Design Sprint Academy

Many teams will adopt the Foundation Sprint—many will fail. This article uncovers what’s between the lines to help you get it right. 🔥 The Foundation Sprint, introduced in Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky’s new book Click, is a powerful 2-day workshop designed to help teams define their customers, value proposition, and differentiation. But applying it in large enterprises comes with unique challenges. This article by John Vetan dives into why context-setting, research, and team composition are critical for success in enterprise environments. 💡 Ready to make your Foundation Sprint click? Check out this insightful read and download the free Miro template to get started! #designsprints #foundationsprint #valuepropositions #enterprisedesignsprints #click

🚀 Want to give your team a head start while others are still figuring out their next move? Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky’s new book, Click (launching this April), introduces the Foundation Sprint—a step-by-step method for creating testable hypotheses before jumping into solutions. At Design Sprint Academy, we’ve spent 10+ years helping teams frame the right problems to solve. Now, we’re bringing both worlds together. 📅 Join us on March 11th at 5 PM CET for a free webinar where we’ll compare two powerful methods—Foundation Sprint and Problem Framing—and show you exactly when and why to use each. https://lnkd.in/eyYzz-e7 💡 Plus, attendees get early access to our Foundation Sprint workshop template, combining insights from Click with our proven sprint facilitation experience. #webinars #designsprints #problemframing #foundationsprint

Introducing the Foundation Sprint Workshop Template—a free, 2-day workshop guide designed to help teams craft clear, testable hypotheses before diving into Design Sprints. Based on insights from “Click” by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky, this template ensures your team is aligned and focused from the start. By the end of this workshop, you will have a simple, stakeholder-aligned hypothesis: “If we help [customer] solve [problem] with [solution], they will choose it over [competition] because our solution [differentiation].” Get instant access to the Foundation Sprint Workshop Miro Template and start aligning your team around a shared vision today. 👉 https://lnkd.in/e6dYHpJB #designsprints #foundationsprint #workshops #startups #innovation

Most companies struggle to turn ideas into real products—not because they lack creativity, but because they: ❌ Have too many ideas and no clear prioritization ❌ Get stuck in endless approval loops ❌ Invest in solutions before validating real demand This video shares a proven 8-step system to: ✅ Identify & prioritize high-potential ideas in hours, not weeks ✅ Align stakeholders without endless meetings ✅ Validate solutions before making costly mistakes Based on #ProblemFraming, #DesignSprints, and rapid prototyping, this playbook is used by top companies like eBay, SAP, and Red Bull to move from idea to execution—fast. 🎥 Watch now: https://lnkd.in/eT99X8x6 💬 What’s your biggest challenge when pushing new ideas forward? Too many ideas? Slow approvals? No buy-in? Let’s discuss! 👇

Quibi raised $2 billion from Hollywood’s biggest players. It had a dream team, premium content, and massive hype. Yet, just six months after launch, it completely flopped. 💸 Why? Because they solved a problem no one actually had. Before you invest time, money, and resources into your next big idea, ask yourself: Is this problem truly worth solving? Enter the 4U Framework—a proven method to help product leaders and innovators validate whether a problem is: ✅ Unworkable – If left unsolved, will it cause major consequences? ✅ Unavoidable – Is this a challenge people must face, or is it optional? ✅ Urgent – Does it demand immediate action, or can it wait? ✅ Underserved – Is there a real gap in the market, or are there plenty of alternatives? Had Quibi used this simple but powerful framework, they would have seen the red flags before burning billions. 🎥 Dana Vetan breaks it all down in this latest video—watch now and learn how to filter out bad ideas before they drain your resources. #ProductManagement #Innovation #DesignThinking #4UFramework #Startups #Leadership #Strategy #ProblemFraming https://lnkd.in/et7vajsA

