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Design

Great design shapes every aspect of our world, from the digital interfaces we use daily to the creative processes that drive innovation and problem-solving. These books explore the principles, methodologies, and transformative power of design thinking across disciplines, offering practical frameworks and inspiration for creating more intuitive, meaningful, and human-centered solutions.

Design Book Summaries

Gamification by Design
by Gabe Zichermann • 2011
Why most badges fail: the motivation design that turns app users into players.
3.65
490
🎮 Gamification⚙️ Game Mechanics🧠 Player Motivation🔬 Behavioral Design🌊 Flow Psychology
Gamification by Design Summary
Gamification by Design
Why most badges fail: the motivation design that turns app users into players.
by Gabe Zichermann 2011 182 pages
3.65
490 ratings
🎮 Gamification⚙️ Game Mechanics🧠 Player Motivation🔬 Behavioral Design🌊 Flow Psychology
StoryBranding 2.0
by Jim Signorelli • 2011
Customers already hold their beliefs. The brands that win simply agree, clearly and consistently.
3.95
216
🧱 Brand Strategy📖 Brand Storytelling🎭 Archetypal Branding💎 Authentic Marketing🏷️ Brand Identity
StoryBranding 2.0 Summary
StoryBranding 2.0
Customers already hold their beliefs. The brands that win simply agree, clearly and consistently.
by Jim Signorelli 2011 296 pages
3.95
216 ratings
🧱 Brand Strategy📖 Brand Storytelling🎭 Archetypal Branding💎 Authentic Marketing🏷️ Brand Identity
Small Data
by Martin Lindstrom • 2016
Why a boy's scuffed skate shoes revealed what mountains of consumer data missed.
3.78
2k+
🧠 Consumer Psychology👀 Ethnographic Observation📖 Brand Storytelling💖 Emotional Branding🌍 Cultural Imbalances
Small Data Summary
Small Data
Why a boy's scuffed skate shoes revealed what mountains of consumer data missed.
by Martin Lindstrom 2016 256 pages
3.78
2k+ ratings
🧠 Consumer Psychology👀 Ethnographic Observation📖 Brand Storytelling💖 Emotional Branding🌍 Cultural Imbalances
Visual Hammer
by Laura Ries • 2012
The emotional brain doesn't read. It sees. The brands that understand this rule the market.
3.88
161
🎯 Brand Strategy👁️ Visual Branding❤️ Emotional Branding🔀 Differentiation📍 Positioning School
Visual Hammer Summary
Visual Hammer
The emotional brain doesn't read. It sees. The brands that understand this rule the market.
by Laura Ries 2012 211 pages
3.88
161 ratings
🎯 Brand Strategy👁️ Visual Branding❤️ Emotional Branding🔀 Differentiation📍 Positioning School
Designing Games
by Tynan Sylvester • 2013
Build games as emotion machines: a systems guide to rules, choices, and difficulty.
4.47
500+
🎮 Game Design🧠 Player Psychology🔄 Iterative Design🔗 Systems Thinking📖 Narrative Design
Designing Games Summary
Designing Games
Build games as emotion machines: a systems guide to rules, choices, and difficulty.
by Tynan Sylvester 2013 413 pages
4.47
500+ ratings
🎮 Game Design🧠 Player Psychology🔄 Iterative Design🔗 Systems Thinking📖 Narrative Design
Outcomes Over Output
by Josh Seiden • 2019
Stop asking what to build and start asking what your customers should do differently.
4.33
1k+
🧭 Product Management🚀 Lean Startup🛠️ Jobs To Be Done🧪 Lean Experiments📊 Behavioral Metrics
Outcomes Over Output Summary
Outcomes Over Output
Stop asking what to build and start asking what your customers should do differently.
by Josh Seiden 2019 86 pages
4.33
1k+ ratings
🧭 Product Management🚀 Lean Startup🛠️ Jobs To Be Done🧪 Lean Experiments📊 Behavioral Metrics
The Employee Experience Advantage
by Jacob Morgan • 2017
4x profit, 40% less turnover: the data behind treating employees as customers, not workers.
