'The new playbook for building the future. A concise,
actionable masterclass on design and strategy.' Reid Hoffman, co-founder of
LinkedIn Ever had a good idea but didn't know how to begin?
The New York Times bestselling authors of Sprint reveal the
smart way to start ambitious projects. Every big project - whether it's
technology, sneakers or a neighbourhood café - requires a big investment to get
going.
Unfortunately, most of them flop. Too many teams waste time,
money and opportunity because they follow the wrong strategy and lose sight of
what really matters: Do people want what you're making?
As designers and investors, Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky
have helped hundreds of teams bring new products and services into the world.
Click is their proven system for starting projects the right way, to make
better decisions and move swiftly towards a solution that clicks with
customers.
Building on their bestselling book Sprint, this step-by-step
playbook is filled with stories from Nike, Microsoft, Google, Slack and the
frontiers of AI research, and reveals essential lessons for: defining the
basics of a project differentiating it from the competition choosing the best
approach and proving your strategy Compressing six months of strategy
development into just two days, Click will help any team start successful new
projects, quickly.
About the Author
Jake Knapp is cofounder and general partner at Character
Capital and a New York Times bestselling author. Previously,
he helped build Gmail and Microsoft Encarta, cofounded Google Meet, and was a
partner at Google Ventures. He lives on Orcas Island in Washington state.
John Zeratsky is cofounder and general partner at Character
Capital and a New York Times bestselling author. Previously,
JZ was a design leader for YouTube, Google Ads, and FeedBurner, a startup which
was acquired by Google in 2007, and was a partner at Google Ventures. He lives
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Together, Jake and JZ are the authors of Sprint, Make
Time and Click, and the creators of the Foundation Sprint
and the Design Sprint. They have helped more than 300 teams design new products
and bring them to market, including those at Google, Microsoft, YouTube, Slack,
Uber, and One Medical Group. Their methods for innovation and rapid
collaboration have been adopted by Airbnb, Amazon, LEGO, MIT, Mercedes-Benz,
Harvard Business School, the University of Oxford, and many other
organizations.