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🏗️ Model Building

The craft of constructing representations—whether physical miniatures, mathematical frameworks, or computational simulations—that capture the essence of complex systems.
Invent To Learn
by Sylvia Libow Martinez • 2013
How to trade direct instruction for iterative design, physical making, and real student ownership.
4.17
803
🛠️ Maker Education📁 Project-Based Learning📐 Constructionism🔄 Iterative Design🧪 Tinkering
Invent To Learn Summary
Invent To Learn 87%
How to trade direct instruction for iterative design, physical making, and real student ownership.
by Sylvia Libow Martinez 2013
4.17
803 ratings
🛠️ Maker Education📁 Project-Based Learning📐 Constructionism🔄 Iterative Design🧪 Tinkering
Make
by Charles Platt • 2008
From Ohm's Law to Arduino: learn electronics by building, breaking, and fixing circuits.
4.27
1k+
⚡ Electronic Fundamentals🔌 Circuit Building🛠️ Hobbyist Electronics📟 Component Guides🔧 Maker Movement
Make Summary
Make 87%
From Ohm's Law to Arduino: learn electronics by building, breaking, and fixing circuits.
by Charles Platt 2008
4.27
1k+ ratings
⚡ Electronic Fundamentals🔌 Circuit Building🛠️ Hobbyist Electronics📟 Component Guides🔧 Maker Movement
Visualizing Mathematics with 3D Printing
by Henry Segerman • 2016
3D printing turns polyhedra, knots, and 4D shadows into hands-on objects you finally grasp.
4.08
13
🖨️ 3d Printing🧮 Mathematical Models🌌 Higher Dimensions🌀 Hyperbolic Geometry🪢 Knot Theory
Visualizing Mathematics with 3D Printing Summary
Visualizing Mathematics with 3D Printing 87%
3D printing turns polyhedra, knots, and 4D shadows into hands-on objects you finally grasp.
by Henry Segerman 2016
4.08
13 ratings
🖨️ 3d Printing🧮 Mathematical Models🌌 Higher Dimensions🌀 Hyperbolic Geometry🪢 Knot Theory
Engineering in Plain Sight
by Grady Hillhouse • 2022
An illustrated field guide to the engineering secrets embedded in every street, pole, and bridge.
4.20
856
🏗️ Civil Engineering🏙️ Built Environment⚡ Infrastructure🔧 Everyday Engineering🔍 Field Guides
Engineering in Plain Sight Summary
Engineering in Plain Sight 87%
An illustrated field guide to the engineering secrets embedded in every street, pole, and bridge.
by Grady Hillhouse 2022
4.20
856 ratings
🏗️ Civil Engineering🏙️ Built Environment⚡ Infrastructure🔧 Everyday Engineering🔍 Field Guides
Every Tool's a Hammer
by Adam Savage • 2019
A master maker's playbook: prototype in cardboard, plan in lists, and let obsession drive the work.
4.18
11k+
🛠️ Maker Culture🎨 Creative Process💡 Design Thinking🔄 Iterative Design📋 Project Workflow
Every Tool's a Hammer Summary
Every Tool's a Hammer 87%
A master maker's playbook: prototype in cardboard, plan in lists, and let obsession drive the work.
by Adam Savage 2019
4.18
11k+ ratings
🛠️ Maker Culture🎨 Creative Process💡 Design Thinking🔄 Iterative Design📋 Project Workflow
Maintenance of Everything
by Stewart Brand • 2026
Civilization runs on maintenance nobody sees, values, or funds. Until it stops.
4.00
516
⚙️ History Of Technology🏗️ Infrastructure🧩 Systems Thinking🔧 Repair And Maintenance🛠️ Diy Culture
Maintenance of Everything Summary
Maintenance of Everything 86%
Civilization runs on maintenance nobody sees, values, or funds. Until it stops.
by Stewart Brand 2026
4.00
516 ratings
⚙️ History Of Technology🏗️ Infrastructure🧩 Systems Thinking🔧 Repair And Maintenance🛠️ Diy Culture
Modern Software Engineering
by David Farley • 2021
Software is not a craft; it's a science. The discipline that turns teams into learning machines.
