Learn how to use Design Sprints to solve some of your most pressing problems

About a month ago we (NDC) shared a Google form to gauge the level of interest in design sprints as a problem-solving approach. We got a lot of interests from NDC members and the general public and the sentiment was that many people would love to use the approach but they are not equipped with the necessary skills to do so.The Design Sprint is a three to five-day process to solve big problems and test ideas. A dedicated team discusses a challenge, designs potential solutions, and tests them with real users. You start with something vague and finish with real feedback and something extremely tangible in just five days.

NDC will be running a half-day design sprint training workshop on the 28th of July between 8.45 am and 1 pm at Metta. The aim of the workshop is to show the participants how design sprints run in practice so that they can start using the approach to solve some of their most pressing problems. Participants will identify a challenge and over a couple of hours use the design sprint approach to think through it.

What will the workshop cover?

The session will cover the following key topics:

1) How do you prepare for a sprint?

• What problems are ideal for sprints and which ones are not?
• - How do you identify the challenge to tackle?
• - Who should you invite to the workshop?
• - How many days should you set allocate for the workshop?
• - Who can facilitate?

2) How do you facilitate a design sprint?

• What are the key activities during the workshop and how do you run each activity?
• - What are some of the common challenges you will face during a sprint and how do you overcome the challenges?

3) What happens after the sprint?

Who should attend?

The workshop is suitable both for participants with and those without a design thinking background. You don’t need to be working in the technology sector to be part of the workshop. However, a lot of the case studies used will be about the technology sector. We have 30 slots and they will be allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis.

The following key considerations stand:

• Preference will be given to groups that sign up as teams from one organization. 20 slots have been allocated for this.
• • 10 slots have been allocated to individuals.

Do you have to pay?

Yes, each participant is expected to pay KES 1,000 ($10) to help NDC facilitate the workshop. This will help us but the necessary supplies to run the workshop and the balance will go into the kitty for other NDC events (e.g. paying for our Meetup.com account). Once you are confirmed as an attendee we will reach out with payment instructions.

What do you need before the workshop?

• Check out the Sprint book https://www.thesprintbook.com/
• • Start thinking of a challenge you will tackle during the design sprint

Please click this link to RSVP.

Looking forward to see you on Saturday.