A Design Sprint is a time-constrained, five-phase process, that is executed by an interdisciplinary team. The process helps to define goals, validate assumptions and create a roadmap, before starting product development. In four days we go from an abstract problem to a tested prototype.
At Lifely we adopted the 4-Day Design Sprint process, sometimes called Design Sprint 2.0. This adaption of the original 5-Day Design Sprint makes a Design Sprint a little less time demanding.
The Design Sprint was originally developed at Google Ventures, and elaborated by Jake Knapp. The Design Sprint 2.0 adjustments were made by AJ&Smart.
We will not go in to detail about all aspects of the Design Sprint, but below are the meetings, actions and workshops we use to run a 4 day Design Sprint, including their schedules and presentations:
When
1 week prior to the Problem Statement workshop
Preparation
Lifely: 1 facilitator / project lead
Optional: designer to prepare prototype components
This workshop is run prior to each Design Sprint. During this workshop we define the target customer/audience and focus the design sprint on a clear problem. The workshop is run with a team of decision makers from the client.
Duration
1.5 hours
When
1 or 2 weeks prior to the design sprint
Attendees
Client: 3 to 7 decision makers from the client, responsible at the client for the topic of the design sprint
Lifely: 1 facilitator