Design sprint training
3 Levels of Design Sprint Training
Discover Design Sprint
1 day - Level 1
An introductory workshop on Design Sprint in your company. Over the course of a day, familiarize your teams with this rapid innovation method: understand the key principles and experiment with a mini-prototype to test an idea.
Design Sprint Masterclass
4 days, Certification - Level 2
A masterclass designed for innovation teams, project managers, product owners, and designers. By working on a concrete topic from a real company and its actual issues, participants explore all stages of the Design Sprint method and develop the skills to apply it effectively in their context.
Design Sprint Mentoring
Personalized coaching - Level 3
Personalized support to conduct Design Sprints in your company. This mentoring program allows you to co-facilitate your real project with our expert and benefit from tools and support throughout the preparation process. You will gain autonomy, confidence, and the ability to integrate Design Sprint into your organization.
We provide Design Sprint training in schools and universities
Over five days, your students work on real business challenges, create prototypes, test them with real users, and develop essential skills: creativity, collaboration, and leadership.
Frequently asked questions
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We’re based in Lausanne Switzerland 🇨🇭, and we work internationally.
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Remote virtual Design Sprint
⚡️ Organizations need to innovate faster than ever, but distributed teams' work can be a tricky challenge. So what about running a fully remote virtual Design Sprint? Sounds crazy? - well, we think that it's the perfect solution.
With the Remote Virtual Design Sprint, we are potentially compressing months of work into a few days, with no travel-time, hotel-reservations, or other restrictions (i.e., travel-bans). Everyone can participate remotely from the comfort of their own home.
Three years ago, it would have been impossible to offer such a service. However, the tools to make Remote Virtual Design Sprints a reality are now here. The Design Sprint community has done a lot of testing and experimenting. Tools such as Miro or Mural have integrated feedback from design sprint leaders to make it suitable for a Design Sprint. So today, thanks to these tools and our experience of running in-person Sprints with more than 60 companies, we are ready to accompany you in your virtual workshops.
Throughout your remote virtual Design Sprint, we will interact with each other in real-time by videoconferencing on Zoom. Mural, a virtual whiteboard on which everyone can contribute, allows us to run practical exercises and keep track of our ideas. A simple piece of paper and a pen will help you capture your sketches which will be shared on the whiteboard as well.
Remote Collaboration softwares
What is the best team for a design sprint?
The key to the success of a Design Sprint is to bring together a small multidisciplinary team of 5 to 7 people. When we carry out the Design Sprint, we ask for undivided attention and active participation during the first three days. We from Design Sprint Ltd. take care of the prototyping and user testing on days 4 and 5. All team members are then reconvened to discover the results of the Sprint either live on day 5, or later while watching the replays.
Requirements
- An important and well-defined Sprint Challenge
- A team of 5-7 people
- A decision-maker (the Sponsor of the project)
- Each participant has a computer, a headset / microphone, a good WIFI connection.
Typical agenda
(for teams within the same time zone)
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
(busy parents friendly)
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9AM – 11:30AM
-break-
1:30PM – 3PM
-break-
3:30PM – 5PM
– – – – – – – – – – - Thursday: Designers only
- Friday (watch tests): 3:30PM – 6PM
Deliverables
- On day 4, we will create a high-fidelity prototype that captures the concepts defined on the previous days.
- On day 5, we will present this prototype to future users or potential customers. The interviews and user reactions are filmed, and the lessons are captured using a scorecard.
Outcomes
- Reduced risk and uncertainty
- An aligned team and a clear strategy
- Data to take important, informed decisions
- Dramatically improved speed of execution
- Clarity to the innovation process
- Engagement and momentum for a key project
- First-hand learning experience in User Experience design
- Remote collaboration experience
Testimonials
Discover our official Remote Design Sprint Template for Mural and Miro
Our Design Sprint template is now available on Mural, Miro and Invision Freehand
Case study: Discover how one of our design sprint workshops contributed to the creation of the new swiss neobank Yuh, a partnership between Swissquote and Postfinance.
Let's sprint together
We’re based in Lausanne Switzerland 🇨🇭, and we work internationally.
Ready to take action and accelerate your innovation?
Let’s organize your next Design Sprint together starting today!
UX Design - User Experience
UX Design - User experience design
The Design Sprint is part of a trend of the current web: continuously improving the User Experience (UX) and specifically the User Centered Design (UCD).
