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Books like Think Like a Game Designer

The Art of Game Design
by Jesse Schell • 2008
Players feel your work, they don't read it. A hundred ways to design what they feel.
4.39
3k+
🎮 Game Design🧠 Player Psychology🔄 Iterative Design🌊 Flow Theory🌍 World-Building
The Art of Game Design Summary
The Art of Game Design 96%
Players feel your work, they don't read it. A hundred ways to design what they feel.
by Jesse Schell 2008
4.39
3k+ ratings
🎮 Game Design🧠 Player Psychology🔄 Iterative Design🌊 Flow Theory🌍 World-Building
Designing Games
by Tynan Sylvester • 2013
Build games as emotion machines: a systems guide to rules, choices, and difficulty.
4.47
517
🎮 Game Design🧠 Player Psychology🔄 Iterative Design🔗 Systems Thinking📖 Narrative Design
Designing Games Summary
Designing Games 96%
Build games as emotion machines: a systems guide to rules, choices, and difficulty.
by Tynan Sylvester 2013
4.47
517 ratings
🎮 Game Design🧠 Player Psychology🔄 Iterative Design🔗 Systems Thinking📖 Narrative Design
A Game Design Vocabulary
by Anna Anthropy • 2013
The grammar of game design: how to script a back-and-forth that players lose themselves in.
3.94
134
📗 Game Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🧩 Game Systems🧠 Player Experience📖 Emergent Narrative
A Game Design Vocabulary Summary
A Game Design Vocabulary 96%
The grammar of game design: how to script a back-and-forth that players lose themselves in.
by Anna Anthropy 2013
3.94
134 ratings
📗 Game Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🧩 Game Systems🧠 Player Experience📖 Emergent Narrative
Level Up!
by Scott Rogers • 2010
A designer's toolbox: how to build games that players love, one rule at a time.
4.09
1k+
🎮 Game Design🗺️ Level Design🧠 Player Psychology🕹️ Game UX🧩 Behavioral Design
Level Up! Summary
Level Up! 95%
A designer's toolbox: how to build games that players love, one rule at a time.
by Scott Rogers 2010
4.09
1k+ ratings
🎮 Game Design🗺️ Level Design🧠 Player Psychology🕹️ Game UX🧩 Behavioral Design
inGenius
by Tina Seelig • 2012
Why limits spark creativity, and how a single question can change everything.
3.85
1k+
🎨 Design Thinking💡 Innovation Culture🔍 Problem Reframing👁️ Observation Skills🚧 Creative Constraints
inGenius Summary
inGenius 95%
Why limits spark creativity, and how a single question can change everything.
by Tina Seelig 2012
3.85
1k+ ratings
🎨 Design Thinking💡 Innovation Culture🔍 Problem Reframing👁️ Observation Skills🚧 Creative Constraints
Creative Confidence
by Tom Kelley • 2013
Creativity is a muscle anyone can build: start with empathy, prototype fast, and learn from failure.
3.97
14k+
👥 Human-Centered Design✍️ Creative Practice😨 Fear Of Failure🔄 Reframing Problems🧪 Prototyping Methods
Creative Confidence Summary
Creative Confidence 95%
Creativity is a muscle anyone can build: start with empathy, prototype fast, and learn from failure.
by Tom Kelley 2013
3.97
14k+ ratings
👥 Human-Centered Design✍️ Creative Practice😨 Fear Of Failure🔄 Reframing Problems🧪 Prototyping Methods
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design
by Ralph Koster • 2004
Games tap into your brain's learning circuits. The rush of fun is the moment something clicks.
3.90
3k+
🎮 Game Design📚 Game Studies🧠 Learning Through Games⚙️ Game Mechanics🧩 Player Psychology
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design Summary
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design 95%
Games tap into your brain's learning circuits. The rush of fun is the moment something clicks.
by Ralph Koster 2004
3.90
3k+ ratings
🎮 Game Design📚 Game Studies🧠 Learning Through Games⚙️ Game Mechanics🧩 Player Psychology
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People
by Warren Berger • 2009
How a single shift in problem solving, from solutions to questions, ignites innovation in any field.
