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24 alternatives to Slow to Fast - 01: On Diamonds and Happiness

Design sprints and how to kill the blame game

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Slow to Fast - 01: On Diamonds and Happiness launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Designing for Performance: Weighing Aesthetics and Speed▲72

   Strike a Balance Between Aesthetics and Speed in Web Design

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Design Life - 9: Making and Managing Time▲78

   To-do lists and making time vs complaining

   2016 · designlife.fm · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Designing For Emotion▲79

   On brand personality and delighting users

   2015 · abookapart.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Design Sprint▲62

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

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Ordering Disorder▲64

   Grid Principles for Web Design

   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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   HBR Ideacast: The Connection Between Speed and Charisma▲57

   How the ability to think & respond quickly

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hustle - Death To Time Tracking▲60

   Funsize product designers examine time tracking alternatives

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Thinking, Fast and Slow▲119

   A book on how the mind works and how choices are made

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Theory of Fun for Game Design▲67

    Thoughts on the most important element of any game's design

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Science of Habit-Forming Products▲166

    (and how to build them)

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Graphism▲71

    Games for Designers

    2015 · graphism.fr · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Design Life - 001: Why We Have a Side Project▲92

    Filling the female design podcast gap

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Tim Ferriss Show - How to Optimize Creative Output — Jarvis versus Ferriss▲62

    A conversation/debate/trading of ideas

    2016 · tim.blog · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hacking UI: Victor Yocco▲65

    Applying psychological theory to digital design

    2016 · hackingui.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Evil By Design▲64

    57 persuasive design patterns

    2015 · evilbydesign.info · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Mental Models▲75

    Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior

    2016 · rosenfeldmedia.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Happy Mitten - 38: Board Games, Business, and Lessons Learned▲52

    Magnifying faults to improve efficacy as a game publisher

    2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →

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    Designing for Behavior Change▲71

    Applying Psychology and Behavioral Economics

    2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

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    A Pattern Language▲68

    Applying Patterns to Solve Design Problems

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Pragmatic Programmer▲87

    Solid advice and awesome analogies

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    for / with / in▲54

    Experiments and conversations about design in the browser

    2015 · htmloutput.risd.gd · its alternatives →

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    Design Life - 13: Attracting Clients▲61

    Attract clients rather than seek them out

    2016 · designlife.fm · its alternatives →

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    Flow▲87

    The psychology of optimal experience

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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