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Engaging the Design Sprint Community

Mar 23, 2025

Share and Engage with the Design Sprint Community

Transform the Way Your Team Works

  • Assemble a cross-functional team to examine challenges from all angles.

Team Collaboration

How to Use This Kit

  • Design Sprint Kit: An open-source resource for:
    • Design leaders
    • Product owners
    • Developers
    • Anyone interested in Design Sprints
  • Purpose:
    • Learn and plan Design Sprints
    • Contribute to the Design Sprint Methodology
    • Suitable for beginners and experienced facilitators

What is a Design Sprint?

  • A methodology for problem-solving via:
    • Designing
    • Prototyping
    • Testing ideas with users
  • Benefits:
    • Quick team alignment under a shared vision
    • Clearly defined goals and deliverables
    • Develop hypotheses, prototype ideas, and test them rapidly
    • Minimal investment, realistic environment testing

Origin of Design Sprint

  • Developed at Google with the aim of:
    • Enhancing UX culture and design leadership
  • Influences:
    • Traditional UX practice
    • IDEO
    • Stanford dSchool
    • Business strategy
    • Psychology
  • Methodology:
    • Supports divergent and convergent thinking
    • Flexible and adaptable to different goals and cultures

Design Sprint Kit

  • Shares Google’s internal model
  • Acts as a methods repository for the design and product development community
  • Includes various approaches for achieving clear team outcomes
  • Encourages growth and adaptation of the collection over time

Additional Resources

  • Sprint Book:
    • Authors: Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky
    • Focus: Optimized for startups
    • Features: Easy checklists for 5-day Sprint
    • Encouragement: Develop individual perspectives and share methods

Explore More

  • Visit the Design Sprint Kit URL for more information and resources.