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1k+
🔬 Scientific Engineering🔄 Continuous Delivery🔁 Feedback Loops🧱 Modularity🧪 Testability
Modern Software Engineering Summary
Modern Software Engineering 86%
Software is not a craft; it's a science. The discipline that turns teams into learning machines.
by David Farley 2021
4.16
1k+ ratings
🔬 Scientific Engineering🔄 Continuous Delivery🔁 Feedback Loops🧱 Modularity🧪 Testability
The Perfectionists
by Simon Winchester • 2018
From cylinders to microchips: the hidden pursuit of perfect smoothness that built the modern world.
4.15
7k+
🔧 History Of Technology🏭 Industrial Revolution🔍 Microhistory🏗️ Mass Production💥 Scientific Failures
The Perfectionists Summary
The Perfectionists 86%
From cylinders to microchips: the hidden pursuit of perfect smoothness that built the modern world.
by Simon Winchester 2018
4.15
7k+ ratings
🔧 History Of Technology🏭 Industrial Revolution🔍 Microhistory🏗️ Mass Production💥 Scientific Failures
Notes on the Synthesis of Form
by Christopher W. Alexander • 1964
Intuition fails modern design. The answer: map all failures, then solve one subsystem at a time.
4.06
758
🛠️ Design Methodology🏛️ Architectural Theory🔗 Systems Thinking🔬 Design Science🧩 Problem Decomposition
Notes on the Synthesis of Form Summary
Notes on the Synthesis of Form 86%
Intuition fails modern design. The answer: map all failures, then solve one subsystem at a time.
by Christopher W. Alexander 1964
4.06
758 ratings
🛠️ Design Methodology🏛️ Architectural Theory🔗 Systems Thinking🔬 Design Science🧩 Problem Decomposition
Domain-Driven Design Quickly
by Floyd Marinescu • 2006
Business and code speak different languages. The modeling method that forces them to share one.
3.59
572
📐 Domain Modeling🏗️ Software Architecture🧭 Domain Driven Design📦 Object Oriented Design🤝 Collaborative Modeling
Domain-Driven Design Quickly Summary
Domain-Driven Design Quickly 86%
Business and code speak different languages. The modeling method that forces them to share one.
by Floyd Marinescu 2006
3.59
572 ratings
📐 Domain Modeling🏗️ Software Architecture🧭 Domain Driven Design📦 Object Oriented Design🤝 Collaborative Modeling
The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design
by Mike Selinker • 2011
Designing a board game is designing an emotion. The craft of mechanics, pacing, and playtesting.
4.06
645
🎲 Board Game Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🔬 Playtesting🧠 Player Psychology🛠️ Prototyping
The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design Summary
The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design 86%
Designing a board game is designing an emotion. The craft of mechanics, pacing, and playtesting.
by Mike Selinker 2011
4.06
645 ratings
🎲 Board Game Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🔬 Playtesting🧠 Player Psychology🛠️ Prototyping
How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method
by Randy Ingermanson • 2018
Two scene patterns drive every novel: one forces a setback, the other forces a hard choice.
4.33
634
🎬 Scene Construction📖 Novel Writing🏗️ Story Structure⚙️ Story Engineering📋 Structured Outlining
How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method Summary
How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method 86%
Two scene patterns drive every novel: one forces a setback, the other forces a hard choice.
by Randy Ingermanson 2018
4.33
634 ratings
🎬 Scene Construction📖 Novel Writing🏗️ Story Structure⚙️ Story Engineering📋 Structured Outlining
The Things We Make
by Bill Hammack • 2023
Engineering isn't applied science: it's the art of solving problems before anyone understands them.