Today, to stand out from the competition, the key is to take special care developing the User Experience (UX). The application is only part of a much larger sequence:
Sally was watching TV and saw an ad for Zalando with the dress of her dreams: she grabs her iPad and connects to the website, checks the dress carefully and buys it. She will receive it at home two days later in a nice colorful box.
This experience combines the visual and the soundtrack of the TV ad, the simplicity of ordering on the site, the impatient waiting to receive her package at home and Sally’s pleasure to try on her new dress
To visualise this experience, like a tv show’s writer would do, requires a perfect knowledge of its target audience : the slightest bug can lead to the failure of the overall process.
This is probably the real challenge of a Design Sprint : Understanding the needs of your future users : what are the key features of the App ? what will make your user validate the purchase ?
Companies active in a digital world must continually reinvent themselves and strive to do better than the competition. The design , to be effective , must be tested very early on real users. Putting the product in the hands of neutral and objective users can quickly identify their qualities and weaknesses.
The huge advantage of design sprint is that in a few days, a prototype will be created and tested , with no code having been written.
In the end, a real time saver and the unique possibility of having been mistaken without too much of consequence. Don’t forget, the prototype is a TEST, not the real product!
Figma
Cursor AI
Lovable
Krea AI
Photoshop
Midjourney
Why
- Create products adapted to the target audience
- Integrating the user into the design
- Test the ergonomic aspects
- Iteratively improve the product
How
- Long-term accompaniment
- User interviews
- Experience mapping
- Customer Care
- Personas
- Wireframing, black and white wireframes
- Ergonomics tests
- Interaction design
Result
- A product that evolves in an agile way and focuses on the user’s needs
- A roadmap of upcoming features
- A dialogue between the customer and its users
Let's sprint together
We’re based in Lausanne Switzerland 🇨🇭, and we work internationally.
Ready to take action and accelerate your innovation?
Let’s organize your next Design Sprint together starting today!
Rapid digital prototyping
Digital Prototypes
Give the illusion of presenting a real website or a real App. Within a few days, or sometimes even a few hours, thanks to our teams skills and rapid prototyping experience we are able to simulate a final product.
The digital prototype can be different level of fidelity. Low or mild fidelity prototypes are perfect for testing a business concept or an idea. High fidelity prototypes look realistic and represents almost finished product.
A prototype simulates the design of product or concept, without writing any code. Being agile, our team review often and adapt working tools quickly. It allows us to use the most advanced softwares in the field. We are work with tools such as Figma, Cursor AI, Lovable, Krea AI or Adobe Photoshop to make even the most complex ideas tangible.
Figma
Cursor AI
Lovable
Krea AI
Photoshop
Midjourney
Case study, the prototype of the Swiss Tech Convention Center Website
Why
- Making an idea tangible
- Simulate the product
- Pitching your product to an investor
- Communicating with developers
- Iterative product design
How
- First sketches, concept
- Zoning work
- Wireframing, black and white wireframing model
- Graphic design of the views
- Interaction design
- Guide style or system design
Result
- A realistic app containing real data and a test scenario that can be presented to various stakeholders or investors.
- First prototype that can be presented to future users and improved according to their feedback.
Case study: Discover how one of our design sprint workshops contributed to the creation of the new swiss neobank Yuh, a partnership between Swissquote and Postfinance.
Let's sprint together
We’re based in Lausanne Switzerland 🇨🇭, and we work internationally.
Ready to take action and accelerate your innovation?
Let’s organize your next Design Sprint together starting today!
Iteration Design Sprint
⚡️ The first design sprint brought a ton of new knowledge and new qualitative data. Now your team has a good hunch of what will work or not.
If you need to push the project further fast, and capitalize on the Momentum you've created. Then an iteration design sprint is the solution.
The iteration sprint can be organized one or two weeks after the initial design sprint workshop.
It follows the structure of a classic Design Sprint, only way faster. The team exactly knows what to expect, and mutual trust is already built.
This time, we skip some exercises and go straight to the point. In a way, we already have a very good idea of what our solution should be because we’ve learned so much the week before.
We start the week with a retrospective of the first Sprint’s outcomes. What should we focus on? What didn’t work? What are the opportunities? When the team is aligned, we all sketch new concepts that will serve as a base for a better prototype.