4.06
469
💡 Design Thinking🏢 Business Innovation🧠 Creative Problem Solving🔄 Rapid Prototyping🔍 User Research
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People Summary
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People 95%
How a single shift in problem solving, from solutions to questions, ignites innovation in any field.
by Warren Berger 2009
4.06
469 ratings
💡 Design Thinking🏢 Business Innovation🧠 Creative Problem Solving🔄 Rapid Prototyping🔍 User Research
The Ten Faces of Innovation
by Tom Kelley • 2005
When every new idea gets shot down, ten specific roles can rescue innovation.
3.98
5k+
💡 Design Thinking🏢 Innovation Management🔧 Rapid Prototyping❤️ Customer Empathy🤝 Creative Collaboration
The Ten Faces of Innovation Summary
The Ten Faces of Innovation 94%
When every new idea gets shot down, ten specific roles can rescue innovation.
by Tom Kelley 2005
3.98
5k+ ratings
💡 Design Thinking🏢 Innovation Management🔧 Rapid Prototyping❤️ Customer Empathy🤝 Creative Collaboration
46 Rules of Genius, The
by Marty Neumeier • 2014
Break the rules, then build better ones: a designer's system for making creativity reliable.
3.85
302
🎨 Design Thinking🧩 Innovation Frameworks🔗 Systems Thinking✂️ Simplification🔍 Problem Framing
46 Rules of Genius, The Summary
46 Rules of Genius, The 94%
Break the rules, then build better ones: a designer's system for making creativity reliable.
by Marty Neumeier 2014
3.85
302 ratings
🎨 Design Thinking🧩 Innovation Frameworks🔗 Systems Thinking✂️ Simplification🔍 Problem Framing
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul
by Adrian Shaughnessy • 2005
Design's missing curriculum: land clients, frame your worth, and keep your ethics intact.
3.98
5k+
💼 Design Business🧑‍🎨 Creative Freelancing⚖️ Design Ethics👁️ Visual Literacy🖌️ Studio Practice
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul Summary
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul 94%
Design's missing curriculum: land clients, frame your worth, and keep your ethics intact.
by Adrian Shaughnessy 2005
3.98
5k+ ratings
💼 Design Business🧑‍🎨 Creative Freelancing⚖️ Design Ethics👁️ Visual Literacy🖌️ Studio Practice
Creative Calling
by Chase Jarvis • 2019
Creativity is a practice, not a gift. The daily system for building one that lasts.
4.16
2k+
🧱 Creative Habits💼 Creative Entrepreneurship🌱 Aspiring Creatives😨 Fear And Failure👥 Community Building
Creative Calling Summary
Creative Calling 94%
Creativity is a practice, not a gift. The daily system for building one that lasts.
by Chase Jarvis 2019
4.16
2k+ ratings
🧱 Creative Habits💼 Creative Entrepreneurship🌱 Aspiring Creatives😨 Fear And Failure👥 Community Building
Gamification by Design
by Gabe Zichermann • 2011
Why most badges fail: the motivation design that turns app users into players.
3.65
490
🎮 Gamification⚙️ Game Mechanics🧠 Player Motivation🔬 Behavioral Design🌊 Flow Psychology
Gamification by Design Summary
Gamification by Design 94%
Why most badges fail: the motivation design that turns app users into players.
by Gabe Zichermann 2011
3.65
490 ratings
🎮 Gamification⚙️ Game Mechanics🧠 Player Motivation🔬 Behavioral Design🌊 Flow Psychology
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design
by Douglas Davis • 2016
The business and strategy skills that move designers from order-takers to trusted partners.
4.00
392
🎯 Creative Strategy💼 Business For Designers🏷️ Brand Strategy🧩 Strategic Design💬 Client Communication
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design Summary
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design 94%
The business and strategy skills that move designers from order-takers to trusted partners.
by Douglas Davis 2016
4.00
392 ratings
🎯 Creative Strategy💼 Business For Designers🏷️ Brand Strategy🧩 Strategic Design💬 Client Communication
Hunch
by Bernadette Jiwa • 2017
Breakthrough ideas start with noticing what others overlook, and that is a skill you can train.
