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24 alternatives to Design Sprint

A healthy mash of Lean, Design Thinking and Agile "up front"

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Design Sprint launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Guide to Agile UX Design Sprints▲112

   A step-by-step playbook for product teams

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Design Sprint▲181

   An upcoming book and list of resources from Google Ventures

   2015 · gv.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   UX for Lean Startups▲89

   Faster, smarter user experience research and design

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Running Lean▲144

   An exacting strategy for achieving a product/market fit

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Discussing Design▲68

   Improving communication and collaboration through critique

   2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Frame Innovation▲63

   Create New Thinking by Design

   2016 · mitpress.mit.edu · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Design, Form, and Chaos▲80

   A great source of design inspiration

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Agile Designers▲164

   Best Resources for Designers and Developers

   2014 · agiledesigners.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Six Circles▲74

   An experience design framework

   2016 · userpathways.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works▲66

    The systematic method for quickly vetting product ideas

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Designing for Performance: Weighing Aesthetics and Speed▲72

    Strike a Balance Between Aesthetics and Speed in Web Design

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Lean Startup▲149

    Use continuous innovation to create successful businesses

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Design Collaboration for Product Teams▲76

    Building the foundation of brilliance

    2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Lean Marketing for Startups ▲66

    Keys to rapid growth: design, development, analytics

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Science of Habit-Forming Products▲166

    (and how to build them)

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Designing Interactions▲91

    Interviews with influential designers

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Art of Opportunity▲70

    Achieve growth with design thinking and strategic innovation

    2016 · theartofopportunity.net · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Lean Product Playbook▲97

    How to innovate w/ MVPs & rapid customer feedback

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Ways to Connect ▲127

    A book on design by Ryan Singer from Basecamp (pre-launch)

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    From Layout to Motion Design▲63

    Compilation of contemporary design advice from industry vets

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Design of Business▲74

    Design thinking as a competitive advantage

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Scrum▲85

    A breathtakingly brief and agile introduction

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Product Sprint▲7

    Intensive design-thinking workshops

    2016 · dtelepathy.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Kern and Burn: Conversations With Design Entrepreneurs▲83

    Candid conversations with 30 leading designers

    2015 · kernandburn.com · its alternatives →

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