Running your first Design Sprint can be daunting for anyone. Maybe your company is small, and it was easy to get people on board. Or maybe you’ve spent weeks convincing upper management to try it out. Or you’ve jumped through hoops to find that one week when everyone’s available. Either way, you want your first Design Sprint to be a positive experience for everyone.

We’ve run enough Design Sprints to know there are many things that could go wrong, so preparation is crucial. Here are the top questions that you’re probably wondering about before you start your first design sprint.

Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
01:50 – 1. How big of a problem should I tackle in my first design sprint?
03:40 – 2. Do I need full 5 days to run a design sprint?
05:00 – 3. What if I’m missing a writer or a designer for prototype design?
06:32 – 4. What do I need to prepare for the design sprint?
08:08 – 5. Do I need to recruit users beforehand?
09:13 – 6. Who should be the facilitator? Is it better for him or her to be internal or someone external?
10:36 – 7. What type of personality is best for a facilitator?
12:05 – 8. How should I plan the design sprint agenda for the 5 days?
13:50 – 9. How long should breaks be?
15:50 – 10. How do you document everything in a design sprint?
16:40 – 11. What if you run out ideas during the sprint?
17:30 – 12. What if you generate a lot of bad ideas?
18:22 – 13. What happens after a design sprint?
19:52 – 14. How to reduce conflict, stay on the agenda and keep people motivated?
21:52 – 15. Last final tips

We've also written a detailed blog article on this topic that you can read here: https://relab.academy/blog/design-sprint/top-15-faqs-to-make-your-first-design-sprint-successful/

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