3.51
490
🎨 Design Thinking💡 Everyday Innovation👀 Opportunity Spotting🔄 Iterative Development🌱 Growth Mindset
Hunch Summary
Hunch 94%
Breakthrough ideas start with noticing what others overlook, and that is a skill you can train.
by Bernadette Jiwa 2017
3.51
490 ratings
🎨 Design Thinking💡 Everyday Innovation👀 Opportunity Spotting🔄 Iterative Development🌱 Growth Mindset
Burn Your Portfolio
by Michael Janda • 2013
The business skills design school skipped, and why they matter more than the design itself.
4.14
679
📐 Business Of Design💼 Freelance Design🤝 Client Relationships💰 Pricing Strategies🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Creative Teamwork
Burn Your Portfolio Summary
Burn Your Portfolio 94%
The business skills design school skipped, and why they matter more than the design itself.
by Michael Janda 2013
4.14
679 ratings
📐 Business Of Design💼 Freelance Design🤝 Client Relationships💰 Pricing Strategies🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Creative Teamwork
Never Play It Safe
by Chase Jarvis • 2024
Why the safe route is the biggest gamble, and how to build a life you actually want.
3.86
406
🎨 Creative Business🧭 Life Design🎯 Attention Management✨ Intuition Cultivation🔄 Failure Reframing
Never Play It Safe Summary
Never Play It Safe 94%
Why the safe route is the biggest gamble, and how to build a life you actually want.
by Chase Jarvis 2024
3.86
406 ratings
🎨 Creative Business🧭 Life Design🎯 Attention Management✨ Intuition Cultivation🔄 Failure Reframing
Ideaflow
by Jeremy Utley • 2022
Every winner hides behind 1,999 failures. A daily quota and rapid-test pipeline for closing the gap.
4.08
410
💡 Idea Generation🎨 Design Thinking🏗️ Innovation Strategy⚡ Rapid Experimentation🧠 Creative Habits
Ideaflow Summary
Ideaflow 94%
Every winner hides behind 1,999 failures. A daily quota and rapid-test pipeline for closing the gap.
by Jeremy Utley 2022
4.08
410 ratings
💡 Idea Generation🎨 Design Thinking🏗️ Innovation Strategy⚡ Rapid Experimentation🧠 Creative Habits
Zig Zag
by R. Keith Sawyer • 2013
Creativity is trainable, not magic. Eight habits that turn scattered ideas into finished work.
3.90
375
🧠 Creative Process💡 Idea Generation❓ Problem Finding🔀 Lateral Thinking🎯 Deliberate Practice
Zig Zag Summary
Zig Zag 94%
Creativity is trainable, not magic. Eight habits that turn scattered ideas into finished work.
by R. Keith Sawyer 2013
3.90
375 ratings
🧠 Creative Process💡 Idea Generation❓ Problem Finding🔀 Lateral Thinking🎯 Deliberate Practice
Creativity Rules
by Tina Seelig • 2017
Most ideas die between imagination and launch. A four-part cycle fixes that.
3.64
421
🧠 Design Thinking🔧 Innovation Frameworks⚙️ Idea Execution🔄 Problem Reframing🧪 Experimentation
Creativity Rules Summary
Creativity Rules 94%
Most ideas die between imagination and launch. A four-part cycle fixes that.
by Tina Seelig 2017
3.64
421 ratings
🧠 Design Thinking🔧 Innovation Frameworks⚙️ Idea Execution🔄 Problem Reframing🧪 Experimentation
Design Your Thinking
by Pavan Soni • 2020
A five-stage system that treats creative problem-solving as a repeatable skill, not a rare gift.
4.62
283
🧠 Design Thinking💡 Creative Problem-Solving⚡ Rapid Prototyping❤️ Empathy In Business📉 Failure Culture
Design Your Thinking Summary
Design Your Thinking 94%
A five-stage system that treats creative problem-solving as a repeatable skill, not a rare gift.
by Pavan Soni 2020
4.62
283 ratings
🧠 Design Thinking💡 Creative Problem-Solving⚡ Rapid Prototyping❤️ Empathy In Business📉 Failure Culture
Feck Perfuction
by James Victore • 2019
Perfection kills more work than criticism ever did. A designer's guide to making things anyway.
