Google Ventures

The Design Sprint Methodology

The Design Sprint is a five-day process for answering critical business questions through design, prototyping, and testing ideas with customers. Developed at Google Ventures, it compresses months of work into a single week.

3 workshops 6 exercises

Design Sprint Workshops

Design Sprint Exercises

The 5-Day Sprint

1

Map

Monday: Map out the problem and pick an important place to focus.

2

Sketch

Tuesday: Sketch competing solutions on paper.

3

Decide

Wednesday: Make decisions and turn ideas into a testable hypothesis.

4

Prototype

Thursday: Build a realistic prototype.

5

Test

Friday: Test with target customers and learn.