3.75
1k+
🛠️ History Of Technology🏗️ Engineering Culture💡 Design Thinking🧭 Heuristics🔧 Incremental Innovation
The Things We Make Summary
The Things We Make 86%
Engineering isn't applied science: it's the art of solving problems before anyone understands them.
by Bill Hammack 2023
3.75
1k+ ratings
🛠️ History Of Technology🏗️ Engineering Culture💡 Design Thinking🧭 Heuristics🔧 Incremental Innovation
Brick by Brick
by David C. Robertson • 2013
Innovation nearly killed LEGO. The rules it wrote to survive rewrote the playbook.
3.85
2k+
🔄 Corporate Turnarounds💡 Innovation Strategy👥 Fan Co-Creation🌊 Blue Ocean Strategy👪 Family Business
Brick by Brick Summary
Brick by Brick 86%
Innovation nearly killed LEGO. The rules it wrote to survive rewrote the playbook.
by David C. Robertson 2013
3.85
2k+ ratings
🔄 Corporate Turnarounds💡 Innovation Strategy👥 Fan Co-Creation🌊 Blue Ocean Strategy👪 Family Business
Game Development Patterns and Best Practices
by John P. Doran • 2017
Design patterns that ship games: when to use each and how they prevent late-stage collapse.
3.90
20
🎮 Game Development🧩 Design Patterns🧹 Clean Code🏗️ Software Architecture⚡ Performance Optimization
Game Development Patterns and Best Practices Summary
Game Development Patterns and Best Practices 86%
Design patterns that ship games: when to use each and how they prevent late-stage collapse.
by John P. Doran 2017
3.90
20 ratings
🎮 Game Development🧩 Design Patterns🧹 Clean Code🏗️ Software Architecture⚡ Performance Optimization
Guitar Lessons
by Bob Taylor • 2011
Near bankruptcy, a guitar maker reinvented how acoustics are built and built a brand players love.
4.34
172
🎸 Guitar Making🎵 Music Business🛠️ Artisan Business🏷️ Brand Building🔄 Continuous Improvement
Guitar Lessons Summary
Guitar Lessons 86%
Near bankruptcy, a guitar maker reinvented how acoustics are built and built a brand players love.
by Bob Taylor 2011
4.34
172 ratings
🎸 Guitar Making🎵 Music Business🛠️ Artisan Business🏷️ Brand Building🔄 Continuous Improvement
Game Design Workshop
by Tracy Fullerton • 2008
The prototyping-first method that catches design disasters before you write a single line of code.
4.11
513
🎮 Game Design📐 Rapid Prototyping🔄 Iterative Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🌱 Emergent Gameplay
Game Design Workshop Summary
Game Design Workshop 86%
The prototyping-first method that catches design disasters before you write a single line of code.
by Tracy Fullerton 2008
4.11
513 ratings
🎮 Game Design📐 Rapid Prototyping🔄 Iterative Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🌱 Emergent Gameplay
Screenplay
by Syd Field • 1979
The structural template that turned screenwriting into a learnable craft, from setup to final draft.
3.99
9k+
🧱 Story Structure🎭 Dramatic Structure👤 Character Development🎬 Scene Construction👁️ Visual Storytelling
Screenplay Summary
Screenplay 86%
The structural template that turned screenwriting into a learnable craft, from setup to final draft.
by Syd Field 1979
3.99
9k+ ratings
🧱 Story Structure🎭 Dramatic Structure👤 Character Development🎬 Scene Construction👁️ Visual Storytelling
The Complete Book of Woodcarving
by Everett Ellenwood • 2008
Grain reading, razor edges, eight projects: the woodcarving guide that leaves nothing out.
4.10
93
🪵 Wood Carving🔨 Traditional Crafts🗡️ Tool Sharpening🎨 Wood Finishing🖼️ Relief Carving
The Complete Book of Woodcarving Summary
The Complete Book of Woodcarving 86%
Grain reading, razor edges, eight projects: the woodcarving guide that leaves nothing out.
by Everett Ellenwood 2008
4.10
93 ratings
🪵 Wood Carving🔨 Traditional Crafts🗡️ Tool Sharpening🎨 Wood Finishing🖼️ Relief Carving
Stone by Design
by Lew French • 2005
Stone walls that feel discovered, not built. A mason's philosophy of leaving the stone alone.