4.04
2k+
🎨 Creative Process🚫 Anti-Perfectionism💪 Embracing Failure🎭 Authentic Expression🧨 Breaking Rules
Feck Perfuction Summary
Feck Perfuction 94%
Perfection kills more work than criticism ever did. A designer's guide to making things anyway.
by James Victore 2019
4.04
2k+ ratings
🎨 Creative Process🚫 Anti-Perfectionism💪 Embracing Failure🎭 Authentic Expression🧨 Breaking Rules
Play to Learn
by Sharon Boller • 2017
The step-by-step playbook for designing learning games that slash training time and boost retention.
3.95
42
🎮 Game Design🛠️ Instructional Design🎲 Game-Based Learning🎯 Serious Games🏢 Corporate Training
Play to Learn Summary
Play to Learn 94%
The step-by-step playbook for designing learning games that slash training time and boost retention.
by Sharon Boller 2017
3.95
42 ratings
🎮 Game Design🛠️ Instructional Design🎲 Game-Based Learning🎯 Serious Games🏢 Corporate Training
The Creative Curve
by Allen Gannett • 2018
Creativity isn't magic. It follows a bell-shaped curve you can learn to ride.
3.99
2k+
🎨 Creative Process🏋️ Deliberate Practice🔁 Idea Iteration👥 Creative Community📚 Imitation To Innovation
The Creative Curve Summary
The Creative Curve 94%
Creativity isn't magic. It follows a bell-shaped curve you can learn to ride.
by Allen Gannett 2018
3.99
2k+ ratings
🎨 Creative Process🏋️ Deliberate Practice🔁 Idea Iteration👥 Creative Community📚 Imitation To Innovation
Insight Out
by Tina Seelig • 2015
Four stages carry an idea from imagination to impact. Skip the first, and nothing else follows.
3.78
432
🔧 Design Thinking🔄 Innovation Frameworks🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset💡 Ideation Techniques🔍 Reframing Problems
Insight Out Summary
Insight Out 94%
Four stages carry an idea from imagination to impact. Skip the first, and nothing else follows.
by Tina Seelig 2015
3.78
432 ratings
🔧 Design Thinking🔄 Innovation Frameworks🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset💡 Ideation Techniques🔍 Reframing Problems
A Whack on the Side of the Head
by Roger Von Oech • 1973
Creativity is blocked not by lack of talent but by rules you forgot you were following.
3.95
3k+
🧠 Creative Thinking💡 Innovation Methods↔️ Lateral Thinking🧱 Mental Blocks🎨 Creative Process
A Whack on the Side of the Head Summary
A Whack on the Side of the Head 94%
Creativity is blocked not by lack of talent but by rules you forgot you were following.
by Roger Von Oech 1973
3.95
3k+ ratings
🧠 Creative Thinking💡 Innovation Methods↔️ Lateral Thinking🧱 Mental Blocks🎨 Creative Process
Design Thinking
by Nigel Cross • 2011
Design has its own logic: designers don't analyze what exists but propose what might be.
3.55
315
🧠 Design Cognition🔧 Design Methodology🖼️ Problem Framing💡 Creative Problem Solving🔄 Iterative Process
Design Thinking Summary
Design Thinking 94%
Design has its own logic: designers don't analyze what exists but propose what might be.
by Nigel Cross 2011
3.55
315 ratings
🧠 Design Cognition🔧 Design Methodology🖼️ Problem Framing💡 Creative Problem Solving🔄 Iterative Process
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 94%
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
Gamify
by Brian Burke • 2014
Stop adding badges to everything. Real gamification starts with what the player wants to achieve.
3.44
521
📊 Gamification Design🧠 Intrinsic Motivation🔄 Behavioral Design🎨 Design Thinking👥 Employee Engagement
Gamify Summary
Gamify 94%
Stop adding badges to everything. Real gamification starts with what the player wants to achieve.
by Brian Burke 2014
3.44
521 ratings
📊 Gamification Design🧠 Intrinsic Motivation🔄 Behavioral Design🎨 Design Thinking👥 Employee Engagement
Starting Your Career as a Graphic Designer
by Michael Fleishman • 2014
Design skill is the starting line. Pricing, selling, and client survival are the race.
