Google Design Sprint: a beginner guide
In this article, we define what a Design Sprint is, describe the six different stages, and explain the benefits.
If you work in Product Management, you undoubtedly heard about Design Thinking.
“Design Thinking is an iterative process in which we seek to understand the user, challenge assumptions, and redefine problems in an attempt to identify alternative strategies and solutions that might not be instantly apparent with our initial level of understanding” (interaction-design.org)
However, you most likely haven’t had the opportunity to put it into practice. That’s where the Google Design Sprint comes into place: a Google Venture process to use Design Thinking and help you learn without building and launching your product.
What you will find in this article:
- A definition of Google Design Sprint
- A short introduction of the six stages of the Design Sprint
- Three main advantages of using the design Sprint
1. Introduction to Design Sprint
Design sprints started at Google Ventures (GV) about five years ago, and since then have become a powerful movement that helps product teams at Google, developers, and companies in the industry, solve…
