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A curated collection of interesting reads on leadership, business, product design, design systems, and product management. Find your next read here.

Articles

https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/75848

thehistoryblog.comarticleApr 17, 2026

The presence of a Trojan coin in Northern Europe poses a fascinating puzzle. Historians believe it likely traveled along ancient trade routes.

The Squiggle

thedesignsquiggle.comarticleMar 26, 2026

The Squiggle originated as a simple illustration of the design process. The journey of researching, uncovering insights, generating creative concepts, iteration of prototypes.

Are You Building Judgment or Just Executing Faster?

changying.substack.comarticleMar 24, 2026

Building human skills takes time. This post is about identifying where your time actually goes and where you can free it up.

Solo Execution, Shared Responsibility

substack.comarticleMar 23, 2026Changying (Z) Zheng

Greater power comes with greater responsibility in the age of AI collaboration

Books

This is Service Design Doing

openlibrary.orgbookMar 23, 2026user-experience

Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity

openlibrary.orgbookMar 23, 2026leadership

The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business

openlibrary.orgbookMar 23, 2026business

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

openlibrary.orgbookMar 23, 2026business

The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You

openlibrary.orgbookMar 23, 2026leadership

The Creative Act: A Way of Being

openlibrary.orgbookMar 23, 2026philosophy

Never Split the Difference

openlibrary.orgbookMar 23, 2026business

The Art of Gathering

openlibrary.orgbookMar 23, 2026business

Measure What Matter

openlibrary.orgbookMar 23, 2026business

Leaders Eat Last

openlibrary.orgbookMar 23, 2026leadership

Videos

Jenny Wen: The design process is dead. Why Designers can no longer trust it.

youtube.comvideoMar 23, 2026Jenny Wen, Hatch Conference

In this talk from Hatch Conference, Jenny Wen, Design Lead at Anthropic and former Director of Design at Figma, explains why that model no longer fits the reality of modern design work.

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