Embracing Ambiguity: How to Do Good Work When You Don't Know What to Do 

Right away, saying you have a "love/hate relationship with ambiguity" is such a chuckle-worthy statement. Very nice.

This is one of the most useful talks I've ever seen. Required viewing for all producers. She provides a lot of clarity and a simple way to think about things that seem insurmountable.

I have two profesional certificacion in Project Management, PM Master Degree with many years working as PM, etc.... I need to say that this seccion is one OF THE BEST that i have been saw from a long time relate with Project Management and how to manage dificults (ambiguity and high risk) projects in general... what she say is NOT only for videogame industry, this apply for ANY type of project in general. Excellent presentation!!!

amazing talk, you can tell she's good at what she does

I love logical, analytical people like this.

I've start on my transition into game production and I found that many of these tips, tools and methodologies overlap almost 100% with most forms of program management. It's like sliding into a sportscar after driving a minivan for years.

Amazing talk, and what a lovely person too. Kept me engaged all the way through props to her

Cannot express how helpful this is, NOT JUST for producers, but for anyone in the pipeline honestly. Context like this helps us do our jobs better, and not take things as personally when things are cut or reworked. We're all in this together and just trying to juggle all the puzzle pieces without knowing what the finished picture is going to be.

This is a huge problem I have when developing games where I have total control. Too many unknowns or unknown unknowns. It can cause production to freeze for a couple of days or worse sometimes. Similar to having 500 TV stations but not being able to pick anything to watch!

Super helpful and inspiring for even solo indie devs like me. Ambiguity is the single largest roadblock I run into, but I never really was aware that's what it was! Eureka moment, for sure.

This talk 100% is for everyone managing or leading in games, not just useful for producers! If you're a lead, scrum master, team leader whatever title you have if you in some way deal with the running or interactions or planning between staff this is a worthwhile watch. Or if you're one of the vision holders of a project, I double down to 200% worth a watch.

THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL BEEN LEADING UP TO

The Q&A part was the best.

This may not make it back to Ruth, but if there is confusion on her email, she can broadcast it in capital letters, emails are not case sensitive.

This talk blew me away!

Very interesting talk! Just wanted to live my 2 cents: ambiguity/uncertainty and creativity are two sides of the coin. That's why understanding when to reduce both it's important in every artistic process

I was lonely, until I watched this talk

Great talk , Wish my ex-manager had watched it before i met him... I hate Ambiguity. xD Thanks !

amazing talk

Daym, this is GOOD.

Really great talk thanks!!

Awesome talk! Thank you

Such a good talk... But what is this thumbnail???

Looks like all 2017 confs had bad sound that's weird.

I disagreed with her definition of ambiguity vs risk from the outset (Im a project manager, ambiguous things ARE defined as risks within a project space.), so I was dubious, but this was actually a great project management presentation. Lots of great info in here that isn't just related to games development but applies to any project regardless of industry.

CDRP could use this .. someone link it to them

It's funny how in those talks they just describing agile. And when you indentify it mid-talk everything becomes clear and logical for someone who worked in agile team.

Terrific!!

Very nice

This is great for any level of gamedevs

THIS!

The mic feedback ringing is super annoying.

It's funny that the first four minutes of this talk is managers admitting they make technology and design decisions from a place of complete ignorance.

Such an ambiguous video.

Still puzzled when Neil got the best director...when his team was complaining about forced work crunch ...bruh.

Again, if you are a producer that has that many unknown in your producing game. Please stop and do something you do know and passion about.

Great talk, but unfortunately it's a bit "one sided" as it's management related and doesn't really apply to those "hands on" positions, like artists, programmers, etc., etc. It's good for bringing attention to potential problems while working in teams, but unfortunately this doesn't do much for those that might be the sole developer responsible for everything in a project, like in my case. I'm fairly new to being in charge of the whole thing and all the decisions that need to be made to get it done, so I had hoped for something more specific for people like me, who might be struggling to figure out what to do in certain situations where you have that "you don't know what to do" part of the talk. I'm sure that like any other position, you'll just gain experience over time and find your way of facing those problems, but for people who "just started out" it's can be a lot of things to consider. Something that normally might be easier to figure out, if you work with others in a team , since you have somebody to talk about it.

That's not ambiguity. It is a word or expression that can be understood in two or more possible ways : an ambiguous word or expression. What she speaks about is uncertainty.

Isn’t producer the one knows most of how to make his/her game? This more sounds like a hired PM that only tracks a already defined game project.

"Being heard is the more important thing I think sometimes"... yeah, no