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Google Design Sprint
Recipes of how to facilitate design sprints for your team.
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When to use
At the start of a new project, when your team is stuck or when you need to speed up your development or decision-making process.
Why you should
To align the team on the right problem to solve or provide actionable solutions to a tightly scoped challenge.
What you get
New ideas and developed solutions for your challenge.
Steps to take
Each design sprint is centered on a single, clearly defined sprint challenge. Read more in "Further reading"
The length of time for your design sprints will be based on the goals and the needs of the team. Sprints can range from 1 to 5 days. Through the links below you can explore different sprint methods and recipes to create a sprint that works best for your team and needs.
Further reading
Examples of good challenges for a design sprints can be (referring to step 1):
- Redesign a user flow to increase conversion
- Explore new models for discovering products in your e-commerce app
- Improve the process for approving new projects
- Define the vision for a new product offering
The important thing is that you pick the methods that work best for your specific goal and plan the number of days for your sprint accordingly. Learn, explore, create and find out what works best for the types of problems you typically seek to solve.