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Design Sprint Template: How to validate ideas in record time
Prototype
When all your sketches, ideas, decisions comes together into a realistic prototype you can test with customers.
Great work! You’ve identified a problem and sketched some compelling solutions. You’re ready to prototype a working solution.
The goal is to create a facade that appears to work, just enough to demonstrate to a customer what a real solution might look and feel like.
Step 1: Choose your prototype tools
Choose which tools you’ll use to create your prototype. Err on using very lightweight tools, such as:
Step 2: Divide up the prototype and assign roles
Prototype Step
Who
Status
Landing page
Feeling confident
Checkout button
Blocked
Zapier integration
Ready for feedback
Success email
Feeling confident
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Step 3: Work on the prototype for... 120 mins...Ready, go!
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Time left: 120 mins
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Step 4: Practice runs
Run through the stitched-together prototypes and provide feedback. Iterate and repeat as many times as needed.
Add feedback
Who
Feedback
Piece
Resolved?
Can we increase the text size on the landing page?
Landing page
The checkout button isn’t clickable for me....is this a bug?
Checkout button
Is it possible to make the button text dynamic?
Checkout button
So smooth! Love this
Zapier integration
The email has a small type in it: finihs should be finish
Success email
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