3.83
432
🧑‍💼 Talent Management🏢 Workplace Culture🏗️ Organizational Design🤝 Employee Engagement📊 People Analytics
The Employee Experience Advantage Summary
The Employee Experience Advantage
4x profit, 40% less turnover: the data behind treating employees as customers, not workers.
by Jacob Morgan 2017 304 pages
3.83
432 ratings
🧑‍💼 Talent Management🏢 Workplace Culture🏗️ Organizational Design🤝 Employee Engagement📊 People Analytics
Mapping Experiences
by James Kalbach • 2015
One diagram that puts customer actions and business processes on one page: the gaps become obvious.
4.11
500+
🗺️ Experience Mapping🛠️ Service Design💼 Jobs To Be Done🧠 Mental Models💡 Design Thinking
Mapping Experiences Summary
Mapping Experiences
One diagram that puts customer actions and business processes on one page: the gaps become obvious.
by James Kalbach 2015 379 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
🗺️ Experience Mapping🛠️ Service Design💼 Jobs To Be Done🧠 Mental Models💡 Design Thinking
Making Things Happen
by Scott Berkun • 2001
The project manager's real work: balancing opposites that can't be balanced, and delivering anyway.
3.97
5k+
🧱 Project Management💻 Software Development💬 Communication Skills🤝 Team Dynamics🔄 Iterative Design
Making Things Happen Summary
Making Things Happen
The project manager's real work: balancing opposites that can't be balanced, and delivering anyway.
by Scott Berkun 2001 408 pages
3.97
5k+ ratings
🧱 Project Management💻 Software Development💬 Communication Skills🤝 Team Dynamics🔄 Iterative Design
Management 3.0
by Jurgen Appelo • 2010
Software teams are complex systems. Manage them like machines and your agile rollout stalls.
4.15
2k+
🔄 Agile Management🕸️ Systems Thinking🧩 Self-Organizing Teams🏗️ Organizational Design🌊 Adaptive Leadership
Management 3.0 Summary
Management 3.0
Software teams are complex systems. Manage them like machines and your agile rollout stalls.
by Jurgen Appelo 2010 621 pages
4.15
2k+ ratings
🔄 Agile Management🕸️ Systems Thinking🧩 Self-Organizing Teams🏗️ Organizational Design🌊 Adaptive Leadership
The Project50
by Tom Peters • 1999
Turn any project into art: the contrarian rules for stunning, revolutionary, indispensable work.
4.04
247
📋 Project Management💡 Innovation Culture🛠️ Rapid Prototyping🤝 Stakeholder Buy-In👤 User Experience
The Project50 Summary
The Project50
Turn any project into art: the contrarian rules for stunning, revolutionary, indispensable work.
by Tom Peters 1999
4.04
247 ratings
📋 Project Management💡 Innovation Culture🛠️ Rapid Prototyping🤝 Stakeholder Buy-In👤 User Experience
One Plus One Equals Three
by Dave Trott • 2015
From an ad legend: reframe anything, use disaster as fuel, and sell ideas that stick.
4.19
1k+
📢 Advertising Lessons💡 Lateral Thinking🏗️ Brand Building🗣️ Persuasion🎨 Creative Process
One Plus One Equals Three Summary
One Plus One Equals Three
From an ad legend: reframe anything, use disaster as fuel, and sell ideas that stick.
by Dave Trott 2015 256 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
📢 Advertising Lessons💡 Lateral Thinking🏗️ Brand Building🗣️ Persuasion🎨 Creative Process
A More Beautiful Question
by Warren Berger • 2014
Innovators share one habit: they question like children. A method for reclaiming that lost skill.
3.96
6k+
🧩 Creative Problem Solving🎨 Design Thinking🏢 Organizational Innovation📚 Inquiry-Based Learning🪞 Reflective Practice
A More Beautiful Question Summary
A More Beautiful Question
Innovators share one habit: they question like children. A method for reclaiming that lost skill.
by Warren Berger 2014 272 pages
3.96
6k+ ratings
🧩 Creative Problem Solving🎨 Design Thinking🏢 Organizational Innovation📚 Inquiry-Based Learning🪞 Reflective Practice
Modern Software Engineering
by David Farley • 2021
Software is not a craft; it's a science. The discipline that turns teams into learning machines.
4.16
1k+
🔬 Scientific Engineering🔄 Continuous Delivery🔁 Feedback Loops🧱 Modularity🧪 Testability
Modern Software Engineering Summary
Modern Software Engineering
Software is not a craft; it's a science. The discipline that turns teams into learning machines.
by David Farley 2021 256 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
🔬 Scientific Engineering🔄 Continuous Delivery🔁 Feedback Loops🧱 Modularity🧪 Testability
Branding
by Michael Johnson • 2016
Why most brands look the same and the disciplined process that makes yours the exception.
