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  1. Models That Match Reality

    When modeling a domain, it’s important to have our model actually match reality.

    Joël Quenneville
    October 12, 2021
    • Design
    • Web
    • Elm
    • Ruby
    • Modeling
  2. Who is empowered by your API design?

    Analysing API design through lens of skill floors and ceilings can help us think about the impact of adding a feature.

    Joël Quenneville
    October 7, 2021
    • Design
    • Web
    • F#
  3. Modifications we’ve made to the Design Sprint

    Design Sprints, by their very nature, are flexible. They follow an overall arc that drives towards testing ideas with potential users, but are not constrained to a single dogmatic way to go about that.

    Eric Bailey
    May 25, 2021
    • Design Sprints
    • Design
  4. Designing for Failure

    What ideas can we borrow from video game design to create a better user experience?

    Stephen Lindberg
    May 18, 2021
    • Design
  5. Organizing Styles in React Native

    Styles are important. We should be thoughtful about how we organize them.

    John Schoeman and Devin Jameson
    March 29, 2021
    • React Native
    • JavaScript
    • TypeScript
    • Design
    • Mobile
  6. New health tech report looks at design in healthcare.

    After connecting with leaders across health tech product teams, we are excited to share the trends we are seeing. We hope these ideas help your product team reach their goals.

    Kelly Gebo
    March 22, 2021
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    • Health Tech
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  7. What is design debt?

    Paying down your product design debt enables you to hit the product metrics you are working towards like acquisition and retention. Let’s take a look at what design debt encompasses and some small projects to get you started.

    Lindsey Christensen
    February 22, 2021
    • Design
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  8. Make a snazzy one-time code input in React Native

    Let’s take a look at making a nice one-time code input in React Native and how we can make the best possible experience for our mobile application users.

    John Schoeman and Devin Jameson
    January 14, 2021
    • React Native
    • User Experience
    • Mobile
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  9. Follow our Product Design Sprint with Health Match 360

    thoughtbot is conducting a pro-bono Product Design Sprint with the founders of Health Match 360, and you’re invited to watch the process unfold and learn how PDS’ help early stage companies get to the next level.

    Lindsey Christensen
    November 25, 2020
    • Product Design Sprint
    • Design
    • Health Tech
  10. New Online Workshop: Patient has entered the chat!

    Join thoughtbot Design Director Jaclyn Perrone for a fireside chat with Mallory McMillan, User Researcher at Seven, to uncover the challenges and triumphs of conducting remote user research for health tech.

    Jaclyn Perrone
    October 29, 2020
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    • Remote
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