What is an AI DESIGN SPRINT?

A structured, problem-solving workshop that integrates AI expertise with the proven design sprint methodology, enabling your team to identify, prototype and test high‑value AI solutions while reducing the risk of failed adoption.

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When is an AI Design Sprint useful?

AI Design Sprints are built for when your AI teams can’t afford to waste time building the wrong thing — and need clarity, fast.

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You’ve identified a promising AI initiative but need proof before investing months.
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Your organization is stuck in silos and you need rapid alignment across business, tech, and operations.
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You’re drowning in AI possibilities but unsure what users truly need.
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Leaders expect results now, yet you lack confidence in the direction.

From AI vision to validated solution

Most organizations today know they need to “do something with AI.” But the real challenge isn’t strategy or tools — it’s execution.

Teams get stuck:
- Chasing AI trends instead of business outcomes
- Working in silos, without shared direction
- Building pilots that never scale or gain traction

That’s where our expert-led approach comes in.
We don’t just help you build AI solutions — we help you build the right ones, with the right people in the room, at the right time.

Our 2-Part System to Accelerate Execution

Clarify what to build - and why

In a 1‑day AI Problem Framing Workshop, your team will align, stress‑test mandates, and prioritize high‑impact AI use cases based on feasibility, value, and real user need.

Turn expertise into a real, validated AI solution

In a focused 4‑day AI Design Sprint, we help your team prototype, test, and refine a solution. You’ll explore bold ideas, validate with real users, and leave with confidence and clarity.

How it works

Pre-Sprint Workshop  [AI Problem Framing]

Before running the sprint, we align the team around the right AI opportunity — one that’s feasible, valuable, and human-centered.

In this 1-day, expert-led session, your team:

  • Captures all potential AI ideas and mandates
  • Maps and scores them across business value, user needs, and feasibility
  • Aligns on a single high-potential use case
  • Produces a validated AI Use Case Card with leadership buy-in
Duration: 1-day, in-person

AI Design Sprint Workshop

Under the guidance of our seasoned facilitators, your expert team will turn that validated use case into a tested solution — fast.

  • Day 1 [Understand & Define] - Deep dive into constraints (data, tech, risk), clarify the user journey, and align on what success looks like.
  • Day 2 [Ideate & Decide] - Generate ideas using both human creativity and AI tools. Choose and shape the strongest concept.
  • Day 3 [Prototype & Test] - Rapidly prototype a realistic version of the experience and test it with real users or stakeholders.
  • Day 4 [Iterate & Test] - Refine based on user feedback and test again — so you leave with confidence in what to build next.
Duration: 4-days, in-person

After Sprint - Replay Report

After the design sprint concludes, our facilitators meticulously document the entire journey. The comprehensive Replay Report encapsulates all activities, outcomes, and user testing results, presenting a vivid narrative of the sprint. This report distils key learnings and actionable insights, guiding your senior stakeholders in making informed next steps.

  • Comprehensive user testing learnings
  • Actionable next-step insights
Duration: 3 days after the sprint
Top outcomes of our AI Design Sprint
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User-tested AI solution
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A clear specification for what to build
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Shared ownership across functions
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Reduced risk of failed AI projects
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A repeatable system for de-risking AI ideas
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Cross-functional team alignment
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Faster, evidence-based decision-making
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Accelerated AI solution development
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"DSA ran the first Design Sprint I attended, and it was SUPERB. Their expert facilitation and ability to manage a creative (and sometimes challenging) group of experts in their field, all the while encouraging us along the journey, was truly first-class. " 
Richard Verdin, Non-Executive Director @RGAX
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Don’t build faster.
Sprint smarter.

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