4.32
294
🧭 Brand Strategy🎨 Visual Identity Design🏷️ Brand Naming💻 Digital Branding🌍 Global Branding
Branding Summary
Branding
Why most brands look the same and the disciplined process that makes yours the exception.
by Michael Johnson 2016 320 pages
4.32
294 ratings
🧭 Brand Strategy🎨 Visual Identity Design🏷️ Brand Naming💻 Digital Branding🌍 Global Branding
Tidy First?
by Kent Beck • 2023
Software cost is coupling, and tidying is an investment: when to do it, when to ship.
3.92
1k+
🛠️ Software Design🔧 Refactoring Techniques✨ Code Quality🔗 Coupling And Cohesion📐 Incremental Design
Tidy First? Summary
Tidy First?
Software cost is coupling, and tidying is an investment: when to do it, when to ship.
by Kent Beck 2023 122 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
🛠️ Software Design🔧 Refactoring Techniques✨ Code Quality🔗 Coupling And Cohesion📐 Incremental Design
The Little Dictionary of Fashion
by Christian Dior • 1954
Fashion is the enemy of style. A couture master's principles for dressing yourself instead.
4.01
1k+
🧥 Personal Style📖 Fashion Fundamentals⏳ Timeless Style🇫🇷 French Fashion🎀 Midcentury Fashion
The Little Dictionary of Fashion Summary
The Little Dictionary of Fashion
Fashion is the enemy of style. A couture master's principles for dressing yourself instead.
by Christian Dior 1954 128 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
🧥 Personal Style📖 Fashion Fundamentals⏳ Timeless Style🇫🇷 French Fashion🎀 Midcentury Fashion
Little Bets
by Peter Sims • 2011
Big visions are overrated. Real innovators run dozens of small experiments instead.
3.77
4k+
🧪 Innovation Methods🔄 Iterative Design📉 Learning From Failure🎨 Creative Process⚙️ Lean Methodology
Little Bets Summary
Little Bets
Big visions are overrated. Real innovators run dozens of small experiments instead.
by Peter Sims 2011 224 pages
3.77
4k+ ratings
🧪 Innovation Methods🔄 Iterative Design📉 Learning From Failure🎨 Creative Process⚙️ Lean Methodology
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook
by Gary Vaynerchuk • 2013
Give value long before you sell, and make every post feel native to its platform.
3.95
9k+
📲 Social Media Marketing📋 Content Strategy📖 Brand Storytelling🤝 Community Engagement🎨 Visual Branding
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook Summary
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook
Give value long before you sell, and make every post feel native to its platform.
by Gary Vaynerchuk 2013 195 pages
3.95
9k+ ratings
📲 Social Media Marketing📋 Content Strategy📖 Brand Storytelling🤝 Community Engagement🎨 Visual Branding
Measuring the User Experience
by Thomas Tullis • 2008
Three metrics that show exactly where users get stuck: task success, time, and errors.
4.08
500+
📏 Ux Metrics🧪 Usability Testing🔬 Ux Research📊 Quantitative Methods📈 Data Visualization
Measuring the User Experience Summary
Measuring the User Experience
Three metrics that show exactly where users get stuck: task success, time, and errors.
by Thomas Tullis 2008 320 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
📏 Ux Metrics🧪 Usability Testing🔬 Ux Research📊 Quantitative Methods📈 Data Visualization
Drawing the Head and Hands
by Andrew Loomis • 1956
A sphere-based approach that taught illustrators to draw heads with real volume, from imagination.
4.23
6k+
🎨 Portrait Drawing📐 Figure Drawing🧱 Head Construction🖐️ Hand Drawing🏛️ Academic Art Instruction
Drawing the Head and Hands Summary
Drawing the Head and Hands
A sphere-based approach that taught illustrators to draw heads with real volume, from imagination.
by Andrew Loomis 1956 154 pages
4.23
6k+ ratings
🎨 Portrait Drawing📐 Figure Drawing🧱 Head Construction🖐️ Hand Drawing🏛️ Academic Art Instruction
Shoe Dog
by Phil Knight • 2016
A $35 logo, a waffle iron, a $25 million bill: the chaotic birth of Nike.