4.38
48
🏞️ Landscape Architecture🪨 Stone Masonry💭 Design Philosophy🔨 Craftsmanship🌿 Natural Materials
Stone by Design Summary
Stone by Design 86%
Stone walls that feel discovered, not built. A mason's philosophy of leaving the stone alone.
by Lew French 2005
4.38
48 ratings
🏞️ Landscape Architecture🪨 Stone Masonry💭 Design Philosophy🔨 Craftsmanship🌿 Natural Materials
Speculative Everything
by Anthony Dunne • 2013
Most design fixes problems. This design invents fictional worlds to test-drive better ones.
4.12
999
🧐 Design Criticism🔮 Futures Thinking⚙️ Technology Studies💭 Social Imagination🌍 World Building
Speculative Everything Summary
Speculative Everything 86%
Most design fixes problems. This design invents fictional worlds to test-drive better ones.
by Anthony Dunne 2013
4.12
999 ratings
🧐 Design Criticism🔮 Futures Thinking⚙️ Technology Studies💭 Social Imagination🌍 World Building
Civil Engineering
by David Muir Wood • 2012
Why bridges stand and dams hold: a compact tour of civil engineering, from soil to steel.
3.61
137
🏗️ Civil Infrastructure🧱 Construction Materials⚙️ Engineering Basics🏛️ Structural Design💧 Water Infrastructure
Civil Engineering Summary
Civil Engineering 86%
Why bridges stand and dams hold: a compact tour of civil engineering, from soil to steel.
by David Muir Wood 2012
3.61
137 ratings
🏗️ Civil Infrastructure🧱 Construction Materials⚙️ Engineering Basics🏛️ Structural Design💧 Water Infrastructure
The Anatomy of Story
by John Truby • 2007
The organic alternative to formula: how character, plot, and theme grow from a single premise's DNA.
4.25
7k+
🏗️ Story Structure🎬 Screenwriting✍️ Fiction Craft🌱 Organic Storytelling📈 Plot Development
The Anatomy of Story Summary
The Anatomy of Story 86%
The organic alternative to formula: how character, plot, and theme grow from a single premise's DNA.
by John Truby 2007
4.25
7k+ ratings
🏗️ Story Structure🎬 Screenwriting✍️ Fiction Craft🌱 Organic Storytelling📈 Plot Development
Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish
by Joseph Bates • 2015
Your novel, start to finish: a guide that treats structure as discovery's framework, not a cage.
4.21
184
🖊️ Fiction Writing👤 Character Development📈 Plot Structure💡 Creative Process✂️ Revision Process
Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish Summary
Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish 86%
Your novel, start to finish: a guide that treats structure as discovery's framework, not a cage.
by Joseph Bates 2015
4.21
184 ratings
🖊️ Fiction Writing👤 Character Development📈 Plot Structure💡 Creative Process✂️ Revision Process
The Path of Least Resistance
by Robert Fritz • 1989
Problem solving oscillates. Creating resolves. Your underlying structure decides which you live.
4.06
2k+
🤖 Systems Thinking🎨 Creative Process🧭 Creative Orientation🏗️ Life Design💡 Design Thinking
The Path of Least Resistance Summary
The Path of Least Resistance 86%
Problem solving oscillates. Creating resolves. Your underlying structure decides which you live.
by Robert Fritz 1989
4.06
2k+ ratings
🤖 Systems Thinking🎨 Creative Process🧭 Creative Orientation🏗️ Life Design💡 Design Thinking
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1
by Charles Platt • 2012
What every capacitor, relay, and resistor actually does, and how to choose the right one.
4.34
186
🧱 Electronic Components📐 Circuit Design📋 Hardware Reference🛠️ Maker Guides⚡ Practical Electronics
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1 Summary
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1 86%
What every capacitor, relay, and resistor actually does, and how to choose the right one.
by Charles Platt 2012
4.34
186 ratings
🧱 Electronic Components📐 Circuit Design📋 Hardware Reference🛠️ Maker Guides⚡ Practical Electronics
The Business Model Canvas
by Magali Marbaise • 2015
Nine boxes on one page. A workshop. Your business model, stress-tested and rebuilt before Monday.