Day 2 is devoted to prototyping. In one day, we usually get a leaner, more-focused prototype that is also more realistic. This is the perfect base for your future MVP. If feasibility is a concern, make sure you onboard engineers or tech specialists on this iteration.
On the third day, we test. Sometimes with the same customers, or with totally new testers. We will be able to validate our assumptions and tailor the perfect product, ready for execution.
Requirements
- An important and well-defined Sprint Challenge
- Having run a design sprint 1-2 weeks before
- A team of 5-7 people
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a decision-maker (the sponsor of the project)
Sample agenda
- Wednesday: 9:30 – 16:30
- Thursday: Designers
- Friday: 9:30 – 16:30
Deliverables
- On day 2, we will have created a better, leaner and more accurate prototype based on what we know will work.
- On day 3, we will present this prototype to future users or potential customers in order to get validation.
Outcomes
- Reduced risk and uncertainty
- An aligned team and a clear strategy
- Data to take important, informed decisions
- Dramatically improved speed of execution
- Clarity to the innovation process
- Engagement and momentum for a key project
- First-hand learning experience in User Experience design
Why not make every design sprint 3 days?
The iteration design sprint is an amazing format, but is only suitable as a follow-up on a previous design sprint about the same topic.
With just 3 days, we can’t explore new horizons or create totally new ideas, we go straight to the point and improve what already exists in order to build a more refined prototype and validate our assumptions.
Testimonials
Let's sprint together
We’re based in Lausanne Switzerland 🇨🇭, and we work internationally.
Ready to take action and accelerate your innovation?
Let’s organize your next Design Sprint together starting today!
Design Sprint in Education
Accelerate practical learning with Design Sprint in education
A transformative educational tool for colleges and universities
Design Sprint in education offers an immersive and practical method for students in Bachelor’s and Master’s level programs at higher education institutions, allowing them to work on real-world problems from startups or large companies. This approach, concentrated over a five-day period, engages students in concrete challenges while promoting action-based learning.
Why choose Design Sprint for education?
Learning based on real cases
Our workshops enable students to dive into current business problems, providing them with invaluable experience that transcends traditional theoretical education. Each group of 6-7 participants works as a team on a tangible project, in healthy “competition” with other groups, which not only creates positive emulation but also enriches their understanding and prepares them for future professional challenges.
Development of interdisciplinary skills
The Design Sprint format encourages collaboration among students from various disciplines, allowing the development of skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and leadership. This holistic approach is essential for training professionals capable of navigating complex and rapidly evolving work environments.
Stimulated innovation and creativity
In a structured environment, students are guided by our highly experienced team to generate innovative ideas and transform them into testable prototypes. This rapid concept validation method allows students to see the results of their ideas and receive direct feedback from real users, thus strengthening their confidence in their creative and innovative capabilities.
Our successes in educational Design Sprints
Large-scale workshops at CREA School in Geneva
Our largest sprints were conducted at CREA School in Geneva, involving more than 100 Bachelor and Master level students divided into 12 groups over five days. These sessions allowed students to work in groups on a variety of problems, offering a rich dynamic and a profound impact on their academic and professional training.
Engage your students in a unique educational adventure
Adopt Design Sprint to transform the educational experience at your institution. Prepare your students to be the innovators and leaders of tomorrow by offering them practical training that goes beyond conventional limits. Contact us to discover how we can customize our workshops to meet the specific needs of your school or university.
Our specialized services for the education sector
Design Sprint workshops for education
These large-format sessions are specifically designed for schools and universities wishing to integrate practical approaches into their curricula. In just five days, we offer workshops where students work in groups of 6-7 on real-world problems provided by startups or large companies. These workshops facilitate a total immersion in the professional world while promoting innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Development of educational prototypes
We guide students in developing prototypes, allowing them to put their ideas into practice and receive immediate feedback. This crucial step enhances their practical understanding and prepares them to face market challenges after their studies.
User testing adapted to the educational context
Students test their prototypes with real users or target customers, often from the same application domain as the project. These feedback sessions are essential for learning how to refine products to meet the actual needs of end-users, thus offering a valuable experience in the concept validation process.
Transform your approach to education innovation
Integrate Design Sprint into your curriculum to provide students with an education that not only meets academic requirements but also effectively prepares them for their future careers with our team of seasoned design professionals who can transmit their passion and field experience. Contact us to discover how we can collaborate with your institution to create enriching and practical educational experiences.