4.46
300k+
👟 Sports Business🏗️ Brand Origin Stories📖 Founder Memoirs🤹 Misfit Teams💸 Bootstrapping
Shoe Dog Summary
Shoe Dog
A $35 logo, a waffle iron, a $25 million bill: the chaotic birth of Nike.
by Phil Knight 2016 400 pages
4.46
300k+ ratings
👟 Sports Business🏗️ Brand Origin Stories📖 Founder Memoirs🤹 Misfit Teams💸 Bootstrapping
Spark Joy
by Marie Kondō • 2012
Discard by category, keep what lifts you, fold until clothes stand: a one-time tidying method.
3.89
44k+
🏠 Home Organization🗑️ Decluttering🎯 Intentional Living🧘 Mindful Consumption🕊️ Letting Go
Spark Joy Summary
Spark Joy
Discard by category, keep what lifts you, fold until clothes stand: a one-time tidying method.
by Marie Kondō 2012 291 pages
3.89
44k+ ratings
🏠 Home Organization🗑️ Decluttering🎯 Intentional Living🧘 Mindful Consumption🕊️ Letting Go
Fashion Brands
by Mark Tungate • 2005
Clothes are secondary. The brand is the product, sold long before you enter the store.
3.90
267
👗 Fashion Branding🛍️ Consumer Desire📈 Fashion Trends🏬 Retail Experience🌟 Celebrity Culture
Fashion Brands Summary
Fashion Brands
Clothes are secondary. The brand is the product, sold long before you enter the store.
by Mark Tungate 2005 272 pages
3.90
267 ratings
👗 Fashion Branding🛍️ Consumer Desire📈 Fashion Trends🏬 Retail Experience🌟 Celebrity Culture
The End of Fashion
by Teri Agins • 1999
How Gap, Armani, and LVMH dismantled fashion's old order and gave consumers the crown.
3.87
1k+
💼 Luxury Conglomerates🏷️ Fashion Branding📰 Fashion Journalism🌍 Global Fashion⚡ Fast Fashion
The End of Fashion Summary
The End of Fashion
How Gap, Armani, and LVMH dismantled fashion's old order and gave consumers the crown.
by Teri Agins 1999 352 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
💼 Luxury Conglomerates🏷️ Fashion Branding📰 Fashion Journalism🌍 Global Fashion⚡ Fast Fashion
Sludge
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2021
Confusing forms and long waits aren't just annoying. They're a design failure with a name.
3.34
354
🧠 Behavioral Economics📑 Administrative Burdens🏗️ Choice Architecture🪤 Poverty Traps🧩 Cognitive Biases
Sludge Summary
Sludge
Confusing forms and long waits aren't just annoying. They're a design failure with a name.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2021 155 pages
3.34
354 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics📑 Administrative Burdens🏗️ Choice Architecture🪤 Poverty Traps🧩 Cognitive Biases
Art as Therapy
by Alain de Botton • 2013
Art as your emotional toolkit: how to find hope, memory, and balance without a therapist.
4.08
4k+
🎨 Art As Self-Help🧠 Philosophical Therapy🌱 Humanistic Psychology⚖️ Emotional Balance🌸 Everyday Aesthetics
Art as Therapy Summary
Art as Therapy
Art as your emotional toolkit: how to find hope, memory, and balance without a therapist.
by Alain de Botton 2013 240 pages
4.08
4k+ ratings
🎨 Art As Self-Help🧠 Philosophical Therapy🌱 Humanistic Psychology⚖️ Emotional Balance🌸 Everyday Aesthetics
Super Better
by Jane McGonigal • 2015
Game rules for real life: turn stress into missions, obstacles into foes, daily wins into boosts.
3.94
2k+
🎮 Game Design💪 Resilience Building🧠 Cognitive Reframing👁️ Attention Management🌻 Positive Psychology
Super Better Summary
Super Better
Game rules for real life: turn stress into missions, obstacles into foes, daily wins into boosts.
by Jane McGonigal 2015 480 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
🎮 Game Design💪 Resilience Building🧠 Cognitive Reframing👁️ Attention Management🌻 Positive Psychology
The Gamer's Brain
by Celia Hodent • 2017
Your player's brain is a flawed, distracted survival machine. Good UX starts there.
