My UX & Product Design library
My favourite books and resources. I love to learn about, and attempt to apply, Lean thinking and Systems Thinking in all my work.
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Org Design for Design Orgs: Building and Managing In-House Teams
Peter Merholz (Autor), Kristin Skinner (Autor)
Great overview of practical approaches to organisation design resources inside large organisations, from consultancy models to embedded and the third way.
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Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky & Braden Kowitz // 2016
Sounds impossible, but it does work: I tried it, and it’s very tightly designed. Amazing.
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The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
Eric Ries // 2011
For me, and probably many, the definitive introduction to why go Lean.
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UX Strategy: Product Strategy Techniques for Devising Innovative Digital Solutions 2nd Edition
Jaime Levy
A practical overview and methodology for implementing UX strategy in the organisation. Not the only way, but a good mix.
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Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience
Jeth Gothelf & Josh Seiden // 2021
The biggest lie in software is Phase II.
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The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization
Peter M. Senge
My thesis for university was The Learning Organisation. This is a key book on systems thinking from the individual to the organisation. I’m still working on implementing these tenets.
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Lean vs Agile vs Design Thinking
Jeff Gothelf // 2017
Great introduction to the three concepts and practical advice on how to use them.