## Background [[Things I am really good at|I've gotten really good at]] running remote Design Sprints[^1]. This latest one was with the team at a friend's startup for an internal project. Since we were all in different places, being able to plan, brainstorm, decide, interview and synthesize learnings online was a major bonus. In fact: I feel like we could not have moved faster even in person! ## Useful tools Tools I've found indispensable for running this sprint in particular: 1. **UserInterviews**[^2] for sourcing 1h interviews with 5 customers for around $60/each. Really good price-point, solid interview candidates, fast turn-around time. Would use again. 2. **Miro**[^3] to capture and fan out the step-by-step process to the team. Lots of fun when you're doing live collaboration exercises! 3. **Temi**[^4] for fast, good-quality transcription at $0.25/minute. I've used them for many other projects and it's just that much better to have the actual quotes from participants to build out your persona. ## How to capture learnings For me, a Design Sprint means to learn as much as possible from real people as quickly as possible using a very simple, 5-day process as outlined in the book[^1]. However, one thing that I'm particular about: I've always found it crucial to be *extra-tedious* to document each step and each learning. The benefits for me are: 1. With good documentation you can always back-track every little nugget of information one discovered along the way. 2. Capturing your process also provides you with a handy "blog-like" newsfeed for your stakeholders. 3. You feel like you're making progress and it's a lot of fun to do. ### An example birds-eye view Without giving away too much from the actual sprint, here's what the board looked like from a birds-eye-view. ![[miro-sprint.png]] ## Related - [[The Remote Design Sprint Guide — The Design Sprint]] [^1]: https://www.thesprintbook.com/ [^2]: https://userinterviews.com [^3]: https://miro.com [^4]: https://temi.com