4.29
231
🎮 Game Ux🧠 Player Psychology🧩 Cognitive Load💎 Intrinsic Motivation🔬 User Research
The Gamer's Brain Summary
The Gamer's Brain
Your player's brain is a flawed, distracted survival machine. Good UX starts there.
by Celia Hodent 2017 272 pages
4.29
231 ratings
🎮 Game Ux🧠 Player Psychology🧩 Cognitive Load💎 Intrinsic Motivation🔬 User Research
Wabi Sabi
by Nobuo Suzuki • 2021
A Japanese philosophy that trades perfectionism for the beauty of cracks, age, and letting go.
4.20
1k+
🎋 Japanese Aesthetics📜 Eastern Philosophy☸️ Zen Buddhism🍂 Impermanence🪡 Imperfection
Wabi Sabi Summary
Wabi Sabi
A Japanese philosophy that trades perfectionism for the beauty of cracks, age, and letting go.
by Nobuo Suzuki 2021 192 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
🎋 Japanese Aesthetics📜 Eastern Philosophy☸️ Zen Buddhism🍂 Impermanence🪡 Imperfection
Design Driven Innovation
by Roberto Verganti • 2009
User research cannot reveal the next breakthrough. Radical innovation is a proposal, not a response.
4.00
498
🧠 Innovation Strategy🎨 Design Management⚡ Radical Innovation🔧 Product Development♟️ Competitive Strategy
Design Driven Innovation Summary
Design Driven Innovation
User research cannot reveal the next breakthrough. Radical innovation is a proposal, not a response.
by Roberto Verganti 2009 288 pages
4.00
498 ratings
🧠 Innovation Strategy🎨 Design Management⚡ Radical Innovation🔧 Product Development♟️ Competitive Strategy
The Product Book
by Product School • 2017
Finding the right problem, proving it cheaply, leading the team to ship: the PM's craft.
4.09
1k+
📱 Product Management🧪 Customer Development🚀 Go-To-Market Strategy💼 Technology Careers🔍 User Research
The Product Book Summary
The Product Book
Finding the right problem, proving it cheaply, leading the team to ship: the PM's craft.
by Product School 2017 314 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
📱 Product Management🧪 Customer Development🚀 Go-To-Market Strategy💼 Technology Careers🔍 User Research
Obsessed
by Emily Heyward • 2020
The brands people obsess over made one decision early: brand isn't paint, it's the foundation.
3.96
500+
🧭 Brand Strategy🧠 Consumer Psychology🎨 Brand Identity👥 Community Building💝 Emotional Branding
Obsessed Summary
Obsessed
The brands people obsess over made one decision early: brand isn't paint, it's the foundation.
by Emily Heyward 2020 238 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
🧭 Brand Strategy🧠 Consumer Psychology🎨 Brand Identity👥 Community Building💝 Emotional Branding
Video Game Storytelling
by Evan Skolnick • 2014
Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.
3.99
500+
🎮 Game Writing📖 Interactive Storytelling📐 Story Structure🧑 Character Arcs🏛️ Mythic Structure
Video Game Storytelling Summary
Video Game Storytelling
Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.
by Evan Skolnick 2014 208 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
🎮 Game Writing📖 Interactive Storytelling📐 Story Structure🧑 Character Arcs🏛️ Mythic Structure
Click
by Jake Knapp • 2025
Find what customers actually want in five days, with five people, before you build anything.
4.10
372
🎯 Product Strategy💡 Innovation Methods⚡ Rapid Prototyping🔍 Customer Discovery🗺️ Market Positioning
Click Summary
Click
Find what customers actually want in five days, with five people, before you build anything.
by Jake Knapp 2025 240 pages
4.10
372 ratings
🎯 Product Strategy💡 Innovation Methods⚡ Rapid Prototyping🔍 Customer Discovery🗺️ Market Positioning
The Fourth Transformation
by Robert Scoble • 2016
Factory workers using AR headsets made 90% fewer errors. The next computing era has already started.
3.75
492
🥽 Mixed Reality🌐 Spatial Computing🔮 Tech Forecasting🖐️ Human-Computer Interaction🎮 Immersive Technology
The Fourth Transformation Summary
The Fourth Transformation
Factory workers using AR headsets made 90% fewer errors. The next computing era has already started.
by Robert Scoble 2016 163 pages
3.75
492 ratings
🥽 Mixed Reality🌐 Spatial Computing🔮 Tech Forecasting🖐️ Human-Computer Interaction🎮 Immersive Technology
Design Thinking
by Thomas Lockwood • 2009
A guide to embedding design thinking that turns customer empathy into brand loyalty and profit.