Get involved
You are the experts in your field. The key to a successful Design Sprint is to bring together a small, multidisciplinary team of 5-7 people. We require a minimum of three days’ effective presence (workshop part).
Your team is also invited to prototype and watch Live testing on Day 5.
Our services for key projects in Education
- Design Sprint Workshops focused on digitization: These intensive sessions are designed to identify and break down specific challenges of digital transformation, generate tailored solutions, and quickly test ideas to ensure their effectiveness and relevance.
- Figma Prototype Design: Creating testable prototypes (usually with Figma) not only allows us to visualize the proposed solutions but also to validate their effectiveness in achieving your digitization goals.
- User Testing: We organize feedback sessions with real users who reflect your target market to refine technologies before deployment, ensuring a smooth and effective transition to advanced digital solutions.
- Strategic Analysis: Assessing market trends and customer needs to steer the sprints towards the most impactful solutions.
Take a step ahead in developing technological solutions that not only meet current needs but also anticipate future challenges. Contact us to discover how we can help us facilitate your digital transformation.
They sprint with us
Design sprint trainings
Design Sprint Mentorship
Personalized coaching
UX Design – User Experience
We support you in the design and conception of your innovative products and services
Rapid digital prototyping
Thanks to rapid prototyping, we can simulate a digital product and make it tangible in a few hours.
Iteration Design Sprint
Classic 5 days Design Sprint to prototype and test the most innovative ideas
Let's sprint together
We’re based in Lausanne Switzerland 🇨🇭, and we work internationally.
Ready to take action and accelerate your innovation?
Let’s organize your next Design Sprint together starting today!
User testing
The main risk of a new product or service creation is that it won't find its audience. That users may not understand or accept they must change their habits.Testing is the way to improve your concept significantly before you start coding. Those few hours can save you tons of money.
User tests can be performed either in 1:1 face-to-face or remotely using Skype, for example. We record each session, and, even if required, we can live stream.
The tests take about 20 minutes per participant. Unlike some scientific practices performed by specialists of user research ( Eyetracking, AB testing, user panels, etc.), our tests will be straightforward and pragmatic.
We will put our target group customers in front of the prototype, and ask them to perform a few simple tasks, without guiding them too much. We will carefully observe their verbal and emotional reactions, “pain points,” ergonomic problems. By asking open questions, we will allow customers to express themselves as much as possible and to bring their thoughts. It is often in this way that the most interesting insights appear.
We will also ask them about the purpose of the product or service to validate its business model. As potential users, would they want to use this product? How much would they pay to use it? How could it be improved? etc
The tests are filmed, which will allow you to study in detail the reactions to your prototype.
A few minutes of testing with a neutral user will reveal most flaws or potential for improvement: remember, the prototype doesn’t have to be perfect, it should above all help you create the real product and avoid the pitfalls inherent to the creation of a digital service.
Why
- Confronting a product to its market
- Quickly detect opportunities for improvement
- Validate or prioritize functionalities
- Obtain answers to your questions without having launched the product beforehand
How
- 1:1 tests (face-to-face)
- Remote testing (Skype, etc.)
- Test Scenario
- The tests are recorded and can be livestreamed.
- Scorecard to fill in
Result
- Scorecard for product review
- Detected Pain Points
- Prioritized Features
- Opportunities and new ideas
Case study: Discover how one of our design sprint workshops contributed to the creation of the new swiss neobank Yuh, a partnership between Swissquote and Postfinance.
Let's sprint together
We’re based in Lausanne Switzerland 🇨🇭, and we work internationally.
Ready to take action and accelerate your innovation?
Let’s organize your next Design Sprint together starting today!
Digital MVP in 30 days
Digital MVP in 30 Days
A unique service combining UX, Data, and Artificial Intelligence
Thanks to our expert team you can quickly launch the first functional version of your digital tool, integrating AI and your company data.
The words “digitalization” and “artificial intelligence” are on everyone’s lips and at the top of companies’ priority lists, but often, they remain just words.
- How to concretely start a digital or AI project in Switzerland?
- Experiment rapidly in a safe and controlled environment?
- Test the real potential of AI, using company data?