3.63
124
🧬 Business Model Innovation🧩 Canvas Tools👁️ Visual Thinking🧑‍🏫 Workshop Facilitation🎨 Design Thinking
The Business Model Canvas Summary
The Business Model Canvas 86%
Nine boxes on one page. A workshop. Your business model, stress-tested and rebuilt before Monday.
by Magali Marbaise 2015
3.63
124 ratings
🧬 Business Model Innovation🧩 Canvas Tools👁️ Visual Thinking🧑‍🏫 Workshop Facilitation🎨 Design Thinking
Bullet Journaling
by Silvia Rose • 2019
The analog system that corrals your tasks, uncovers your patterns, and turns planning into a treat.
3.43
58
📓 Bullet Journaling📊 Habit Tracking🎨 Visual Planning✍️ Creative Journaling🎯 Goal Frameworks
Bullet Journaling Summary
Bullet Journaling 86%
The analog system that corrals your tasks, uncovers your patterns, and turns planning into a treat.
by Silvia Rose 2019
3.43
58 ratings
📓 Bullet Journaling📊 Habit Tracking🎨 Visual Planning✍️ Creative Journaling🎯 Goal Frameworks
Small Things Considered
by Henry Petroski • 2003
Why nothing works perfectly: the constraints hiding inside every object you use.
3.40
334
📐 Everyday Design🔧 Engineering Philosophy⚖️ Design Constraints🏛️ Form And Function🔄 Iterative Improvement
Small Things Considered Summary
Small Things Considered 86%
Why nothing works perfectly: the constraints hiding inside every object you use.
by Henry Petroski 2003
3.40
334 ratings
📐 Everyday Design🔧 Engineering Philosophy⚖️ Design Constraints🏛️ Form And Function🔄 Iterative Improvement
Making a Good Script Great
by Linda Seger • 1987
Script doctor's toolkit: structure fixes, subplot craft, and momentum rules that sell a screenplay.
3.88
1k+
🎬 Screenwriting🏗️ Story Structure🎭 Character Arcs🎥 Scene Construction⚡ Dramatic Conflict
Making a Good Script Great Summary
Making a Good Script Great 86%
Script doctor's toolkit: structure fixes, subplot craft, and momentum rules that sell a screenplay.
by Linda Seger 1987
3.88
1k+ ratings
🎬 Screenwriting🏗️ Story Structure🎭 Character Arcs🎥 Scene Construction⚡ Dramatic Conflict
The Art of Electronics
by Paul Horowitz • 1980
Learn the craft electronics textbooks leave out: from biasing transistors to taming noise.
4.40
2k+
🔌 Circuit Design⚡ Analog Electronics🔧 Practical Electronics🔋 Electronic Components📘 Engineering Reference
The Art of Electronics Summary
The Art of Electronics 86%
Learn the craft electronics textbooks leave out: from biasing transistors to taming noise.
by Paul Horowitz 1980
4.40
2k+ ratings
🔌 Circuit Design⚡ Analog Electronics🔧 Practical Electronics🔋 Electronic Components📘 Engineering Reference
Implementing Domain-Driven Design
by Vaughn Vernon • 2013
Software that understands your business: the implementation patterns for domain-driven design.
4.05
1k+
🧱 Domain-Driven Design🏗️ Software Architecture🏢 Enterprise Applications📦 Object-Oriented Design📡 Event-Driven Architecture
Implementing Domain-Driven Design Summary
Implementing Domain-Driven Design 86%
Software that understands your business: the implementation patterns for domain-driven design.
by Vaughn Vernon 2013
4.05
1k+ ratings
🧱 Domain-Driven Design🏗️ Software Architecture🏢 Enterprise Applications📦 Object-Oriented Design📡 Event-Driven Architecture
The Driving Machine
by Witold Rybczynski • 2024
How art, war, and ego shaped the car, from the Model T to the Tesla.