3.85
451
🧠 Design Thinking🏷️ Brand Strategy🧑‍💻 Human-Centered Design🎯 Customer Experience🗺️ Service Design
Design Thinking Summary
Design Thinking
A guide to embedding design thinking that turns customer empathy into brand loyalty and profit.
by Thomas Lockwood 2009 304 pages
3.85
451 ratings
🧠 Design Thinking🏷️ Brand Strategy🧑‍💻 Human-Centered Design🎯 Customer Experience🗺️ Service Design
Strategic Writing for UX
by Torrey Podmajersky • 2019
Every button, error message, and empty state is a growth lever. The UX writer's playbook.
4.22
500+
🖊️ Ux Writing📋 Content Strategy🗣️ Voice And Tone💬 Conversation Design🧩 Content Patterns
Strategic Writing for UX Summary
Strategic Writing for UX
Every button, error message, and empty state is a growth lever. The UX writer's playbook.
by Torrey Podmajersky 2019 192 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
🖊️ Ux Writing📋 Content Strategy🗣️ Voice And Tone💬 Conversation Design🧩 Content Patterns
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
by Jason Schreier • 2017
Behind the scenes of Destiny, Diablo, and Stardew Valley: chaos, crunch, and last-minute saves.
4.20
24k+
🎮 Video Game Development🎬 Behind The Scenes📰 Tech Journalism🎨 Creative Process🛠️ Labor Practices
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels Summary
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
Behind the scenes of Destiny, Diablo, and Stardew Valley: chaos, crunch, and last-minute saves.
by Jason Schreier 2017 278 pages
4.20
24k+ ratings
🎮 Video Game Development🎬 Behind The Scenes📰 Tech Journalism🎨 Creative Process🛠️ Labor Practices
Designing Regenerative Cultures
by Daniel Christian Wahl • 2016
Designing as separate from nature broke the planet. Regenerative cultures learn from living systems.
4.24
223
🔄 Regenerative Design🌍 Ecological Economics🧠 Systems Thinking🦎 Biomimicry🌳 Deep Ecology
Designing Regenerative Cultures Summary
Designing Regenerative Cultures
Designing as separate from nature broke the planet. Regenerative cultures learn from living systems.
by Daniel Christian Wahl 2016 288 pages
4.24
223 ratings
🔄 Regenerative Design🌍 Ecological Economics🧠 Systems Thinking🦎 Biomimicry🌳 Deep Ecology
Making and Breaking the Grid
by Timothy Samara • 2003
Build grids like a modernist, break them like a punk. A workshop on the grid's double life.
3.88
4k+
🎨 Graphic Design📐 Grid Systems📄 Layout Design📜 Design History🧊 Modernist Design
Making and Breaking the Grid Summary
Making and Breaking the Grid
Build grids like a modernist, break them like a punk. A workshop on the grid's double life.
by Timothy Samara 2003 208 pages
3.88
4k+ ratings
🎨 Graphic Design📐 Grid Systems📄 Layout Design📜 Design History🧊 Modernist Design
Gamify
by Brian Burke • 2014
Stop adding badges to everything. Real gamification starts with what the player wants to achieve.
3.44
500+
📊 Gamification Design🧠 Intrinsic Motivation🔄 Behavioral Design🎨 Design Thinking👥 Employee Engagement
Gamify Summary
Gamify
Stop adding badges to everything. Real gamification starts with what the player wants to achieve.
by Brian Burke 2014 162 pages
3.44
500+ ratings
📊 Gamification Design🧠 Intrinsic Motivation🔄 Behavioral Design🎨 Design Thinking👥 Employee Engagement
The Workshop Survival Guide
by Rob Fitzpatrick • 2019
Design workshops backward: specific outcomes first, slides last, format matched to content.