We have a solution:
Week 1
Design Sprint
We bring together your entire team during the first week, particularly for the first three days (strategic workshop). This initial design sprint, led by our team, will set the project on the right track, prototype, and test the concept.
Week 2
Build
In the second week, Olympe takes over and begins actual development of the application using their full-stack low-code technology. Only your IT department and a subject matter expert will be actively engaged to answer questions.
Week 3
Test
The first functional version is released by Olympe. We organize a new user testing session on Wednesday to identify opportunities for improvement.
Week 4
Deliver
During this last week, Olympe integrates the changes and prepares the launch of the MVP, which will be delivered to you by the end of the month.
We Build Your Minimum Viable Product (MVP) in 1 Month
Deliverables
Week 1
- A realistic prototype (Figma)
- 1 qualitative test session evaluated in a scorecard
Week 3
- A first testable low-code MVP
- 1 new qualitative test session on the functional product
Week 4
- A functional MVP using data, potentially AI
- Data model based on your data
Results
- Reduced uncertainty and risk
- Accelerated time-to-market
- Exploration of AI potential
- Team alignment around clear strategies
- Possibility to test with real data
- Creating data to facilitate decision-making
- Significant improvement in execution speed
- Creation of momentum for key projects
- Introduction to user experience (UX) for your team
Your Involvement
Your whole team will be involved for just 3 days during the first week for the design sprint workshop with Design Sprint SA.
The following 3 weeks, Olympe SA takes over for the technical implementation phase, directly interacting with your IT department.
Week 1
Week 2-4
Week 1 ・Design Sprint workshop organized Design Sprint SA
During the first week, Design Sprint SA organizes a 5-day workshop with your team.
The goal of this close collaboration is to understand your objectives, generate interface and service ideas, align subject matter experts, and create a rapid prototype using the design tool Figma.
On the last day, UX tests are conducted with real users or target clients. This iterative and collaborative process quickly validates concepts and minimizes risks before moving to the development phase.
Weeks 2,3,4・Fullstack Low-code Development by Olympe
Olympe SA then takes over to transform this prototype into an operational MVP in three weeks. Using their integrated fullstack low-code development platform, Olympe SA integrates your real company data from various sources such as databases, business applications, and ERP, CRM tools (Excel, SAP, SharePoint, Salesforce, Oracle, Service Now, Microsoft Azure, Google Drive…), to create a fully functional MVP ready for internal or market testing. AI integration concepts can also be tested by connecting your MVP with Chat GPT or Microsoft Copilot and over thirty AI models, some of which are open source, allowing full control of the data.
Founded in 2015 by Steph Cruchon, Design Sprint Ltd is Europe’s most experienced design sprint agency. Based in Lausanne, Switzerland, we work internationally. The mission of Design Sprint Ltd is to help large companies, organizations, and startups innovate and reinvent themselves through 5-day design sprint workshops.
Sounds Familiar?
- Ineffective organizations and slow change
- Unclear goals and vague issues
- Paperwork and cumbersome processes
- Indecision or soft consensus
- Office politics or clashing egos
- Stalled projects, inability to execute
Design Sprint ⚡️
- Structured workshops, delivering tangible, fast and immediately usable results
- Simple problem framing and prioritization
- Pragmatism, agility and efficiency
- Fair, transparent and well-grounded decision making processes
- Respectful listening, constructive criticism and alignment
- Sprints are fun! Motivated employees involved in the search for solutions
A Technology Leader Focused on Business Impact
Founded in 2015 by experienced technology professionals at EPFL, Olympe is a leading innovator of enterprise software solutions in Switzerland. Over the years, Olympe has established itself as a trusted partner thanks to customer-focused approach and commitment to delivering real business impact. The product has enabled companies in various sectors to transform their operations, reduce costs and gain a competitive edge.
3 niveaux d’intégration de vos data
1. Fake Data
Olympe can generate fake demo data using AI
2. Sample Data
Olympe works with an extract of data, for example in .XLS format.
3.Real Data Integration
Olympe connects your company's real data (SAP, Oracle, Sharepoint...) to your MVP
Frequently Asked Questions
This is the first functional version of your product, which can be tested with your target audience.
This implies that we go beyond the validation of desirability. We also validate the technical feasibility and economic viability of the tool.
Olympe’s composition platform lets you build functional interfaces in record time, and link them to real data.
