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Sprint Stories

This startup used design to make industrial A.I. trustworthy to humans

At DeepMind, Jim and Veda ran some of the coolest projects, including the A.I. that reduced Google’s data center energy costs by 40%…

Jul 15, 2022

This startup used design to make industrial A.I. trustworthy to humans

Jul 15, 2022

What a Design Researcher Can Teach You About Effective Listening

An interview with Ximena Vengoechea, author of ‘Listen Like You Mean It’

Apr 7, 2021

What a Design Researcher Can Teach You About Effective Listening

Apr 7, 2021

The Remote Design Sprint Cheat Sheet

33 tricks for facilitation and teamwork over video

Jun 29, 2020

The Remote Design Sprint Cheat Sheet

Jun 29, 2020

Published in
Modus

Advice for New Designers

A quick pep talk for those feeling lost or discouraged

Aug 26, 2019

Advice for New Designers

Aug 26, 2019

How a designer builds a startup

An interview with Range co-founder Braden Kowitz

May 29, 2019

How a designer builds a startup

May 29, 2019

Published in
Make Time

Six Years With a Distraction-Free iPhone

(and how to try your own low-stress experiment)

Nov 27, 2018

Six Years With a Distraction-Free iPhone

Nov 27, 2018

Books are cheap

My friend Stefan once said “Books are cheap” and I asked him what he meant. He said that even if you only get one idea or mental model…

Nov 23, 2018

Nov 23, 2018

Published in
Forge

How to Make Time for In-Between Sized Projects

The small stuff needs to get done now. The big stuff is overwhelming. Here’s how to tackle the stuff in the middle.

Sep 19, 2018

How to Make Time for In-Between Sized Projects

Sep 19, 2018

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NYT Open

How to Run 13 Design Sprints at Once: Inside Maker Week at The New York Times

Jake Knapp, author of “Sprint” and “Make Time,” writes about leading a design sprint workshop at The New York Times

Aug 30, 2018

How to Run 13 Design Sprints at Once: Inside Maker Week at The New York Times

Aug 30, 2018

Build your design portfolio around one awesome story

There’s plenty of great advice out there for making a design portfolio, much of it written by excellent designers who hire other excellent…

Mar 26, 2018

Build your design portfolio around one awesome story

Mar 26, 2018

How to Start Writing a Novel in 12 Easy Steps

From the journal of a newbie sci-fi writer

Mar 21, 2018

How to Start Writing a Novel in 12 Easy Steps

Mar 21, 2018

Great work requires idealism AND cynicism

There’s a backlash against tech industry idealism. Hey, I get it. Few tech products “change the world” or “make the world a better place”…

Mar 6, 2018

Great work requires idealism AND cynicism

Mar 6, 2018

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Sprint Stories

The Facilitator’s Handbook: 24 Design Sprint Tips

Here are some things I think about when I facilitate a design sprint. Lots of what goes into facilitation I can’t explain—like anything…

Feb 12, 2018

The Facilitator’s Handbook: 24 Design Sprint Tips

Feb 12, 2018

Peeling off the layers

Trying to be authentic when there are so many Jakes

Feb 10, 2018

Feb 10, 2018

Published in
Make Time

Stuck? Switch to “Play Mode”

I get stuck a lot. I get stuck writing, editing, making slides, doing designs, replying to email. I get stuck anytime I want to get…

Jan 24, 2018

Stuck? Switch to “Play Mode”

Jan 24, 2018

Go fast to stay authentic

If you’re building a product, there are lots of reasons to go fast. It’s cheaper. You get to market sooner. If you’re off course, you might…

Jan 19, 2018

Go fast to stay authentic

Jan 19, 2018

Skeptical Dave tries a design sprint

Sprint Newsletter #12

Oct 5, 2017

Skeptical Dave tries a design sprint

Oct 5, 2017

The best business book I’ve read in a while

Damn, I wish I could write like the Heath Brothers

Sep 21, 2017

The best business book I’ve read in a while

Sep 21, 2017

Two-day Design Sprint Bootcamp in San Francisco! (And a peek at my to-do list)

Sprint Newsletter #10

Sep 14, 2017

Two-day Design Sprint Bootcamp in San Francisco! (And a peek at my to-do list)

Sep 14, 2017

Published in
Make Time

The “Burner List”—My simple, paper-based system for focused to-dos

Note: Nothing to do with Burning Man.

Aug 31, 2017

The “Burner List”—My simple, paper-based system for focused to-dos

Aug 31, 2017

Jake Knapp

Jake Knapp

Writer, designer, person. Author of SPRINT and MAKE TIME. Co-founder of character.vc. More at jakeknapp.com.

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