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Design Sprint
Developed first at Google Ventures, the Design Sprint is a tried-and-true method driving faster outcomes.
Design Sprints are a five-day process to:
- Mitigate risk and optimize product delivery to actual user needs
- Rapidly prototype to avoid costly delays and decrease time to market
- Build alignment on a project after a team experiences significant turnover
As a Design Sprint agency, Voltage Control has conducted hundreds of Design Sprints with diverse teams to launch innovate new products to market quickly. Our larger clients especially benefit from our expertise in helping scaling facilitative approaches to problem solving and helping organization become more agile.
Each day during the Design Sprint exercises are design to focus the team on a specific outcome.
Monday
Map problem
Tuesday
Sketch solutions
Wednesday
Decide on a solution
Thursday
Build a prototype
Friday
Test the solution
By the end, you’ll have a realistic prototype and actionable insights from people who we’ve observed interacting with the prototype. With the prototype in hand, you’ll be prepared to advocate internally for support and resources while also possessing a powerful understanding of what is most important for your target audience.
Testing ideas quickly in five days prevents you from getting emotionally attached to your ideas. This is critical, because as David Aycan points out, even when we know testing and validating is important, “It’s hard to acknowledge the faults in your baby when you’ve been invested for weeks or months.” —Fast Company
When you work with us you can rest assured that we will guide you through all of the necessary preparations and planning steps needed to build a prototype that will answer your most critical questions. Once your Sprint is complete we’ll help you iterate your prototype until it is ready to transfer to your team.
Let our expert facilitators lead you through the process. We can do it virtually or in-person. You’ll be amazed at what you can do in five days.
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