The product concept will actually be created or refined during the first week of the design sprint. The Prototype will align your team and solidify this vision.
On the other hand, it’s important that you have an important business need to address at the start of the week, which will enable you to launch the project and bring your team together:
– Either a major issue that’s slowing you down, paralyzing your organization or costing you money
– A great opportunity to be seized quickly
The first three days (strategic part) are mandatory. This is the best way to build a meaningful product based on real-life use cases.
Days 4 (Prototype) and 5 (Test) are recommended, but are optional for the whole team.
Following the initial design sprint, during the construction phase, only 1 business expert and 1 IT person will be mobilized to answer Olympe’s questions on average once a day.
You may have already heard of No code or Low code tools such as Webflow, Framer or Bubble.
These tools target a designer audience with strong visual needs, but limited functional requirements. The use cases are very simple websites or Apps, destined to be discarded quickly after the MVP phase. The code generated is generally of low quality and not very scalable.
These tools are hosted in the USA, unnecessarily exposing your data.
Based in Switzerland, Olympe, on the other hand, is an advanced Fullstack Low-code composition platform aimed at web developers mastering stacks such as React Typescript or Javascript in general.
There are no more limits: developers can use pre-programmed “bricks”, or code their own in a flexible way.
Olympe accesses your corporate data, such as Excel, SharePoint, databases or your business applications (ERP, CRM, production, …) and can manipulate them using AI if required in an extremely precise and creative way.
Yes, that’s one of the great strengths of this model: during the MVP phase, you can thoroughly test your tool with your target audience.
Then you have three choices:
- Stop because the product doesn’t deliver the expected value
- Develop the project, in the traditional way, over the long term with the chosen technology, using the MVP as a basis for your work.
- Or simply keep the MVP and continue building on Olympus! In this case, nothing changes: all you have to do is add new features and scale on the existing base.
Some customers run Apps with tens of thousands of users on Olympus.
Let's launch your MVP
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Strategic alignment workshops
⚡️Every company faces complicated times, big problems or risky situations. Teams need to take important decisions and make alignment fast.
We live in an era of unprecedented opportunities: AI, automation, and innovation are transforming industries at lightning speed.
But with endless possibilities comes a critical challenge: how do you align stakeholders, prioritize effectively, and stay ahead of the curve in a world of competing priorities and constant change?
As facilitation specialists, we are here to support you in an unbiased and structured manner.Using an external Facilitator-Consultant allows you to avoid potentially explosive situations and smoothly manage difficult personalities and emotions within a group.
We are pioneers in Europe of Design Sprint, a methodology developed by Jake Knapp at Google Ventures. Design Sprint is a “greatest hit” of design thinking and user-centered design (UX Design).
Our clients in Switzerland, France, and around the world come from a variety of industries challenging their services, digital and physical products: banks, insurance companies, healthcare institutions, and health tech start-ups, energy, government, and public authorities.
A shorter design sprint?
No! A complete sprint design in 5 days always ends with the prototyping and testing of the solution. Strategic Alignment Workshop lasts two day. The activities are very close to the ones of the classical Design Sprint, but in more condensed way. The challenge of this workshop needs to be very precise.
The purpose of this workshop is to align the team about their goals, values and purposes.
Testimonials
Requirements
- a Sprint Challenge, important and VERY well defined
- a Team of 4-6 people
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a decision-maker, the sponsor of the project
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a pleasant place, adapted to collaborative work
Typical agenda
- Day 1:
9:30 AM – 4:30 PM - Day 2:
9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Deliverables
- Definition and categorization of problems and opportunities
- Prioritization of pain-points
- Solution concepts (Solution sketches) voted and prioritized anonymously
- Decision, Vision and Next Steps
Result
- Allow everyone to express themselves in an objective manner
- Sharing views in mutual respect
- Aligning the team with the strategy
- Finding answers to important questions
- Make decisions in a collective, not rushed manner
Let's sprint together
We’re based in Lausanne Switzerland 🇨🇭, and we work internationally.
Ready to take action and accelerate your innovation?
Let’s organize your next Design Sprint together starting today!
Web & Apps design
Design and creation of websites and mobile applications
At Design Sprint Ltd. we are proud to have a very experienced team. Each of our designers, senior UX / UI, is a graduate of a design school and has spent over 15 years in web design: designing, prototyping, coding, launching and maintaining websites, mobile applications, services and innovative products.