3.82
197
🚗 Automotive Design✏️ Industrial Design🏭 Auto Industry📐 Design History🛣️ Car Culture
The Driving Machine Summary
The Driving Machine 86%
How art, war, and ego shaped the car, from the Model T to the Tesla.
by Witold Rybczynski 2024
3.82
197 ratings
🚗 Automotive Design✏️ Industrial Design🏭 Auto Industry📐 Design History🛣️ Car Culture
The Mythical Man-Month
by Frederick P. Brooks Jr. • 1975
A late software project plus more programmers equals a later one. The essays that proved it.
4.01
15k+
🏗️ Software Project Management🧱 Systems Design🎨 Conceptual Design👥 Team Dynamics🔄 Incremental Development
The Mythical Man-Month Summary
The Mythical Man-Month 86%
A late software project plus more programmers equals a later one. The essays that proved it.
by Frederick P. Brooks Jr. 1975
4.01
15k+ ratings
🏗️ Software Project Management🧱 Systems Design🎨 Conceptual Design👥 Team Dynamics🔄 Incremental Development
The Kickstarter Handbook
by Don Steinberg • 2012
Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.
3.74
133
🎯 Crowdfunding💡 Creative Entrepreneurship👥 Audience Building📢 Media Outreach🎬 Video Marketing
The Kickstarter Handbook Summary
The Kickstarter Handbook 86%
Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.
by Don Steinberg 2012
3.74
133 ratings
🎯 Crowdfunding💡 Creative Entrepreneurship👥 Audience Building📢 Media Outreach🎬 Video Marketing
Atomic Design
by Brad Frost • 2016
Chemistry meets web design: a method for building reusable component systems from the ground up.
4.00
1k+
🎨 Interface Design🧩 Design Systems🧱 Modular Design📚 Pattern Libraries🏛️ Design Governance
Atomic Design Summary
Atomic Design 86%
Chemistry meets web design: a method for building reusable component systems from the ground up.
by Brad Frost 2016
4.00
1k+ ratings
🎨 Interface Design🧩 Design Systems🧱 Modular Design📚 Pattern Libraries🏛️ Design Governance
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 86%
The project manager's real work: balancing opposites that can't be balanced, and delivering anyway.
by Scott Berkun 2001
3.97
5k+ ratings
🧱 Project Management💻 Software Development💬 Communication Skills🤝 Team Dynamics🔄 Iterative Design
Documentary Storytelling
by Sheila Curran Bernard • 2010
From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.
4.00
148
🎬 Documentary Filmmaking📐 Narrative Structure👁️ Visual Storytelling✍️ Creative Nonfiction🎥 Film Production
Documentary Storytelling Summary
Documentary Storytelling 86%
From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.
by Sheila Curran Bernard 2010
4.00
148 ratings
🎬 Documentary Filmmaking📐 Narrative Structure👁️ Visual Storytelling✍️ Creative Nonfiction🎥 Film Production
TRIZ For Dummies
by Lilly Haines-Gadd • 2016
Turn impossible trade-offs into breakthroughs. A patent-proven method for systematic innovation.
4.07
54
🧠 Systematic Innovation📦 Product Development💡 Creative Problem Solving⚖️ Design Trade-Offs🔭 Technology Forecasting
TRIZ For Dummies Summary
TRIZ For Dummies 86%
Turn impossible trade-offs into breakthroughs. A patent-proven method for systematic innovation.
by Lilly Haines-Gadd 2016
4.07
54 ratings
🧠 Systematic Innovation📦 Product Development💡 Creative Problem Solving⚖️ Design Trade-Offs🔭 Technology Forecasting
The Invincible Company
by Alexander Osterwalder • 2020
Lasting companies win on business models, not products, and disrupt themselves before rivals can.
