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Daniel
Dalton
Director, Product Management
Sage
Dan is currently the Director of Product Management at Sage, a company that provides payroll, HR, and finance software. He has over 12 years of experience in product management and was previously Director of Product Management at Pendo and Head of Product at Flock. Dan is passionate about scaling product teams and guiding early-stage companies on the transformative path towards becoming product-led.
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18 June 2026 16:00 - 16:45
Data-driven vs. intuition-led: Your framework for product decisions
In an era of AI, automation, and endless dashboards, data-driven has become the default badge of credibility. But are we mistaking measurable for meaningful? As product teams increasingly optimise for what can be tracked, tested, and automated, we risk sidelining something just as critical: human judgment. In a world that prizes certainty, is intuition becoming undervalued, or even dismissed? This dynamic debate challenges the assumption that more data automatically leads to better decisions. One side argues for rigorous, evidence-based product thinking. The other makes the case for PM intuition, experience, and context-led calls, particularly in ambiguous, zero-to-one, or high-velocity environments. Panelists will share real examples of when data clarified the path and when it misled, delayed, or diluted bold thinking. The audience votes before and after the session, testing their own assumptions and seeing whether perspectives shift. Expect spirited discussion, practical frameworks, and clear guidance on when to trust the numbers and when to trust your judgment.