Our process regularly starts with a Design Sprint, but we can intervene later, when the specifications are already well defined for example.
In addition to the Design / UX / Graphic Design work, we can take care of project management and act as Product Owner on the most complex projects.
When the technical requirements are relatively simple (for example the creation of a Wordpress site or a Shopify shop) we do everything ourselves.
When the needs are more technical (Apple iOS or Android applications), Intranet, Drupal sites, etc. We collaborate with the best development teams in French-speaking Switzerland to bring your websites and applications to life.
Figma
Cursor AI
Lovable
Krea AI
Photoshop
Midjourney
Why
- We assist from the concept to execution
- Create products adapted to the target audience
- Integrate the user in the development process
- Agile development
- Improving Product with iterative design
- Swiss-made development quality
How
- Long-term accompaniment
- Style Guides and design systems
- Agile development Sprint (2 weeks)
- Sprint review to adapt the backlog and prioritize
Result
- A product that evolves in an agile way and focuses on the needs of the user.
- Professional quality website or app.
- Evolutionary product that can be improved at any time and developed over time, in line with your objectives and budget.
Let's sprint together
We’re based in Lausanne Switzerland 🇨🇭, and we work internationally.
Ready to take action and accelerate your innovation?
Let’s organize your next Design Sprint together starting today!
Product Design and rapid prototyping
1. Defining Objectives
To start, we'll clarify together the expected outcomes of the project to create a user experience that aligns with the users' needs and business objectives.
- Understanding the project's needs.
- Defining specific objectives for the prototype.
- Creating quick sketches to explore design ideas.
2. Research and Analysis
Next, we analyze user needs, market trends, and competitors to create an optimal user experience.
- Gathering information about users.
- Testing digital competitors and selecting industry best practices.
- Analyzing data to guide the design of the prototype.
3. Prototyping
Informed by the first two phases, we create your prototype. This could be a mobile app, software, a dashboard, a website, or even a process. The goal of this prototype is to be tested by your users before we design its final version and proceed with development.
- Creating more elaborate versions with finer details.
- Defining the structure, layout of elements, and navigation.
- Using prototyping tools like Figma to create interactive versions with limited functionalities.
- Focusing on the layout, navigation, and basic interactions.
Figma
Cursor AI
Lovable
Krea AI
Photoshop
Midjourney
4. User Testing
Once your functional prototype is ready, we conduct user testing and submit your prototype to qualified users. This allows us to validate or invalidate your hypotheses in terms of ergonomics, economics, or technology, and also to identify and resolve potential issues before the final design. We regularly conduct user tests for our clients and offer this service on demand. If you’re interested in user testing, click here.
5. Prototype iteration
Thanks to the insights from user testing, we make modifications and improvements to the prototype interfaces to achieve a more efficient and user-friendly final design. Of course, user testing can be conducted after each iterative phase.
- Collecting and analyzing user feedback to highlight strengths and areas for improvement in the interface.
- Identifying and incorporating improvements into the prototype for an interface aligned with user needs.
Thanks to our Design Sprints, we reach this point in just a week.
Design Sprint workshops are accelerators. They enable direct collaboration with domain experts, fostering rapid idea convergence and the creation of a tangible prototype ready for testing.
6. High-Fidelity Design
High-fidelity design reflects the appearance and behavior of the final product and includes all the essential views, graphics, and functional elements required for development.
- Detailed graphic design of all views.
- Integration of all interactions.
- Validation of the prototype with stakeholders, including clients and members of the development team.
7. Transfer to development
Once the design is finalized and validated, we ensure a smooth transition to development, closely accompanying the team to bring the final user interface to life.
- Documenting the details of the prototype, including interactions, visual elements, and other relevant specifications.
- Providing the necessary files and documents to developers.
- Collaborating with the development team to ensure a smooth transition from the prototype to the final product.
Product Design Service
Depending on your budget or the progress of your project, we can support you in various phases. You have a prepaid day credit to allocate as your project progresses. You can simply book your days flexibly, typically one or two weeks in advance.
Timelines provided are indicative. The duration of each phase may vary depending on the complexity of the project.
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Let’s talk about your design needs. Get in touch with a designer at contact@design-sprint.com or schedule a video call.
