Strategy

Lean UX Workshop

This is a hands-on session using design sprint methods to solve problems fast. Participants prototype, test with users, and validate ideas to reduce innovation risk.

Facilitation Script
Duration
4 days
Group Size
6-12
Category
Strategy
Format
In-person
Participants will:

  • Use structured design for problem-solving.

  • Practice collaborative ideation.

  • Validate assumptions via user testing.

  • Improve cross-functional communication.

  • Build prototypes to communicate design concepts.

The team will:

  • Validate business model assumptions.

  • Define a clear value proposition.

  • Identify key risks and ways to address them.

9:00am-9:15am
BREAK 15 min
Introductions
9:15am-9:30am
BREAK 15 min
Icebreaker
9:30am-10:00am
Service Design Tools 30 min
Hypothesis Generation

A systematic approach to creating testable assumptions about user behavior, needs, and service solutions that can be val...

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10:00am-10:30am
Strategy 30 min
Assumption Mapping

Find your biggest assumptions and decide which ones to test first.

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10:30am-11:00am
Strategy 30 min
Min Specs

Specify only the absolute must-dos and must-not-dos. Strip away everything else to enable innovation, adaptation, and lo...

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11:00am-11:15am
BREAK 15 min
Morning Coffee Break
11:15am-11:45am
Design 30 min
Paper Prototyping

Quick low-fidelity concept testing using paper and scissors. Create moveable interface elements to simulate interactions...

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11:45am-12:15pm
Research 30 min
Guerilla Research Sprint

Get out of the building and talk to real users in this high-energy research sprint. In just 15 minutes, participants wil...

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12:15pm-12:45pm
Team Collaboration 30 min
What, So What, Now What?

Make sense of shared experiences through structured debrief. Move from observations (What?) to implications (So What?) t...

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12:45pm-1:00pm
BREAK 15 min
Next Steps/Daily Checkout

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For Facilitators

  • Review participant profiles and expectations
  • Prepare all materials and supplies
  • Test technology and room setup

For Participants

  • Complete pre-session survey
  • Review background materials
  • Prepare examples or case studies

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  • Large paper (A1 or flip chart).

  • Sticky notes (multiple colors).

  • Sharpie markers (black, blue, red).

  • Fine-tip markers.

  • Pens and pencils.

  • Dot stickers.

  • Masking tape.

  • Timer or stopwatch.

  • Strategy canvas templates.

  • Stakeholder mapping worksheets.

  • Roadmap planning templates.

  • Vision statement worksheets.

  • Success metrics templates.

  • Alignment framework templates.

  • Laptops/tablets.

  • WiFi.

  • Camera.

  • Projector/screen.

  • Power strips.

  • Printed backups.


Tip: I always bring extra markers. They disappear!

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  • Facilitator Guide (PDF)
  • Participant Workbook Template
  • Presentation Slides
  • Printable Materials

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