Design Sprint

A design sprint is a method for quickly solving significant challenges, sketching ideas, or building and testing a prototype. In the ISWIM project, it is used to develop a new technology for stormwater treatment.

The goal of a design sprint is to efficiently solve major challenges and test new ideas. It is a time-limited process aimed at answering business-critical questions, defining goals, testing ideas, and validating hypotheses before committing resources to build something new.

A design sprint typically lasts five days in its original form and consists of well-defined steps. A team with diverse expertise gathers to focus on solving a specific challenge. The composition of the team and the experts called in at certain points are crucial for finding a solution to the identified challenge.

In ISWIM, the preparatory work before the sprint week was crucial for transparently, efficiently, and creatively mapping, sketching, discussing, and prioritizing the treatment solutions considered most relevant to test in Värpinge. The project did not strictly follow the traditional steps of a design sprint but adaped and evolved the sprint according to the project’s needs.

Design Sprint for Värpinge