Google Ventures Design Sprint
⚡️We help you move your business forward, innovate, and achieve tangible results in 5 days. It’s a promise!
We compress months of work into a few days of effective, pleasant, and creative collaboration. We align your teams and deliver results quickly, even on complex issues.
We are pioneers in Europe of Google Ventures Design Sprint, a methodology developed by Jake Knapp at GV. Design Sprint is a “greatest hit” of design thinking and user-centered design (UX Design).
Design Sprints are currently being used at some of the world’s leading companies such as Google, Uber, Medium, Slack, Facebook, The New York Times, Twitter, Dropbox, and Airbnb.
Our clients come from Switzerland, France, and the whole world. Each of them challenge and rethink the products or services of various industries including finance, insurance, healthcare, health tech, energy, government, and public administration.
The Design Sprint Process
The idea is, in fact, very simple. A small team clears its calendar for a week and dedicates itself to following the process, rapidly progressing from challenges to tested solutions.
Your team is actively involved in designing the concept for the first three days of the Sprint.
On day 4, our top-notch designers, along with some members of your team, will create a realistic prototype.
Real customers or stakeholders will then test that very prototype on day 5. We will collect and analyze the user feedback together to assess the potential of your concept. After the Sprint, we will help you take the next steps to move the project forward.
The Design Sprint Process
Requirements
- An important and well-defined Sprint Challenge
- A team of 5-7 people
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a decision-maker (the sponsor of the project)
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a dedicated physical space adapted for creativity
Sample agenda
- Monday: 9:30 – 16:30
- Tuesday: 9:30 – 16:30
- Wednesday: 9:30 – 16:30
- Thursday: 9:30 – 17:30 (reduced team)
- Friday: 9:30 – 16:30
Deliverables
- On day 4, we will have created a high-fidelity prototype allowing us to test the concepts imagined during the previous days.
- On day 5, we will present this prototype to future users or potential customers. The interviews and user reactions are filmed, and the lessons are captured using a scorecard.
Outcomes
- Reduced risk and uncertainty
- An aligned team and a clear strategy
- Data to take important, informed decisions
- Dramatically improved speed of execution
- Clarity to the innovation process
- Engagement and momentum for a key project
- First-hand learning experience in User Experience design
Get involved
You are the experts in your field. The key to a successful Design Sprint is to bring together a small, multidisciplinary team of 5-7 people. We require a minimum of three days’ effective presence (workshop part).
Your team is also invited to prototype and watch Live testing on Day 5.
Case study: Discover how one of our design sprint workshops contributed to the creation of the new swiss neobank Yuh, a partnership between Swissquote and Postfinance.
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Foundation sprint
⚡️ Officially launched in 2025, the Foundation Sprint is the latest tool created by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky, the authors of the design sprint methodology.
This two-day workshop helps you establish the essential foundations for a major project or even a brand new business, starting from zero.
Equally suited to startups and large organizations, the Foundation Sprint helps align your team or stakeholders around a shared vision, focus early on your differentiation, and define the best strategic approach to drive your project to success.
Start strong with the Foundation Sprint
As specialists in facilitation and design sprints, we bring structured and objective support to your project.
Working with an experienced external facilitator helps defuse tensions, manage strong personalities, and maintain a positive and productive group dynamic.
Design Sprint Ltd and the Foundation Sprint
We are proud to be among the pioneers of the design sprint in Europe.
Since 2017, we have been working closely with Jake Knapp, building both a strong professional relationship and a true friendship.
Our side project, Genius Loci Medals, is even featured in Jake and John’s new book, Click, and is used as the main case study for the “Magic Lenses” exercise.
Requirements
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a Team of 2 to 6 people
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a Decider sponsoring the project
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a comfortable, collaborative working space
Typical Agenda
- Day 1:
9:30am – 4:30pm - Day 2:
9:30am – 4:30pm
Day 1
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defining your Basics: target audience, problems solved, competitive advantages, market alternatives, and competitors
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defining your Differentiation: identifying what makes your solution truly unique or radically different
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Day 2
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generating and reviewing different Approaches: possible strategies to reach your goal
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testing ideas through the Magic Lenses to assess their strength and mid-term potential
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writing a Founding Hypothesis to be used as the sprint challenge for a future design sprint
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We’re based in Lausanne Switzerland 🇨🇭, and we work internationally.
Ready to take action and accelerate your innovation?
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