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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
Undercover Founder

Drift can happen between business goals and boots on the ground. When that happens, problems arise.
Eric Bailey
January 5, 2021
The world does not revolve around your product

A common problem I run into with product founders and larger organizations is the idea that their customers will be obsessed with their products.
Eric Bailey
October 6, 2020
How thoughtbot helped the MBTA improve communication among train officials

We’re excited to announce that our work with the MBTA is now featured in the Summer 2020 issue of Design Museum magazine, as well as in a new case study on thoughtbot.com.
Jaclyn Perrone
August 21, 2020
Thinking Through Your Two-Sided Marketplace

A preview of how we strategically think through a two-sided marketplace and an inputs worksheet for establishing engagement goals.
Kelly Gebo
June 26, 2020
Using Design To Help Steel Warriors Fight Knife Crime

How we applied design thinking to tackle a problem in our community.
Miles Johnson
April 30, 2020
Building your product: from zero to MVP

If you’re about to build your MVP product, you may, like the rest of us, have some trouble getting started. Here’s what we recommend.
Devin Jameson and Anthony Moffa
April 24, 2020
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Running Your First Design Sprint (and how to do it remotely)

Go on a deep dive of how to run a design sprint, even when you can’t be there in-person.
Thom Obarski
March 31, 2020
Using personas in the Product Design Sprint

Hi, my name is Eric, and I used to hate personas.
Eric Bailey
March 4, 2020
Delivering features faster

Get the most velocity from your product team as it transitions from prototyping and validation to growth.
Kane Baccigalupi
May 15, 2019
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