---
title: 'Playbook updates: New Rapid Product Validation Section and Designing Section
  Updates'
teaser: 'Over the last few months, we''ve made some big changes to our playbook. We''ve
  added a new section, Rapid Product Validation, and updated our Designing section.

  '
tags: design,process,jobs-to-be-done,continuous improvement,playbook,design sprints,validation,user
  interviews,user experience,user research,user interface,virtual hugs,values,successful
  products,product
author: Kyle Fiedler
published_on: 2020-04-07
---

![An illustration of a American Football play with Xs, Os, and arrows drawing out the play](https://images.thoughtbot.com/blog-vellum-image-uploads/VVjL9q4FR9uEn1WeW5zU_playmaking.png)

One of our core values is continuous improvement. We apply the value to the way
we work, making small adjustments over time to make work more fulfilling for
ourselves and deliver more successful work for our clients. We've been hard at
work over the course of the last few months making updates to our Design
section and integrating a new Rapid Product Validation section to bring our
playbook up to speed with how we work on projects.

## New [Rapid Product Validation](https://thoughtbot.com/playbook#rapid-product-validation) Section

Inside the new Rapid Product Validation section, you'll find some new tools and techniques on how we've
been validating new product ideas for our clients. You'll also see some of our
best hits like our Design Sprint Guide. These guides help our Designers and Developers shape the products
that we're building at an early stage. Using these helps us understand what
features are worth the investment to build.

Here are some highlights of the changes:

- Our [Design Sprint
  guides](https://thoughtbot.com/playbook/validation/product-design-sprint) have
  been moved from a GitHub repo and now appear in the playbook in their full form.
- We've added information on how we use
  [Jobs-to-be-Done](https://thoughtbot.com/playbook/validation/jtbd) into our
  process.
- A guide on [running remote
  workshops](https://thoughtbot.com/playbook/validation/running-remote-workshops).

## [Designing](https://thoughtbot.com/playbook#designing) Section Updates

We've updated our Design section to better reflect our current thinking on our
design practice. The changes also support the differences between product
validation and design.

Here are some highlights of the changes:

- We've updated our guides on [Interface
  Design](https://thoughtbot.com/playbook/designing/user-interface-design) and
  [Experience Design](https://thoughtbot.com/playbook/designing/user-experience).
- We've merged or improved guides that we have on [facilitating usability
  tests](https://thoughtbot.com/playbook/designing/usability-facilitation).
- We've added a guide for [Design
  Implementation](https://thoughtbot.com/playbook/designing/design-implementiation)
  to explain why we value Designers that can implement.

## Continuously Improving

These changes are just a snapshot in time; we'll continue to update them as we
make improvements in the way we work. Check out the new pages and [let us
know](https://twitter.com/thoughtbot/) if it impacts the way that y'all work in any way!