of stakeholders — employees being the primary ones. And people get set in their ways. I do like a product bias though. Not because it is more valuable somehow but because it provides the applied scientists deeper exposure to the problem space, early and often.