4.00
3
🎨 Graphic Design💼 Creative Business🌱 New Designers📋 Professional Practice🤝 Client Management
Starting Your Career as a Graphic Designer Summary
Starting Your Career as a Graphic Designer 94%
Design skill is the starting line. Pricing, selling, and client survival are the race.
by Michael Fleishman 2014
4.00
3 ratings
🎨 Graphic Design💼 Creative Business🌱 New Designers📋 Professional Practice🤝 Client Management
The Creative Mindset
by Jeff Degraff • 2020
Six skills that unlock creativity, drawn from thirty years inside innovation labs.
3.75
122
💡 Innovation Methods🧩 Design Thinking🔗 Analogical Thinking📖 Storytelling For Business🧠 Structured Brainstorming
The Creative Mindset Summary
The Creative Mindset 94%
Six skills that unlock creativity, drawn from thirty years inside innovation labs.
by Jeff Degraff 2020
3.75
122 ratings
💡 Innovation Methods🧩 Design Thinking🔗 Analogical Thinking📖 Storytelling For Business🧠 Structured Brainstorming
Explore Like a Pirate
by Michael Matera • 2015
Turn your classroom into a game where students chase knowledge, not grades.
4.22
307
🎮 Classroom Gamification🕹️ Game-Based Learning📐 Instructional Design🔥 Student Engagement🧠 Intrinsic Motivation
Explore Like a Pirate Summary
Explore Like a Pirate 94%
Turn your classroom into a game where students chase knowledge, not grades.
by Michael Matera 2015
4.22
307 ratings
🎮 Classroom Gamification🕹️ Game-Based Learning📐 Instructional Design🔥 Student Engagement🧠 Intrinsic Motivation
How Creativity Rules the World
by Maria Brito • 2022
Your best idea will arrive in silence, after a failure, or from someone unlike you.
3.78
251
🎨 Art And Business💼 Creative Business🛠️ Creative Process🧘 Creative Solitude💥 Embracing Failure
How Creativity Rules the World Summary
How Creativity Rules the World 94%
Your best idea will arrive in silence, after a failure, or from someone unlike you.
by Maria Brito 2022
3.78
251 ratings
🎨 Art And Business💼 Creative Business🛠️ Creative Process🧘 Creative Solitude💥 Embracing Failure
Play Anything
by Ian Bogost • 2016
Real fun needs rules, not freedom. The philosopher's case against chasing happiness.
3.17
572
🎲 Philosophy Of Games🔗 Creative Constraints🔄 Anti-Self-Help😶 Critique Of Happiness🔍 Deep Engagement
Play Anything Summary
Play Anything 94%
Real fun needs rules, not freedom. The philosopher's case against chasing happiness.
by Ian Bogost 2016
3.17
572 ratings
🎲 Philosophy Of Games🔗 Creative Constraints🔄 Anti-Self-Help😶 Critique Of Happiness🔍 Deep Engagement
Design a Better Business
by Patrick van der Pijl • 2016
Replace business plans with business experiments: the visual toolkit for strategy and innovation.
4.14
318
🧠 Design Thinking💼 Business Model Innovation👁️ Visual Thinking🛠️ Rapid Prototyping💗 Customer Empathy
Design a Better Business Summary
Design a Better Business 94%
Replace business plans with business experiments: the visual toolkit for strategy and innovation.
by Patrick van der Pijl 2016
4.14
318 ratings
🧠 Design Thinking💼 Business Model Innovation👁️ Visual Thinking🛠️ Rapid Prototyping💗 Customer Empathy
The Art of Innovation
by Tom Kelley • 2001
How the firm behind Apple's first mouse systematized innovation into a repeatable process.
3.95
8k+
🧠 Design Thinking🎨 Product Design🔍 User Research🛠️ Rapid Prototyping✨ Experience Design
The Art of Innovation Summary
The Art of Innovation 94%
How the firm behind Apple's first mouse systematized innovation into a repeatable process.
by Tom Kelley 2001
3.95
8k+ ratings
🧠 Design Thinking🎨 Product Design🔍 User Research🛠️ Rapid Prototyping✨ Experience Design
Design thinking
by Mauricio Vianna • 2012
Most innovation chases technology or markets. This method chases human meaning instead.
