Design Sprint Master Class

The Design Sprint is a method for answering big questions quickly.

In this master class, Douglas will rapidly lead you through all five stages of the Design Sprint process, teaching how the various steps fit together and why and how they work. You’ll learn tips and tricks for facilitating a Design Sprint (whether it’s your first or 101st) and for incorporating these techniques into normal meetings.

Date

March 4, 2020

Time

9am - 5pm CT​

Location

Live Online

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What to expect

What to Expect

In this master class, Douglas will rapidly lead you through all five stages of the Design Sprint process, teaching how the various steps fit together and why and how they work. You’ll learn tips and tricks for facilitating a Design Sprint (whether it's your first or 101st) and for incorporating these techniques into normal meetings.

What You'll Learn

In this fun, fast-paced, hands-on workshop, you'll learn by doing as Douglas Ferguson, President of Voltage Control, leads you through a complete sprint—super-compressed into 8 hours.

How You'll Learn

Lead a team through the Design Sprint process with confidence Map out a challenge and choose the most important place to start Identify crucial business and product questions to be answered in your sprint Sketch a solution with confidence, even if you're not a designer or artist Make smart decisions without lengthy discussion Choose the right prototyping method for your product or service Conduct 1:1 customer interviews to test hypotheses before you invest months of work and millions of dollars Integrate Design Sprint methods into your product development calendar—as well as your normal workday

Agenda

Lead a team through the Design Sprint process with confidence

Map out a challenge and choose the most important place to start

Identify crucial business and product questions to be answered in your sprint

Sketch a solution with confidence, even if you're not a designer or artist

Make smart decisions without lengthy discussion

Choose the right prototyping method for your product or service

Conduct 1:1 customer interviews to test hypotheses before you invest months of work and millions of dollars

Integrate Design Sprint methods into your product development calendar—as well as your normal workday

Who Should Attend

Startup founders

who want to learn the power of Design Sprint

Executives at large companies

who want to level up their facilitation skill

Team leaders and managers

who want to build products based on customer insights

Product managers

who want to get to get to market faster

Key Takeaways

Lead a team through the Design Sprint process with confidence

Map out a challenge and choose the most important place to start

Identify crucial business and product questions to be answered in your sprint

Sketch a solution with confidence, even if you're not a designer or artist

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Douglas Ferguson

Douglas is an entrepreneur and human-centered technologist with over 20 years of experience. He is president of Voltage Control, an Austin-based workshop agency that specializes in Design Sprints and innovation workshops. Prior to Voltage Control, Douglas held CTO positions at numerous Austin startups where he led product and engineering teams using agile, lean, and human-centered design principles. While CTO at Twyla, Douglas worked directly with Google Ventures running Design Sprints and now brings this experience and process to companies everywhere. He recently published his first book, Beyond the Prototype, which offers a six-step plan for companies struggling with the shift from discovery to launch. Douglas is active in the Austin startup community where he serves on the board of several non-profits, mentors startups, and advises early-stage ventures. He spends his free time patching up modular synthesizers, playing guitar, and taking photographs. He graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
What People Are Saying

"Anyone that can construct a sequence of conversations to lead others is a metaskill. Anyone who participates in meetings or owns an agenda would benefit from this. It is a whirlwind, but you are among others who are in charge of making an impact. This is a practical, hands-on deep dive for managers, entrepreneurs, and leaders who can change their culture by leading meetings like a pro."

Mark T.

HEAD OF SERVICES FOR MURAL

"As a venture-backed direct-to-consumer company, what we learn through customer experience directly evolves who we are growing into for current and new customers. As we mature to more retail presence in an unprecedented time of disruption and opportunity, every team member must be empowered with the vulnerability to iterate and actively listen for how to be present. Design thinking and facilitation taught by Voltage Control punctuates that kind of learning perfectly."

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