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Jake Knapp Austin Sprint Series
In this fun, fast-paced, hands-on workshop series, you'll learn by doing as Jake leads you through the original Sprint and new pre-Sprint workshop formats.
On day one, Douglas and Erik will facilitate the room while Jake join virtually to 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.
Then day two will cover all new sprint formats developed by Jake for what happens before the Design Sprint.
Additionally, given our expertise in running hybrid events and the overwhelming interest in virtual options, we have virtual tickets available as well. All in-person attendees will receive a signed copy of Sprint by Jake Knapp and Beyond the Prototype by Douglas Ferguson.
Voltage Control is a change agency that helps leaders and teams change the way they work, innovate, learn, and lead. With a deep respect for tailored solutions, we conceive and design custom programs that take you on your change journey. We’ve helped companies like Nike, Apple, NASA, Church & Dwight, Charles Schwab, and more explore their changes. We believe your team has the answers and abilities for the change you seek, so our experiences are designed to help you extract them.
Thank you to our vendor partner CBRE for providing the space.
Thank you to our vendor partner Ruta Maya for providing delicious coffee for the event.
Then day two will cover all new sprint formats developed by Jake for what happens before the Design Sprint.
Additionally, given our expertise in running hybrid events and the overwhelming interest in virtual options, we have virtual tickets available as well. All in-person attendees will receive a signed copy of Sprint by Jake Knapp and Beyond the Prototype by Douglas Ferguson.
Voltage Control is a change agency that helps leaders and teams change the way they work, innovate, learn, and lead. With a deep respect for tailored solutions, we conceive and design custom programs that take you on your change journey. We’ve helped companies like Nike, Apple, NASA, Church & Dwight, Charles Schwab, and more explore their changes. We believe your team has the answers and abilities for the change you seek, so our experiences are designed to help you extract them.
Thank you to our vendor partner CBRE for providing the space.
Thank you to our vendor partner Ruta Maya for providing delicious coffee for the event.
Date
December 8-9, 2022
Time
9am - 6pm CT​
Location
Austin, TX
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What to expect
What to expect
In this series, on day one, Douglas and Jake 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. Then, day two will cover all new sprint formats developed by Jake for what happens before the Design Sprint. Additionally, we are offering a special VIP transformation package for anybody wanting to go deeper in their sprint journey with personal feedback and guidance from Jake and Voltage Control.
What You'll Learn
In this master class, Douglas and Jake 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. You'll also learn new sprint formats developed by Jake for what happens before the Design Sprint. Additionally, we are offering a special VIP transformation package for anybody wanting to go deeper in their sprint journey with personal feedback and guidance from Jake and Voltage Control.
How You'll Learn
The series will be activity-based with facilitation simulations and collaborative sessions. You’ll not only learn the concepts and principles, the why and how of sprints, you’ll also get to practice some of the methods in a safe space. We won’t just talk at you ; you’ll learn through doing, work with other participants, and get feedback. There will be plenty of time for Q&A, so you can learn from the creator of the Design Sprint and our experience running hundreds of workshops at some of the world’s largest enterprises. VIP package participants will also receive personal support from Jake and Voltage Control throughout the quarter following the in-person event.
Agenda
Day 1 AM
Jake's Design Sprint Origin Story, Simulate Day 1 of the Design Sprint
Day 1 PM
Simulate Day 2 & 3 of Design Sprint, Tips & Tricks for Day 4 & 5 of Design Sprint, Q&A
Day 2
World premier of pre-sprint workshop formats
VIP Transformation
Get personalized guidance on your project from Jake and Voltage Control
Who Should Attend
Leaders
Looking to accelerate innovation
Product Managers, Designers, and Founders
Looking to optimize product-market fit
Marketers
Looking to enhance product positioning
Consultants and Facilitators
Looking to boost their impact
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 sprints
Know when and why to run any of these sprints
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Jake Knapp
Jake Knapp is a designer, writer, and investor. During 10 years at Google, he helped build Gmail, co-founded Google Meet, and invented the Design Sprint. He has since coached hundreds of teams on product strategy at places like Miro, Slack, Nike, LEGO, IDEO, the Wall Street Journal, and the Harvard Business School. Today, he is a co-founder at Character Ventures, where he helps startups find product-market fit with Design Sprints.Jake is currently among the world’s tallest designers.
Douglas Ferguson
Douglas Ferguson is an entrepreneur and human-centered technologist. He is the founder and president of Voltage Control. He has helped transform teams from Nike, U.S. SOCOM, Google, the Air Force, Apple, Adobe, Dropbox, Fidelity, Vrbo, Liberty Mutual, Humana, and SAIC. Douglas is a Design Sprint and innovation expert, master facilitator, speaker, Fractional CTO/CPO, and author of four books: Magical Meetings, Beyond the Prototype, How to Remix Anything, and Start Within.
Venue
CBRE
500 W 2nd Street
Austin, TX 78701
Austin, TX 78701
What People Are Saying
I realized my entire role is facilitation. I have to do a lot of lateral influencing. So I use these skills even if it is not a super-structured workshop. Our product team has micro meetings all the time, and these methods help us get the most of those moments. My team can lean on me to facilitate. You will redesign the way you have conversations. I can’t believe every college student doesn’t have to take a class like this. This is how you collaborate. It is the underpinning of the future of work.
Savannah C.
PRODUCT DESIGNER @ TAILWIND
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