Field guide
Design Sprint Companion
The worksheets that map to a five-day design sprint
- When to use it
- Reach for this when you’re running a design sprint and want a backbone for each day of the week.
- Time
- 5 days
- You walk away with
- A tested prototype and a clear decision
How it runs
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Monday
Frame the challenge
Turn the challenge into solvable “how might we” questions.
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Tuesday
Sketch solutions
Generate ideas with Crazy 8s and map the flow.
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Wednesday
Decide what to build
Prioritize the ideas and pick what to prototype.
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Thursday and Friday
Build and test
Build the prototype, then usability-test it with users.
Worksheets
Fill them in here and they save in your browser, or print the PDF. Nothing you type leaves your device.
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How Might We Worksheet
Frame the challenge as solvable questions
About 45 min PDF of How Might We Worksheet
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Sketching & Flows
Generate solutions with Crazy 8s and map the flow
About 45 min PDF of Sketching & Flows
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Prioritization Matrices
Decide what to prototype
About 1 hr 15 min Fill it in: Prioritization Matrices PDF of Prioritization Matrices
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Usability Test Guide
Test the prototype with users and score it
About 45 min PDF of Usability Test Guide
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