An external facilitator acts as an unbiased, neutral figurehead in the sprint and will bring a fresh perspective and energy to help the team focus on the problem at hand. Using an external facilitator also reduces the risk of your team’s time and energy going to waste. They are professionally trained to ensure that the sprint runs smoothly by resolving internal conflicts efficiently and most importantly, ensuring that the team will end up with usable feedback and tangible results within just 4 days.

Most definitely! Other than improving a product or feature, it can also be used to find solutions to improve your company’s work process, while boosting team collaboration and alignment.

Of course! You don’t need to be creative or a designer to participate. That’s why we changed the name from Design Sprint to Innovation Sprint to remove that assumption. It’s designed to kickstart creative problem solving within any team.

What’s next depends on the results of your user testing. You’ll receive a detailed report of the sprint, highlighting the key insights, results and recommendations for next steps. Generally, if the validations are positive, you can further develop your idea and refine the details with another sprint called an Iteration Sprint. Alternatively, you can explore another challenge or idea using a second Innovation Sprint.  Some teams can also choose to jump straight into production! But the important thing is to not brush the sprint aside and forget to create clear next steps.