3.55
100
🧑‍🎨 Human-Centered Design📐 Design Methodology🚀 Innovation Management🔁 Iterative Prototyping🔍 User Research
Design thinking Summary
Design thinking 94%
Most innovation chases technology or markets. This method chases human meaning instead.
by Mauricio Vianna 2012
3.55
100 ratings
🧑‍🎨 Human-Centered Design📐 Design Methodology🚀 Innovation Management🔁 Iterative Prototyping🔍 User Research
One Plus One Equals Three
by Dave Trott • 2015
From an ad legend: reframe anything, use disaster as fuel, and sell ideas that stick.
4.19
2k+
📢 Advertising Lessons💡 Lateral Thinking🏗️ Brand Building🗣️ Persuasion🎨 Creative Process
One Plus One Equals Three Summary
One Plus One Equals Three 94%
From an ad legend: reframe anything, use disaster as fuel, and sell ideas that stick.
by Dave Trott 2015
4.19
2k+ ratings
📢 Advertising Lessons💡 Lateral Thinking🏗️ Brand Building🗣️ Persuasion🎨 Creative Process
Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools
by David Lightbown • 2015
Game tools are an unmeasured productivity drain. A UX method for fixing what studios overlook.
4.13
16
🛠️ Game Development Tools🖼️ User Interface Design👥 User-Centered Design🔍 Usability Testing🧠 Cognitive Design
Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools Summary
Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools 94%
Game tools are an unmeasured productivity drain. A UX method for fixing what studios overlook.
by David Lightbown 2015
4.13
16 ratings
🛠️ Game Development Tools🖼️ User Interface Design👥 User-Centered Design🔍 Usability Testing🧠 Cognitive Design
Manage Your Day-to-Day
by Jocelyn K. Glei • 2013
Reclaim your best creative hours from email and distraction with one rule that puts the work first.
3.98
28k+
🎨 Creative Workflow🔕 Attention Management🔄 Habit Design📵 Digital Minimalism🚧 Creative Constraints
Manage Your Day-to-Day Summary
Manage Your Day-to-Day 93%
Reclaim your best creative hours from email and distraction with one rule that puts the work first.
by Jocelyn K. Glei 2013
3.98
28k+ ratings
🎨 Creative Workflow🔕 Attention Management🔄 Habit Design📵 Digital Minimalism🚧 Creative Constraints
Reality Is Broken
by Jane McGonigal • 2010
Games satisfy us more than reality does. That gap is a blueprint for a better world.
3.79
8k+
🎮 Game Design🕹️ Gamification🌞 Positive Psychology🧠 Collective Intelligence🌊 Flow Psychology
Reality Is Broken Summary
Reality Is Broken 93%
Games satisfy us more than reality does. That gap is a blueprint for a better world.
by Jane McGonigal 2010
3.79
8k+ ratings
🎮 Game Design🕹️ Gamification🌞 Positive Psychology🧠 Collective Intelligence🌊 Flow Psychology
The Accidental Creative
by Todd Henry • 2011
Inspiration is optional: the systems that make creative work reliable, not random.
4.06
6k+
🎨 Creative Professionals🏗️ Structured Creativity⚡ Energy Management🗓️ Creative Routines💡 Idea Generation
The Accidental Creative Summary
The Accidental Creative 93%
Inspiration is optional: the systems that make creative work reliable, not random.
by Todd Henry 2011
4.06
6k+ ratings
🎨 Creative Professionals🏗️ Structured Creativity⚡ Energy Management🗓️ Creative Routines💡 Idea Generation
Hello, My Name Is Awesome
by Alexandra Watkins • 2014
A veteran namer's simple filter for brand names that charm strangers instead of confusing them.
4.13
983
🏷️ Brand Strategy✏️ Identity Design😊 Emotional Branding💬 Word Of Mouth💡 Creative Process
Hello, My Name Is Awesome Summary
Hello, My Name Is Awesome 93%
A veteran namer's simple filter for brand names that charm strangers instead of confusing them.
by Alexandra Watkins 2014
4.13
983 ratings
🏷️ Brand Strategy✏️ Identity Design😊 Emotional Branding💬 Word Of Mouth💡 Creative Process
Craft, Inc.
by Meg Mateo Ilasco • 2007
The business playbook for makers: permits, pricing, branding, and getting into stores.
