Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Practical Empathy

For Collaboration and Creativity in Your Work

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

1. 1
   The User Experience Team of One▲64

   A Research and Design Survival Guide

   2015 · rosenfeldmedia.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Art of Possibility▲58

   Transforming Professional and Personal Life

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Creative Priority▲56

   Strategies for designing an organization around creativity

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Well-Designed▲71

   How to use empathy to create products people love

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Elements of User Experience▲64

   User-centered design for the web

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Public Parts▲83

   How sharing in the digital age improves the way we work

   2015 · audible.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Discussing Design▲68

   Improving communication and collaboration through critique

   2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Meaningful▲69

   The story of ideas that fly

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Six Circles▲74

   An experience design framework

   2016 · userpathways.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Design for Humans▲231

    An email course about emotional design

    2015 · paulaborowska.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Deep Work▲69

    Rules for focused success in a distracted world

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Shopclass as Soulcraft▲60

    An inquiry into the value of work

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Creative Confidence▲68

    Creativity and innovation, not just for the "creative types"

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Nonviolent Communication▲70

    How to apply empathy in communication

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Gather The People▲61

    A human-centered approach to making and marketing

    2016 · gatherthepeople.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Polarized - Empathy As A Practical Solution▲65

    What impact would empathy as a practical solution have?

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Collaborative Intelligence▲65

    Collaboration across different modes of thinking

    2016 · 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 →

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    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 →

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    Designing For Emotion▲79

    On brand personality and delighting users

    2015 · abookapart.com · its alternatives →

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    Deed▲68

    A creative platform for team engagement

    2015 · ideedit.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Don't Make Me Think, Revisited▲80

    A common sense approach to web usability

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Art of Possibility▲10

    Transforming professional and personal life

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Well Designed▲4

    How to use empathy to create products people love.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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