4-day workshop

Product
Design Sprint

Validate your vision and product ideas in just one week before spending months and a fortune building them.

What is A DESIGN SPRINT?

A design sprint is a four-day workshop to solve big problems, create breakthrough solutions, and reduce the risks associated with launching new products, services, or features

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When does a Design Sprint help?

Ideal for kick-starting major projects, navigating high-stakes scenarios, or when rapid progress is needed, the design sprint is the smart choice for teams to work better together:

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When launching new products to de-risk investement
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When defining a product vision to align a team around it.
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When defining a value proposition for a new customer audience or market
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When deciding what new features will grow an existing product  

Our Approach

Not all design sprints are equal. We've refined the classic Google Ventures process, originally designed for startups, to suit the complex environments of larger organizations and the challenges they pose.

Limited availability of key stakeholders, conflicting priorities, unclear problems and rigid workflows are just a few.

Our approach avoids these pitfalls. We will do the heavy lifting, the groundwork, setting the stage to ensure your team shines and does what they do best: solve the problem. Depending on availability, your team will only be required for two to four days, and in the background, our experts will do the rest.

The ingredients for success

The Right Problem

We ensure that your team tackles a 'real' problem that aligns customer needs with business objectives. Demonstrating the ROI of your efforts will never be as clear.

Customer Insights

Customer research,  analytics, expert opinions - we'll look at your data and beyond to extract insights that drive innovative thinking, free from bias and groupthink.

Expert Team

Your best people work in silos. We will break them to assemble your team of diverse experts, each bringing unique perspectives to find a  breakthrough solution.

Facilitation

Egos, pressures of results, and time constraints can impede success. Our facilitators guide your team in overcoming these challenges, fostering  teamwork and collaboration.

Your path to success: our process

Kick-off

We begin by understanding your specific goals and desired outcomes. We then present our approach, ensuring it aligns with your vision, thereby setting the stage for an effective and result-oriented engagement.

  • Alignment on your goals
  • Defined success criteria
Duration: 1-hour online meeting

Groundwork

We dive deep into your current status, analyzing existing data and identifying your customers' unmet needs.  In this phase, we will define the Sprint Challenge in the clear format of a Problem Statement. All these insights are consolidated into the Design Sprint Brief and visualised in powerful diagrams, which your team will work with during the sprint.

  • Design Sprint Brief
  • Problem Statement
Duration: 1 week

Team Onboarding & Logistics

As with all things in life, preparation is key. We collaborate with your team to prepare for the sprint, optimizing everyone's time and effort. This stage involves assembling and onboarding the right mix of experts, recruiting customers for prototype testing, and organizing all logistics – from the sprint space (physical war room or virtual digital boards) to essential supplies and refreshments.

  • Your team assembled and onboarded
  • Customers recruited for testing
Duration: 1 week

Design Sprint Workshop:  Remote or In-Person

Under the guidance of our seasoned facilitators, your expert team will rapidly progress from problem to a customer-tested prototype in just four days.

  • Day 1  - Deep dive into the problem to identify key risks and form hypotheses.
  • Day 2 -  Sketching solutions, selecting the best ideas, and merging them into a storyboard
  • Day 3 - Turning the storyboard into a prototype—a realistic facade of your product.
  • Day 4 -  Testing to gauge customer feedback and reactions to your concept
Duration: 4 days

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  
Your Outcomes from the Design Sprint Workshop
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Confidence and a clear action plan to execute
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Early customer validation of your solution
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Months of work, packed in just one week
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Eliminated the risk of investing in the wrong solution
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Stakeholder alignment (e.g. technology, marketing, sales, etc)
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"Hands down! The best design sprint facilitators are from DSA!
You do not just have a coach who copies the famous book from Jake Knapp; you get a methodology tailored to your needs and optimises your team's results!
I highly recommend DSA and can not wait to work with them again!" 
Nadia Eraji, HEAD OF PRODUCT @ AR Enterprise Services by Snap Inc.
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