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Design Sprint Template: How to validate ideas in record time
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What is a design sprint?

Originally developed at Google, the design sprint is a process for answering critical business questions through design, prototyping, and testing ideas with customers. It focuses your team on designing a solution to a single problem in a very short period of time.
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Run a design sprint
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Here’s a quick overview by one of the creators of the design sprint, Jake Knapp.
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Guidelines

No distractions. While you may need multiple devices if doing the sprint remotely, keep the number of devices to a minimum.
Turn off alerts
Everything is time boxed
Allow time for personal reflection before discussing out loud

Sprint schedule

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Zoom Link
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Understand
Start by understanding the problem you'd like to solve.
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Sketch
Now let's sketch possible solutions to the problem.
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Prototype
When all your sketches, ideas, decisions comes together into a realistic prototype you can test with customers.
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Test
Finally, it’s time to test your prototype with real customers.
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Sprint team
Polly Rose
Design Lead
Decider
Buck Dubois
Marketing
Facilitator
Alan Chowansky
Sales
Felix Marlin
Designer
Mary Jones
Engineer
Lola Tseudonym
CEO
Maria Marquis
Product Manager
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