1.
HCD Product Foundry
@HCDProdFoundry | @Colinpreston | www.hcdproductfoundry.co.uk
2016
Workshop - Intro to design sprints
Venue Sponsor
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2.
Introductions

3.
Design sprints

4.
Design thinking
A philosophy, process and mindset that drives attitude,
the way we work and the decisions we make. It can
ultimately underpin how a business operates.

5.
The design sprint
The sprint is a five-day process for answering critical business
questions through design, prototyping, and testing ideas with
customers.

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1. They are formative in nature, so help the team learn how design the right product, rather than
providing the final design itself. Have an idea of output expectation.
2. There are four essential roles: facilitator, designer, maker and subject-matter expert
3. Define a clear challenge or goal for your sprint and gather insight needed
4. Pick a space and gather supplies
5. Have fun. Playfulness and humour are empirically linked to creativity and innovation.
Here are a few golden rules:

7.
Get Started

8.
Design Challenge
How might we use digital tools to
help reduce loneliness for elderly
people?

9.
1
Plan and prep

10.
Plan your sprint activities – 10 Mins
1) What is the design challenge?
2) Research, What information do you need before you
can start a sprint?
3) People, who do you need in a sprint?
4) Map out your sprint structure timeline.

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Design inputs
M T W T F
Design sprint
M W T F M T W
research
T
Review
Competitor
review
W
Write up &
Estimate
Prep

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2
Mini Sprint

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Stage 1: Understand - 5 Mins
Unpack your research to the group. As this is being done each participant should write
down ‘how might we’ questions to record all the challenges and problems we are
hearing.
Theme the HMW’s and dote vote
Build empathy for your customer

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Stage 2: Diverge - 15 Mins
1. Create a mind map
2. Crazy 8
3. T – bar
4. Dote vote and pick 2
Generate lots of idea

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Stage 3: Converge - 15 Mins
1. Create 3 post-it story board for each idea
2. Rose, bud, thorn, review
Refine the ideas

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Stage 4: Prototype - 10 Mins
1. Sketch out the full experience in a storyboard
2. Highlight tricky areas to test
Storyboard the idea

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Stage 5: Test - 5 Mins
1. Present your idea to a group and gather feedback
2. Identify any areas for improvement.
Gain feedback on your ideas

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HCD Group
@HCDProdFoundry | @Colinpreston | www.hcdproductfoundry.co.uk
2016
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