4.36
485
🛠️ Workshop Design📐 Instructional Design🎤 Facilitation Techniques👥 Group Dynamics🎯 Presentation Skills
The Workshop Survival Guide Summary
The Workshop Survival Guide
Design workshops backward: specific outcomes first, slides last, format matched to content.
by Rob Fitzpatrick 2019 221 pages
4.36
485 ratings
🛠️ Workshop Design📐 Instructional Design🎤 Facilitation Techniques👥 Group Dynamics🎯 Presentation Skills
The Choice Factory
by Richard Shotton • 2018
Twenty-five behavioral biases steer every purchase. Here's what they are and how to use them.
4.11
1k+
📢 Advertising Psychology📊 Behavioral Economics🛒 Consumer Behavior🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Proof
The Choice Factory Summary
The Choice Factory
Twenty-five behavioral biases steer every purchase. Here's what they are and how to use them.
by Richard Shotton 2018 202 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
📢 Advertising Psychology📊 Behavioral Economics🛒 Consumer Behavior🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Proof
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Design Thinking
by Harvard Business Review • 2020
What design thinking actually means and how to make it work inside your organization.
3.81
259
🧠 Design Thinking💡 Innovation Management🤲 Human-Centered Design⚙️ Rapid Prototyping🔍 User Research
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Design Thinking Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Design Thinking
What design thinking actually means and how to make it work inside your organization.
by Harvard Business Review 2020 208 pages
3.81
259 ratings
🧠 Design Thinking💡 Innovation Management🤲 Human-Centered Design⚙️ Rapid Prototyping🔍 User Research
Marketing to Mindstates
by Will Leach • 2018
Swap customer surveys for brain science: four levers that sell to the automatic mind.
4.13
182
🛒 Consumer Behavior🧠 Behavioral Economics🧪 Neuromarketing❤️ Emotional Branding🧱 Behavioral Design
Marketing to Mindstates Summary
Marketing to Mindstates
Swap customer surveys for brain science: four levers that sell to the automatic mind.
by Will Leach 2018 260 pages
4.13
182 ratings
🛒 Consumer Behavior🧠 Behavioral Economics🧪 Neuromarketing❤️ Emotional Branding🧱 Behavioral Design
The Back of the Napkin
by Dan Roam • 2008
Turn stick figures into solved problems and sold ideas: the visual thinking system anyone can use.
3.96
15k+
🧠 Visual Thinking💬 Visual Communication✏️ Diagramming🗒️ Sketchnoting📊 Business Communication
The Back of the Napkin Summary
The Back of the Napkin
Turn stick figures into solved problems and sold ideas: the visual thinking system anyone can use.
by Dan Roam 2008 278 pages
3.96
15k+ ratings
🧠 Visual Thinking💬 Visual Communication✏️ Diagramming🗒️ Sketchnoting📊 Business Communication
Platform Scale
by Sangeet Paul Choudary • 2015
Pipes make and sell. Platforms let others create the value. The blueprint for building one.
4.19
500+
🏗️ Platform Economy🕸️ Network Effects🚀 Startup Strategy🎯 Two-Sided Markets📊 Data-Driven Business
Platform Scale Summary
Platform Scale
Pipes make and sell. Platforms let others create the value. The blueprint for building one.
by Sangeet Paul Choudary 2015 336 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
🏗️ Platform Economy🕸️ Network Effects🚀 Startup Strategy🎯 Two-Sided Markets📊 Data-Driven Business
Presenting to Win
by Jerry Weissman • 2003
The framework for moving any audience from indifference to action, one slide at a time.
3.93
1k+
🎤 Presentation Skills📖 Business Storytelling🗣️ Public Speaking👥 Audience Engagement🖼️ Slide Design
Presenting to Win Summary
Presenting to Win
The framework for moving any audience from indifference to action, one slide at a time.
by Jerry Weissman 2003 252 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
🎤 Presentation Skills📖 Business Storytelling🗣️ Public Speaking👥 Audience Engagement🖼️ Slide Design
The Win Without Pitching Manifesto
by Blair Enns • 2010
The pitch is the enemy: how creative firms win clients without giving away their thinking.
4.44
2k+
💼 Professional Services🏛️ Agency Management🎯 Niche Specialization🩺 Diagnostic Selling🧠 Expert Positioning
The Win Without Pitching Manifesto Summary
The Win Without Pitching Manifesto
The pitch is the enemy: how creative firms win clients without giving away their thinking.
by Blair Enns 2010 144 pages
4.44
2k+ ratings
💼 Professional Services🏛️ Agency Management🎯 Niche Specialization🩺 Diagnostic Selling🧠 Expert Positioning
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