Remote Design Sprints- A Masterclass in Running Successful Sprints from Anywhere

3 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

The art and science of facilitating Remote Design Sprints – run by you, that don't suck and get product teams unstuck.

Brands we worked at or with on products

Philips
Weather
Samsung Electronics
Abercrombie & Fitch
Avast

Course overview

Run your own Remote Design Sprints to catalyze innovation in a collaborative way

Contrary to popular belief, you can and should leverage internal product and design talent to facilitate your own Design Sprints; this is a skill you should nurture in house. We also know from experience that the extra expense and approvals for external facilitators and consultants means Design Sprints simply don’t happen.


You have the talent and desire to facilitate and champion this work for your team, but you're stuck in the daily grind of business-as-usual. Perhaps you've seen the benefits of Design Sprints, but haven't had the practical experience of running one. Or maybe you have a few Design Sprints under your belt, but you've never done one REMOTE (there's a big difference). We'll get you unstuck.


This course takes you step-by-step through the Remote Design Sprint process with practical facilitation exercises and reusable templates and materials, in a format that’s easy to take back and share with your team and leadership. You keep the playbook!


What's more, you'll be able to convince sponsors to officially support your efforts to get unstuck and make it stick, without a week-long disruption to your team, stakeholders and customers. You might even set yourself up for your next promotion.

This course is for individual contributors, managers and coaches of cross-functional product development teams.

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For Product and Design folks familiar with Design Sprints who want to learn the art and science of facilitating their own remote workshops.

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Focus is on solidifying facilitation skills of internal talent rather than hiring external facilitators or consultants.

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Especially great for when you want to level-up your Design Sprint game and catalyze opportunities that have been parked for too long.

What you’ll get out of this course...

Crush Remote Design Sprints with confidence 💪

Say goodbye to soul-sucking workshops and hello to energized, value-packed sessions. Learn to read the room, adapt and actually have fun. Never underestimate the power of fun and its role in creativity, team-building, and morale.

Secure your Remote Design Sprint Playbook 🚀

Leave with a Facilitator's toolkit loaded with step-by-step guidance, templates, pro tips, and pitfalls to avoid. It's your secret weapon for scaling innovation!

Unleash high-performing, happy teams 🏅

Collaborative teams are 5x more effective, but not everyone joins the party. Discover how to engage everyone comfortably and make magic happen.

Master the art of sponsorship 🤝

Get the green light for your next Design Sprint by pitching like a pro. We'll help you sell the benefits and we'll prep you for those crucial post-workshop funding talks.

Advance your product process without high costs 💸

You can leverage internal talent to facilitate your own Design Sprints and to catalyze innovation. We show you how to do it yourself, remotely, without high costs and without wiping out your entire team for a week.

Elevate your career 🪜

Show off your bias toward action and level-up your influence without authority. This crash course is your ticket to a career boost.

Course syllabus

3 live sessions • 4 modules
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  • Week 1

    Jan 24—Jan 28

    Events

    • Jan

      24

      Remote Design Sprints - Session 1

      Wed, Jan 24, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM UTC

    Modules

    • Sponsorship, Successful Set-up and Onboarding

  • Week 2

    Jan 29—Feb 4

    Events

    • Jan

      31

      Remote Design Sprints - Session 2

      Wed, Jan 31, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM UTC

    Modules

    • The Design Sprint

  • Week 3

    Feb 5—Feb 11

    Events

    • Feb

      7

      Remote Design Sprints - Session 3

      Wed, Feb 7, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM UTC

    Modules

    • Decision Workshop, Iteration Sprint and Wrap Up

  • Post-Course

    Modules

    • 30-minute 1:1 Personalised Coaching Session with Chantal or Maurice

What people are saying

        ... I have rarely come across someone as skilled and approachable as Chantal in coaching product teams on discovery methods and facilitating a variety of innovation workshops... She creates an environment that fosters collaboration, trust and creativity, enabling teams to overcome complex challenges and achieve remarkable outcomes.
Shannon Whitman

Shannon Whitman

Agile Coach at Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
        Maurice’s guidance not only helped my team get out of BAU-funk and deliver radical revenue-generating innovations in record time, it also gave us the tools to do it ourselves.
Joe Lemonnier

Joe Lemonnier

Product Marketing Manager, Resistant AI
        Maurice was the perfect guide during our Design Sprint. His mastery was visible through the clarity with which he explained the process, techniques, and goal of each phase. Even Design Sprint first-timers had no problem contributing effectively from the get-go. Without his guidance, we wouldn't have reached the critical insights we did.
Jiří Horváth

Jiří Horváth

Product/Operations Manager, Spielworks GmbH
        Maurice's design sprint facilitation has been transformative. He meticulously planned each step of the sprint, ensuring that every team member was actively engaged and contributing their expertise. From the initial problem framing to the final prototype testing, Maurice skillfully orchestrated the entire process, keeping us focused and on track. 
Reuben Chircop

Reuben Chircop

Product Director, ex-Avast, ex-CCleaner

Meet your instructors

Chantal Botana

Chantal Botana

Product Discovery Practitioner, Coach and Trainer

Chantal helps digital product teams discover better ways of working and winning, with humans and evidence-based decision-making at heart 💙. She has more than 20 years of experience in Product Development at enterprises like Aol, IBM, Sony, and The Weather Channel, as well as start-ups and scale-ups in the U.S. and Europe. She made magic happen in strategic partnerships with Apple, Google and Samsung. More than anything, she enjoys helping people succeed.

Maurice McGinley

Maurice McGinley

Product Discovery Leader

Maurice is a full stack innovation professional, including customer research, Design Thinking, experiment-driven validation, and innovation portfolio management. He has more than 20 years of experience in Product Design and Innovation at enterprises like Philips Design, Avast and Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs, as well as several start-ups and scale-ups in North America, Europe and Asia.

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Remote Design Sprints- A Masterclass in Running Successful Sprints from Anywhere

RDS Cohort 2

€699 EUR

Dates

Jan 24—Feb 11, 2024

Application Deadline

Jan 19, 2024

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Course schedule

± 2 hours per week
  • Cohort 1 - November 2023

    8a-9:30a PT/ 11a-12:30p ET/ 5p-6:30p CET

    3 x 90-minute workshops with like-minded professionals. A little bit of theory and a whole lot of practice. Let's have some fun while we're at it!


    • Nov. 8
    • Nov. 15
    • Nov. 29


  • Cohort 2 - January/February 2024

    10:00 CET/14:30 IST/17:00 SGT/18:00 KST

    3 x 90-minute workshops with like-minded professionals. A look under the hood of what it takes to run a successful Design Sprint remotely, plus opportunities to put theory into practice. And let's have some fun while we're at it!



    • Jan. 24
    • Jan. 31
    • Feb. 7
  • Weekly projects

    30-60 minutes per week

    We assign "pre-work" for each session so that we can hit the ground running and leverage what we learned the next time we meet. For example, creating a Lightning Demo or crafting a User Recruitment Plan.

Learning is better with cohorts

Learning is better with cohorts

Active hands-on learning

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Interactive and project-based

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Learn with a cohort of peers

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

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Join an upcoming cohort

Remote Design Sprints- A Masterclass in Running Successful Sprints from Anywhere

RDS Cohort 2

€699 EUR

Dates

Jan 24—Feb 11, 2024

Application Deadline

Jan 19, 2024

|

Bulk purchases

€699 EUR

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