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Exercises

One of the great things about design sprints is how flexible they can be. There are lots of great exercises that as a facilitator you can use to tailor the sprint to the needs of your team. Browse our library of exercises to find the perfect one.

Planning

  • Review Roles
  • Schedule 4–6 people for testing interviews
  • Set Expectations
  • SWOT Analysis

Understand

  • 5 Why's
  • Ask the experts
  • Assumptions Board
  • Backburner Board
  • Card Sorting
  • Critical Path
  • How Might We
  • Needs, Wants, Desires
  • Pick a Target
  • Pitch Practice
  • Problem Statement
  • Review Research
  • Sprint Questions
  • Who What Where When

Diverge

  • Divide or Swarm
  • Four-Step Sketches
    • Mind Mapping
    • Idea Doodles
    • Speedy Eights
    • 3-Step Storyboard
  • Group Critique
  • Lightning Demos

Converge

  • 3-12-3
  • Art Museum
    • Heat Map
    • Speed Critique
    • Straw Poll
    • Supervote
  • Final Storyboard
  • Identify Conflicts

Prototype

  • Build a Prototype
  • Write a Testing Script

Analyse

  • Present the results
  • Sprint Retrospective

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