Lecture Notes: Design Sprints by Jason, Interaction Designer at Google

Introduction to Design Sprints

• Purpose: Solve complex problems collaboratively within a team.
• Team Composition:
  • Product managers
  • Engineers
  • Marketing professionals
  • Aim for diverse perspectives

Structure of a Design Sprint

• Duration: One week
• Activities Involved:
  • Wireframing
  • Prototyping
  • User testing at the end of the week
• Outcome: Quick feedback and testing of initial hypotheses

Importance of Diverse Perspectives

• Inclusivity: Core of design sprints
  • Bringing together fresh perspectives and historical knowledge
  • Cross-functional collaboration
• Value: Different perspectives help surface a multitude of ideas

Designing a Thoughtful Experience

• Participant Consideration:
  • Understand participants' needs
  • Prioritize participants' experience
• Comparison to User Experience (UX) Design:
  • Participants in a sprint are treated as users
  • Importance of empathy and user-centric approach in sprint design

Conclusion

• Design sprints are a microcosm of user experience jobs with a focus on quick, collaborative problem-solving and inclusivity.