As a product manager, your key role is to define the product while juggling multiple priorities — hitting business KPIs, aligning diverse stakeholders, meeting customer needs, and leading your teams to success. But misaligned goals, siloed teams, and feature-driven pressures can easily derail your focus, leading to confusion and inefficiency. Join Dana & John Vetan from Design Sprint Academy for a deep dive into Problem Framing, a proven framework that empowers product leaders to tackle these challenges head-on and focus on solving the right problems. In this webinar, we’ll cover: 1️⃣ How to avoid common pitfalls like misaligned priorities, difficult stakeholders and the feature factory with Problem Framing 2️⃣ The Problem Framing phases: → Identifying opportunities → Fact finding & product discovery → Facilitating of a Problem Framing workshop 🚀 Bonus: We’ll share and explain the Strategic Opportunity Brief—a tool we use at Design Sprint Academy to align stakeholders and focus on solving the right problems. You’ll leave with practical insights on how to use it effectively in your own context. By the end of this session you’ll understand how to define problem statements (or opportunity statements) that connect user needs with business goals while fostering stakeholders alignment and support. The Benefits of Problem Framing: ✅ De-risk development and avoid the “feature factory” trap. ✅ Manage stakeholders with confidence and clarity. ✅ Focus on building the right solutions with strategic intent. 👉 Reserve your spot now and start solving the right problems.

Join our webinar tomorrow, "Solving the Right Problems: An Introduction to Problem Framing for Product Leaders," and get the clarity you need to lead with confidence in 2025. What’s in it for you? ✅ Learn how to focus on the right problems and avoid wasted time. ✅ Align stakeholders—even when priorities shift. ✅ Make customer-centric decisions with confidence. 💡 PLUS, all attendees will receive an exclusive FREE tool: The Strategic Opportunity Brief—a powerful resource to help you cut through the noise and align stakeholders. 🎤 When: January 29, 2025, at 05:00 PM CET 📍 Where: Online (link below) 💥 Who’s Speaking: Dana & John Vetan, Design Sprint Academy Reserve your spot now 👉https://lnkd.in/euE8JpMX 🎁 Bonus Tip: Stick around until the end of the webinar for a surprise you won’t want to miss!

Endless meetings. Circular arguments. No decisions. Here’s the hard truth: Most senior leaders aren’t debating because they’re "difficult"—they’re debating because they’re stuck. Without the right frameworks, even the sharpest minds get bogged down by: ❌ Competing priorities. ❌ A lack of clarity. ❌ Opinions overriding data. At Design Sprint Academy, we’ve seen how Problem Framing can transform decision-making. Read the full article here ↓ #productstrategy #strategicalignment #problemframing #stakeholdermanagement

In today’s fast-paced world of #AI and rapid innovation, product teams are building faster than ever. But here’s the challenge: "when everyone can move at ⚡️lightning speed, how do you set your product—and your organization—apart?" The answer isn’t building more features. It’s solving the right problems. Here’s what it takes to win: 1️⃣ A laser focus on the problems your customers care about most—solving them better than anyone else. 2️⃣ The ability to align teams, streamline decisions, and drive action with confidence. 🎯 That’s where #ProblemFraming comes in. At Design Sprint Academy, we’ve refined this method over years of real-world practice, and now we’re excited to share it with you. Join us for a webinar that will transform the way you work: 📆 Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at 5 PM CET / 8 AM PT 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/euE8JpMX #stakeholdermanagement #decisionmaking #strategy #productmanagement

Imagine building products that your customers ❤️ love, every time. 🚀 In this video, we’ll introduce you to #ProblemFraming—a game-changing process that helps you: ✅ Avoid costly missteps and launch with confidence ✅ Inspire alignment and momentum across your team ✅ Stay agile and focused, even when the roadmap shifts 🔑 Why It Works: Born at Design Sprint Academy and embraced by Google in 2018, Problem Framing has empowered teams around the world to unlock their potential, solve the right problems, and create meaningful solutions that make an impact. What is your biggest roadblock? Let us know in the comments ⬇️ #productstrategy #stakeholdermanagement #stakeholderalignment #productlaunch