Remote Design Sprint
Accelerate innovation by running a Design Sprint with a distributed team
About the Remote Design Sprint template
Design sprints were developed by Google to enable teams to align on a specific problem, generate multiple solutions, create and test prototypes, and get feedback from users in a short period of time. Design sprints help companies innovate more quickly.
Created by JustMad, a business-driven design consultancy, this template has been used to successfully run design sprints with numerous distributed teams worldwide, across multiple industries.
How do you run a design sprint with a remote team?
The Remote Design Sprint takes place across four days, with four phases:
Map and sketch
Decide and storyboard
Prototype
Test and learn.
You can use this template to work with the full group during the first two days. Miro's Voting and Timer features are particularly useful when running a Design Sprint with a distributed team. For a walk-through of how to use this template, check out our recording of their interactive workshop, How JustMad Uses Miro to Run Remote Design Sprints.
Why should you run a Design Sprint?
Running a design sprint can help teams move faster, overcoming roadblocks and aligning more quickly. They're good for generating multiple ideas from a diverse group to solve a complex problem – resulting in more innovative solutions than if everyone had operated independently. Getting early feedback from users can help you identify potential flaws earlier, and in a more cost-efficient manner. After a sprint, you should have a workable prototype that you can use to start developing your product.
Although they're commonly used in product development, design sprints are flexible and can be adapted to multiple projects and focus areas, from marketing to HR.
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Official Remote 5-day Design Sprint
Works best for:
Design, Desk Research, Sprint Planning
The goal of a Design Sprint is to build and test a prototype in just five days. You'll take a small team, clear the schedule for a week, and rapidly progress from problem to tested solution using a proven step-by-step checklist. Steph Cruchon of Design Sprint created this template for Miro in collaboration with design sprint gurus at Google. This Design Sprint template is designed specifically for remote sprints so you can run productive and efficient sprints with colleagues around the world.
Three-Hour Brand Sprint Template
Works best for:
Marketing, Workshops, Sprint Planning
Before customers will believe in your brand, your team has to believe. That’s where brand sprints work wonders. Popularized by the team at Google Ventures, a brand sprint will help your team sort through all different ideas about your brand and align on your brand’s fundamental building blocks—your values, audience, personality, mission statement, roadmap, and more. Whether you’re building a new brand or revamping an existing one, brand sprints are ideal for trigger events such as naming your company, designing a logo, hiring an agency, or writing a manifesto.