Regular doses of insights, news and opinions from The Familar, focussing on Design Thinking, Design Sprints, and our other products and services.
In this series of articles, we’re taking a look at the individual parts which make up a Design Sprint, how each part helps us work towards a user-tested prototype, and how you can use the activity on its own within your business’s Design-led decision making process.
By the end of today, which will be a short one, we’ll know when we should divide or when we should swarm around a problem to come up with and sketch out ideas.
In this series of articles, we’re taking a look at the individual parts which make up a Design Sprint, how each part helps us work towards a user-tested prototype, and how you can use the activity on its own within your business’s Design-led decision making process.
In today’s part, we take a look at Lightning Demos and how they can help your team level up their knowledge on the problems and solutions you’re considering, whilst building up knowledge together.
In this series, we’re taking a look at the individual parts which make up a Design Sprint, how each part helps us work towards a user-tested prototype, and how you can use the activity on its own within your business’s Design-led decision making process.
After all of the preparatory work we’ve done so far - from Before the Sprint, Mapping Journeys, Asking the Experts and taking notes - it’s time for the Sprint Team and the Decider to work together to lock down the Sprint Target.
In this series, we’re taking a look at the individual parts which make up a Design Sprint, how each part helps us work towards a user-tested prototype, and how you can use the activity on its own within your business’s Design-led decision making process.
Today, we take a look at the How Might We questions exercise that takes place during Ask the Experts, and how it helps you and your Design Sprint Team reframe incoming information as questions you can answer during the Design Sprint.
In this series, we’re taking a look at the individual parts which make up a Design Sprint, how each part helps us work towards a user-tested prototype, and how you can use the activity on its own within your business’s Design-led decision making process.
Today, we look at the “Ask The Experts” activity and how by looking inside your own organisation, you will find all the knowledge you need to understand the problem your Sprint is aiming to solve. We’ll also take a look at when and how to look outside your own organisation to find additional experts if needed.
In this series of articles, we’re taking a look at the individual parts which make up a Design Sprint, how each part helps us work towards a user-tested prototype, and how you can use the activity on its own within your business’s Design-led decision making process.
Today, we’re looking at the Customer Journey Mapping step, sometimes referred to simple as “Map”, and the role it plays in the wider Design Sprint. This is a step that will be of particular interest to the User Experience champions on your Sprint Team.
In this series of articles, we’re going to take a look at the individual parts which make up a Design Sprint, how each part helps us work towards a user-tested prototype, and how you can use the activity on its own within your business’s Design-led decision making process.
Now that we have the Long-Term Goal for our Design Sprint, which will keep the Sprint Team aligned during the process, we now need the Sprint Questions that we’re going to answer before the Sprint is over.
In this series of articles, we’re going to take a look at the individual parts which make up a Design Sprint, how each part helps us work towards a user-tested prototype, and how you can use the activity on its own within your business’s Design-led decision making process.
Today’s article is a short but important one, as we take a look at Long-Term Goals, which set the tone and expectations for the entirety of the Design Sprint.
In this series of articles, we’re going to take a look at the individual parts which make up a Design Sprint, how each part helps us work towards a user-tested prototype, and how you can use the activity on its own within your business’s Design-led decision making process.
In today’s part, Icebreakers and Introductions, we’ll take a look at the first session of the Design Sprint, where everyone gets to know each other.
In this series of articles, we’re taking a look at the individual parts which make up a Design Sprint, how each part helps us work towards a user-tested prototype, and how you can use the activity on its own within your business’s Design-led decision making process.
In today’s part, Before the Sprint, we’ll take a look at the activities you’ll need to do and the resources you’ll need to acquire to make sure your Design Sprint goes smoothly, allowing your Sprint Team to run ahead and get things done.