2-day training

Design Sprint Training

A 2-day immersive training to build team capability in solving complex challenges, validating ideas fast, and making confident product decisions — powered by the proven Design Sprint method and AI-enhanced tools.

Two days
Available as team training (in-person or online)
AI-powered prototyping
Trusted by 3,000+ professionals in 20+ countries
Taught by enterprise-tested sprint experts with 10+ years of experience
What is a Design Sprint?

Design Sprints are a structured, fast-paced way to align teams, prototype solutions, and test with real users — all in under a week. First developed at Google Ventures, this method is now used globally to reduce risk and accelerate innovation in organizations of every size and industry.

The Design Sprint Process

Who is this training for?

Learning Design Sprints equips you with future-ready, creative problem-solving skills, applicable across diverse industries and professions.

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Product Managers & Owners
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Innovation Teams
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Design & Creative Teams
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Sales & Marketing Teams
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R&D Teams
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Agile Coaches & Consultants

+anyone who needs to de-risk their projects and test new business ideas!

What to expect

Become a Design Sprint Expert in just 2 days

We've distilled a decade of experience in conducting Design Sprints for top brands and training elite teams into this program. You'll get direct insights from firsthand case studies and learn from highly seasoned experts.

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Interactive-style teaching
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AI-powered prototyping
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Exciting & fun hands-on exercises
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Group & individual activities
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Expert-led learning
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Real-life enterprise case studies
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Rapid skill acquisition
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Go beyond the "Sprint" book

Key use-cases for applying Design Sprints at work

Whether you’re launching a new product, entering a new market, or integrating emerging tech — Design Sprints help teams align faster, solve the right problem, and validate solutions before investing.

Validating the Product Roadmap. When crafting an innovative but feasible Product Roadmap and need mitigate the risk of pursuing options that may fail to meet the needs of users.
Integrating New Tech. When choosing the right emerging technology to integrate into existing products or services and ensuring that it will be embraced by users.
Validating Propositions. When developing a new offering for a product, targeting a new customer segment, or entering a new market, use sprints to determine which value proposition will resonate best and achieve market fit.
Quick Wins. Use sprints in innovation hackathons to foster a culture of innovation and achieve tangible results. This method ensures not only the creation of innovative solutions but also their validation with customers.
Design Sprint training

Curriculum

What, When, Why Design Sprints?

You will be introduced to the key principles of Design Sprints and learn from our experience about the best scenarios for running sprints and the most common pitfalls to avoid.

  • Design Sprint Introduction
  • Design Sprint Use-Cases

Before the Design Sprint

You will discover the essential elements of a Design Sprint and the necessary preparations for successful outcomes. This includes gathering research, engaging with stakeholders, sprint team onboarding and preparing sprint assets, among other critical steps.

  • The challenge
  • The team
  • The customer

During a Design Sprint

You will play different roles, from a team member to a Facilitator or Decider, as you simulate a real Design Sprint. Essentially, you'll conduct an end-to-end Design Sprint workshop focused on a predefined challenge, experiencing the authentic emotional highs and lows of a typical sprint.

  • Understand & Define
  • Sketch & Decide
  • Prototype (with AI-powered tools)
  • Test (with customers)

After the Design Sprint

Get an exclusive preview of our reporting templates and the 'Moving Forward' workshop, which will guide you on how to effectively present your sprint results to your leadership team

  • Sprint Replay Reports

Methods and Tools

Throughout the training, you will engage with various tools and methods, gaining an understanding of their application in real-world contexts. Here are some of the tools you will gain practical experience with:

  • Empathy Maps & Proto-personas
  • Customer Journey Maps
  • Storyboarding
  • AI-powered prototyping
  • User-testing
  • Brainstorming & Ideation Techniques
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meet your trainer

John Vetan

Co-founder | Trainer | Expert

John doesn’t just teach Design Sprints — he’s led them inside some of the world’s most complex organizations. As co-founder of Design Sprint Academy, John has trained and facilitated with teams at eBay, SAP, Amazon, Roche, and World Bank, helping cross-functional groups align faster, validate smarter, and reduce waste.

“I recently participated in a design sprint training and it was GREAT! DSA was professional, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic about the training material and helped my group feel comfortable and confident as well. The hands-on learning was excellent, and I really appreciated getting both participant and facilitator perspectives”
Audrey Watanabe, Associate Manager, Inventor Relations @ MATTEL
Behind the Scenes: Corporate Training with Big Brands
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