4.29
656
🎨 Business Model Design🏢 Corporate Innovation🌱 Innovation Culture📊 Portfolio Management🚀 Lean Startup
The Invincible Company Summary
The Invincible Company 86%
Lasting companies win on business models, not products, and disrupt themselves before rivals can.
by Alexander Osterwalder 2020
4.29
656 ratings
🎨 Business Model Design🏢 Corporate Innovation🌱 Innovation Culture📊 Portfolio Management🚀 Lean Startup
Change by Design
by Tim Brown • 2009
What if innovation started with empathy, not a spreadsheet? The design thinking playbook.
3.89
11k+
🧠 Design Thinking🔧 Prototyping✏️ Visual Thinking👥 Collaborative Innovation⛓️ Creative Constraints
Change by Design Summary
Change by Design 86%
What if innovation started with empathy, not a spreadsheet? The design thinking playbook.
by Tim Brown 2009
3.89
11k+ ratings
🧠 Design Thinking🔧 Prototyping✏️ Visual Thinking👥 Collaborative Innovation⛓️ Creative Constraints
Automate Your Busywork
by Aytekin Tank • 2023
Most of your workday runs on repeat. The no-code playbook for automating it away.
3.29
391
🤖 Workflow Automation🔁 Continuous Improvement⚙️ Personal Systems📐 Lean Methodology🔗 Systems Thinking
Automate Your Busywork Summary
Automate Your Busywork 86%
Most of your workday runs on repeat. The no-code playbook for automating it away.
by Aytekin Tank 2023
3.29
391 ratings
🤖 Workflow Automation🔁 Continuous Improvement⚙️ Personal Systems📐 Lean Methodology🔗 Systems Thinking
Software Requirements
by Karl Wiegers • 1999
Nearly half of all software defects trace back to bad requirements. The fix starts here.
4.14
859
🏗️ Requirements Engineering👤 User-Centered Design✅ Software Quality📋 Project Management📊 Business Analysis
Software Requirements Summary
Software Requirements 86%
Nearly half of all software defects trace back to bad requirements. The fix starts here.
by Karl Wiegers 1999
4.14
859 ratings
🏗️ Requirements Engineering👤 User-Centered Design✅ Software Quality📋 Project Management📊 Business Analysis
Plot & Structure
by James Scott Bell • 2004
Four pillars of plot that hold readers from opening to climax, whether you outline or not.
4.11
6k+
✍️ Novel Writing🏗️ Story Structure✏️ Plotting Vs Pantsing🎬 Scene Building💡 Idea Generation
Plot & Structure Summary
Plot & Structure 86%
Four pillars of plot that hold readers from opening to climax, whether you outline or not.
by James Scott Bell 2004
4.11
6k+ ratings
✍️ Novel Writing🏗️ Story Structure✏️ Plotting Vs Pantsing🎬 Scene Building💡 Idea Generation
Arduino For Dummies
by John Nussey • 2013
Make electronics that sense, move, and react, starting with a single blinking LED.
3.94
162
🧠 Microcontrollers🔌 Physical Computing🔧 Maker Movement💡 Beginner Electronics🎮 Interactive Projects
Arduino For Dummies Summary
Arduino For Dummies 86%
Make electronics that sense, move, and react, starting with a single blinking LED.
by John Nussey 2013
3.94
162 ratings
🧠 Microcontrollers🔌 Physical Computing🔧 Maker Movement💡 Beginner Electronics🎮 Interactive Projects
Structural Analysis
by Russell C. Hibbeler • 1982
Trusses, beams, and frames: how to find every force and deflection inside them before they're built.
4.10
424
🏗️ Structural Analysis🏛️ Civil Engineering💻 Matrix Methods📐 Displacement Methods🔗 Indeterminate Structures
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Abstract Art Painting 86%
Abstraction begins where the photograph ends. A practical guide for mixed media painters.
by Debora Stewart 2015
4.10
187 ratings
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The Lean Machine 86%
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3.83
137 ratings
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by Paul Jarvis • 2013
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Everything I Know 86%
Your creative work isn't a startup. Build it small enough to support a life you love.
by Paul Jarvis 2013
3.72
802 ratings
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