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The Official 5-Day Design Sprint
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    • The Official 5-Day Design Sprint
    • Set the stage
      • Sprint basics
      • Big challenge
      • Sprint team
      • Email Summary
    • Monday: Map
      • 1. Introductions
      • 2. Explain the sprint
      • 3. Long-term goal
      • 4. Sprint questions
      • 5. Map
      • 6. Lunch
      • 7. Ask the experts
      • 8. Target
    • Tuesday: Sketch
      • 1. Lightning demos
      • 2. Divide or swarm
      • 3. Sketch
        • Example
        • All Crazy 8's
        • All Solutions
      • 4. Begin recruiting
    • Wednesday: Decide
      • 1. Sticky decision
      • 2. Rumble
      • 3. Storyboard
    • Thursday: Prototype
      • 1. Pick the right tools
      • 2. Divide and conquer
      • 3. Build the prototype
      • icon picker
        4. Do a trial run
      • 5. Prepare for tomorrow
    • Friday: Test
      • 1. Interviews
      • 2. Take Notes
      • 3. Make a plan
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4. Do a trial run
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4. Do a trial run

Run through your prototype. Look for mistakes. Make sure the Interviewer and the Decider see it.
We like to do our trial run around 3 p.m., so that we still have enough time to fix mistakes and patch any holes we find in the prototype.
Have everyone pause work and gather around, and then ask the
@Stitcher
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to walk through the entire prototype, narrating as he goes. The primary audience for the trial run is the
@Interviewer
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, who will be talking with customers on
Friday: Test
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Before doing the trial run, it’s also a good idea to review the
4. Sprint questions
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and
3. Storyboard
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Clear examples
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List holes and action items

During the trial run, each person lists action items or holes to patch.
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Add task
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Action item
Assignee
Status
Finish Figma animations
Landing page has a bug...
Build rich text into email notification
QA + bug squashing
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How do you feel about the prototype?

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3
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sentiments added with an average sentiment of
3.67
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My sentiment
Sentiment
Reflection
Author
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5. Prepare for tomorrow
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