101 design ingredients to solve big tech problems

Tough technology and business challenges face you at every stage of a project. The one-page ingredients in __101 Design Ingredients__ show you how to solve problems using practical examples you can apply right away. Case studies explain how leading companies combined these ingredients into their own unique recipes to catapult their businesses, and how you can, too. One page, one ingredient. 101 reasons to become more successful at solving those big technology problems. __101 Design Ingredients__ will help your technology team identify problems, share responsibilities, and work better together. In parts 1 through 4, you'll find 101 problem-solving ingredients grouped into project stages, to help you apply the right ingredient at the right time. Start at any point and page through the humorously illustrated ingredients until you find one that matches your needs best. The ingredients cover the spectrum your business needs to be successful, with tips on team-building, creating a business model, product launch, productivity, and much more. Each ingredient includes three practical suggestions to get you started right away. In part 5, you'll see examples of how companies can blend some of the ingredients used in this book to solve specific business requirements for investment, innovation, leadership, and more. Each recipe shows how a company fine-tuned six of the ingredients to build their own unique solution. You'll learn how to mix and match ingredients to create your own recipes for success, tailored to your company's needs. The ingredients and recipes in this book can be applied by beginners starting out on their first technology project, as well as seasoned professionals who have been tackling the same big problems for years and need a fresh new approach to problem solving.**Printed in full color.** Cover 1 Table of Contents 9 Foreword 13 Acknowledgments 15 Introduction 17 Who This Book Is For 18 How To Read This Book 18 Online Resources 19 Part I—Ingredients to Get You Started 21 Ingredient 1. Identify the Root Cause 22 Ingredient 2. Understand Customer Needs 24 Ingredient 3. Promote Your Team 26 Ingredient 4. Know What You Control 28 Ingredient 5. Find the Sweet Spot 30 Ingredient 6. Connect the Dots 32 Ingredient 7. Know What Competitors Are Up To 34 Ingredient 8. Start with the End 36 Ingredient 9. Get Your Facts Right 38 Ingredient 10. Improve vs. Differentiate 40 Ingredient 11. Do the Opposite 42 Ingredient 12. Make It an Adventure 44 Ingredient 13. Build an A-Team 46 Ingredient 14. Clarify Roles and Responsibilities 48 Ingredient 15. Simplify Your Business Model 50 Ingredient 16. Pitch the Problem 52 Ingredient 17. Sell It in One Sentence 54 Ingredient 18. Time It Right 56 Ingredient 19. Test Your Biggest Hypothesis First 58 Ingredient 20. Take a Leap of Faith 60 Part II—Ingredients to Keep You Going 63 Ingredient 21. Know What Will Help You Succeed 64 Ingredient 22. Put It into Context 66 Ingredient 23. Sympathize with the Situation 68 Ingredient 24. They Can't Be Good at Everything 70 Ingredient 25. Be a Catalyst 72 Ingredient 26. Perform as a Team 74 Ingredient 27. Fight Them to Know Them 76 Ingredient 28. Just Flow with It 78 Ingredient 29. Train Them Right 80 Ingredient 30. Make It Easy 82 Ingredient 31. Prioritize Ideas 84 Ingredient 32. Slice It Thinly 86 Ingredient 33. Find the Shortest Route 88 Ingredient 34. Timebox It 90 Ingredient 35. Keep It Simple 92 Ingredient 36. Use the 80/20 Rule 94 Ingredient 37. Constrain Yourself 96 Ingredient 38. Be Really Good at One Thing 98 Ingredient 39. Be Unfashionable 100 Ingredient 40. Fail Fast, Fail Often 102 Ingredient 41. Find the Gaps 104 Ingredient 42. Play a Good Game 106 Ingredient 43. Look for Commonalities 108 Ingredient 44. Don’t Improve Only the Obvious 110 Ingredient 45. Align with Expectations 112 Ingredient 46. Attract What You Want 114 Ingredient 47. Don’t Ask What They Want 116 Ingredient 48. Lead by Example 118 Ingredient 49. Be Prepared 120 Ingredient 50. Frame It 122 Ingredient 51. Focus on the Details 124 Ingredient 52. Reduce the Options 126 Ingredient 53. Make It Obvious 128 Ingredient 54. Take a Walk 130 Ingredient 55. Celebrate Success 132 Part III—Ingredients to Help You Cross the Finish Line 135 Ingredient 56. Make It Personal 136 Ingredient 57. Don’t Get Distracted 138 Ingredient 58. Stop Making It Up 140 Ingredient 59. Surprise Them 142 Ingredient 60. Check the Data 144 Ingredient 61. Adapt Quickly 146 Ingredient 62. Find Allies 148 Ingredient 63. Keep People Informed 150 Ingredient 64. Don't Show Up 152 Ingredient 65. Don’t Think Too Much 154 Ingredient 66. Make It Interesting 156 Ingredient 67. Make It Accessible 158 Ingredient 68. Tell a Good Story 160 Ingredient 69. Reward Them 162 Ingredient 70. Keep It Under the Radar 164 Ingredient 71. Have an Opinion 166 Ingredient 72. Be Good 168 Ingredient 73. Cut through the Bull 170 Ingredient 74. Make It Emotional 172 Ingredient 75. Build Up Enough Momentum 174 Ingredient 76. Create a Tipping Point 176 Ingredient 77. Execute It Well 178 Part IV—Ingredients to Get More of What You Want 181 Ingredient 78. Look Outside to Be More Effective 182 Ingredient 79. Do It Because You Can't 184 Ingredient 80. Cast It Far, Then Reel It In 186 Ingredient 81. Be Unreasonable 188 Ingredient 82. Crowdsource It 190 Ingredient 83. Don’t Do It All 192 Ingredient 84. Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish 194 Ingredient 85. Be Childish 196 Ingredient 86. Get Bored Easily 198 Ingredient 87. Don’t Expect the Same Results 200 Ingredient 88. Challenge and Disrupt 202 Ingredient 89. Let Processes Form Around Needs 204 Ingredient 90. Increase Happiness 206 Ingredient 91. Become an Expert 208 Ingredient 92. Know When to Give Up 210 Ingredient 93. Don’t Get Lazy 212 Ingredient 94. Don’t Jump to Conclusions 214 Ingredient 95. Support It After It Goes Live 216 Ingredient 96. Risk Getting Fired 218 Ingredient 97. Make One Last Attempt 220 Ingredient 98. Get Them Addicted 222 Ingredient 99. Take the Blame 224 Ingredient 100. Give It Away 226 Ingredient 101. Don't Think You Can Prevent Disaster 228 Part V—Recipes for Success 231 Recipe 1. A Recipe for Effective Leadership 233 Recipe 2. A Recipe for Awesome Employees 239 Recipe 3. A Recipe for Social Relevance 245 Recipe 4. A Recipe for Lean Startup in Large Organizations 251 Recipe 5. A Recipe for Being Indispensable 257 Recipe 6. A Recipe for Evolution 261 Recipe 7. A Recipe for Constant Innovation 265 Recipe 8. A Recipe for Getting Investment 271 Recipe 9. A Recipe for Doing Social Good 275 Recipe 10. A Recipe for World Domination 281 Final Thoughts 287 Index 289 – DIGITS – 289 – A – 289 – B – 289 – C – 289 – D – 289 – E – 289 – F – 289 – G – 289 – H – 290 – I – 290 – K – 290 – L – 290 – M – 290 – N – 290 – O – 290 – P – 290 – Q – 290 – R – 290 – S – 290 – T – 291 – U – 291 – V – 291 – W – 291 – Z – 291 Printed in full color. Tough technology and business challenges face you at every stage of a project. The one-page ingredients in 101 Design Ingredients show you how to solve problems using practical examples you can apply right away. Case studies explain how leading companies combined these ingredients into their own unique recipes to catapult their businesses, and how you can, too. One page, one ingredient. 101 reasons to become more successful at solving those big technology problems. 101 Design Ingredients will help your technology team identify problems, share responsibilities, and work better together. In parts 1 through 4, you'll find 101 problem-solving ingredients grouped into project stages, to help you apply the right ingredient at the right time. Start at any point and page through the humorously illustrated ingredients until you find one that matches your needs best. The ingredients cover the spectrum your business needs to be successful, with tips on team-building, creating a business model, product launch, productivity, and much more. Each ingredient includes three practical suggestions to get you started right away. In part 5, you'll see examples of how companies can blend some of the ingredients used in this book to solve specific business requirements for investment, innovation, leadership, and more. Each recipe shows how a company fine-tuned six of the ingredients to build their own unique solution. You'll learn how to mix and match ingredients to create your own recipes for success, tailored to your company's needs. The ingredients and recipes in this book can be applied by beginners starting out on their first technology project, as well as seasoned professionals who have been tackling the same big problems for years and need a fresh new approach to problem solving

Tough technology and business challenges face you at every stage of a project. The one-page ingredients in _101 Design Ingredients_ show you how to solve problems using practical examples you can apply right away. Case studies explain how leading companies combined these ingredients into their own unique recipes to catapult their businesses, and how you can, too. You'll learn how to mix and match the high-level patterns in this quick, entertaining survey to build your own solutions tailored to your projects’ requirements.

In parts 1 through 4, you'll find 101 problem-solving ingredients, grouped into project stages to help you apply the right ingredient at the right time. Start at any point, page through the humorously illustrated ingredients--you're bound to find many that get you thinking and make your business more successful