Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to 1x Enigineer

Promoting empathy and realness in engineering culture.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 1x Enigineer launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Design for Humans▲231

   An email course about emotional design

   2015 · paulaborowska.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   FemgineerTV: Episode 4 - How to Use Empathy to Build Software Products▲68

   The one common skill of successful product creators

   2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Practical Empathy▲65

   For Collaboration and Creativity in Your Work

   2016 · rosenfeldmedia.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Design Review - Designing with Empathy▲59

   Jonathan spends some time and talks about empathy in design

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Polarized - Empathy As A Practical Solution▲65

   What impact would empathy as a practical solution have?

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Deploy Empathy▲309

   A practical guide to interviewing customers

   2021 · deployempathy.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Nonviolent Communication▲70

   How to apply empathy in communication

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   The Design of Influence: How to Craft Products that Move People▲93

   Use social psychology to design engaging digital experiences

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   PeopleGoal▲71

   Enterprise platform to improve performance and culture

   2015 · peoplegoal.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Design Review Podcast - Ep. 45 - The Dangers of Empathy▲61

    Can empathy do more harm than good?

    2016 · designreviewpodcast.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Culture Your Culture▲106

    Finally, the much needed step-by-step "how to" for culture

    2018 · designofworkexperience.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Smart People Should Build Things: Andrew Lowenthal, Executive Director of Out in Tech▲53

    On tech as a lever for social change

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Well-Designed▲71

    How to use empathy to create products people love

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Ethical Explorer Pack▲120

    Tools to help manage the future impact of today's tech

    2020 · ethicalexplorer.org · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Project Empathy ▲4

    A global service learning project in knowledge sharing

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    User Defenders: Design For Real Life▲54

    Remain human in a robotic world and design with compassion.

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Deed▲68

    A creative platform for team engagement

    2015 · ideedit.com · its alternatives →

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    Hidden Brain -5: Compassion▲56

    The Science of Compassion

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    AniJS▲87

    UI Interaction Library for Web Designers in Plain English

    2014 · anijs.github.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Human Project▲86

    Connecting people through feelings and stories

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    WorkDNA – Attract engineers by showing off your engineering culture▲67

    2020 · workdna.com · its alternatives →

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    Inside Intercom – Aarron Walter on Design Culture▲62

    InVision's VP of Design Education on values, empathy & more

    2016 · intercom.com · its alternatives →

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    Engineer▲60

    Cerebral engineering to improve your logic skills

    2021 · brainteaser.top · its alternatives →

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    Mental Models▲75

    Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior

    2016 · rosenfeldmedia.com · its alternatives →

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