3.86
1k+
🧵 Craft Business🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship🏷️ Brand Identity Design📢 Craft Marketing💪 Creative Confidence
Craft, Inc. Summary
Craft, Inc. 93%
The business playbook for makers: permits, pricing, branding, and getting into stores.
by Meg Mateo Ilasco 2007
3.86
1k+ ratings
🧵 Craft Business🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship🏷️ Brand Identity Design📢 Craft Marketing💪 Creative Confidence
For the Win
by Kevin Werbach • 2012
Why leaderboards backfire and points stop working: designing motivation that comes from within.
3.75
1k+
🎮 Gamification Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🧠 Motivation Psychology🔬 Self-Determination Theory💰 Behavioral Economics
For the Win Summary
For the Win 93%
Why leaderboards backfire and points stop working: designing motivation that comes from within.
by Kevin Werbach 2012
3.75
1k+ ratings
🎮 Gamification Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🧠 Motivation Psychology🔬 Self-Determination Theory💰 Behavioral Economics
Designing for Growth
by JeanneLiedtka • 2011
Four questions, simple canvases, fast prototypes: the design thinking playbook for managers.
3.99
952
🧠 Design Thinking🏢 Corporate Innovation👥 Human-Centered Design💙 Customer Empathy⚡ Rapid Prototyping
Designing for Growth Summary
Designing for Growth 93%
Four questions, simple canvases, fast prototypes: the design thinking playbook for managers.
by JeanneLiedtka 2011
3.99
952 ratings
🧠 Design Thinking🏢 Corporate Innovation👥 Human-Centered Design💙 Customer Empathy⚡ Rapid Prototyping
Lateral Thinking
by Edward de Bono • 2014
Not better digging, but different digging: the skill of seeing what logic leaves out.
3.61
152
💡 Creative Problem Solving🚀 Innovation Strategy🧠 Mental Models💭 Idea Generation🧩 Divergent Thinking
Lateral Thinking Summary
Lateral Thinking 93%
Not better digging, but different digging: the skill of seeing what logic leaves out.
by Edward de Bono 2014
3.61
152 ratings
💡 Creative Problem Solving🚀 Innovation Strategy🧠 Mental Models💭 Idea Generation🧩 Divergent Thinking
Designing Experiences
by J Robert Rossman • 2019
Turn any interaction into a journey: a design system from first anticipation to final memory.
3.97
159
🎨 Experience Design💡 Design Thinking🗺️ Journey Mapping📖 Narrative Design🤝 Co-Creation
Designing Experiences Summary
Designing Experiences 93%
Turn any interaction into a journey: a design system from first anticipation to final memory.
by J Robert Rossman 2019
3.97
159 ratings
🎨 Experience Design💡 Design Thinking🗺️ Journey Mapping📖 Narrative Design🤝 Co-Creation
Sparks of Genius
by Michele Root-Bernstein • 2000
Creative breakthroughs share a common toolkit, and it operates before language kicks in.
3.88
475
🧠 Creative Cognition🔀 Interdisciplinary Thinking✨ Creative Process👁️ Visual Thinking💪 Embodied Cognition
Sparks of Genius Summary
Sparks of Genius 93%
Creative breakthroughs share a common toolkit, and it operates before language kicks in.
by Michele Root-Bernstein 2000
3.88
475 ratings
🧠 Creative Cognition🔀 Interdisciplinary Thinking✨ Creative Process👁️ Visual Thinking💪 Embodied Cognition
Little Bets
by Peter Sims • 2011
Big visions are overrated. Real innovators run dozens of small experiments instead.
3.77
4k+
🧪 Innovation Methods🔄 Iterative Design📉 Learning From Failure🎨 Creative Process⚙️ Lean Methodology
Little Bets Summary
Little Bets 93%
Big visions are overrated. Real innovators run dozens of small experiments instead.
by Peter Sims 2011
3.77
4k+ ratings
🧪 Innovation Methods🔄 Iterative Design📉 Learning From Failure🎨 Creative Process⚙️ Lean Methodology
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