We presented this as part of our UXSTRAT 2018 workshop as a way to introduce Design Sprints to your organization.

1. UX STRAT Workshop
2 HOUR DESIGN SPRINT
Credit: Google Ventures & Jake Knapp
Image Credit: Design Sprint Kit

2. 10m 10m
10m 10m
Welcome & Introductions
Problem Framing
Problem Statement10m 10m
15m 10m
25m
Affinity Mapping + Themes
10m Present Themes
Vote on Themes
Fast 4ʼs
Design Sprint – Workshop Schedule
Present Fast 4’s
Vote on Designs
Final Shareout

3. Introductions - Meet the team
Who is joining us this week and what are you hoping to get out of this process?
10 min

4. Let’s Dive In
Research Q/A Session

5. Write with a thick dark sharpie.
Be succinct.
One idea per sticky note.
Not too broad, and not too narrow.
If you donʼt write it down it canʼt be voted on.
HMWʼs are the life blood of a Design Sprint,
without them you wonʼt get very far.
Too Broad Too Narrow
Just Right
Writing “How Might We”

6. More and more backpack shoppers are trying to answer questions about products through online
research. Whereas, in the past, purchasing outdoor activity equipment that had stringent fit
requirements was largely an in-store endeavor.
Lately, consumers had expressed in increased desire for the convenience of online research and
shopping for outdoor activity equipment, but their focus on stringent fit requirements has not
decreased.
Problem: they want to shop/purchase online, but how a backpack product fits on an individual's
body is a critical component of the perceived quality of ownership experience
Problem-Framing
10 mins

7. How might we simulate an in-person, try-on experience online for
shoppers looking to know how a backpack will sit on their body.
Problem Statement
10 mins

8. Lightning Talk
Letʼs explore the problem space.
Interview with a Hiker
10 min

9. Start grouping ideas into categories.
Don’t worry if the categories aren’t
immediately apparent. Look for
overlaps or duplicates to get started.
Name each theme
Affinity Mapping + Themes
15 min.

10. Each team member gets 4 dots.
The decider will vote with 2 dots.
It’s ok to vote on your own.
It’s ok to put more than one dot on the
same note
We’ll pay more attention to notes that have
multiple votes, so think strategically
We are not trying to get to one direction at
this point in time
Vote on the theme
10 min.

11. 10 mins
Fold your paper into 4 rectangles. Sketch 1 idea in each
rectangle rather than a storyboard.
Go for quantity, don’t worry about making these
beautiful, these are just for yourself.
Try to get beyond your initial idea.
Fast 4’s

12. Hang the sketches up as if in a gallery
or museum.
Then allow each person to present their
solution sketch.
Present Sketches at Table
10 mins

13. 10 mins
Give each person 4 dots to create heat maps/areas of
interest on the sketches.
The decider access the heat maps and is given 1 dot
to choose a winner after the team members vote.
Vote on Designs

14. The winning sketch’s owners’ present
their solution sketches to the large group.
Final Shareout to Group
30 mins

15. Congratulations!
How did you like that?
Credit: Google Ventures & Jake Knapp
Image Credit: Design Sprint Kit
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