🎨✨ Design Studio Sprint
Step into our creative workshop: sketch successes, erase blockers, and refine the masterpiece of our workflow.
Template Columns
🚀 Fresh Strokes (Start)
Identify new design practices to begin this sprint.
Base column: Start❌ Erase Errors (Stop)
Highlight design habits that hinder progress and should be stopped.
Base column: Stop✅ Keep Sketching (Continue)
Celebrate design techniques that work and should be kept.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
A creative sprint retrospective that lets the team sketch new ideas, stop unhelpful habits, and keep effective design practices.
When to use this template
Use when the team wants a visual, design‑focused reflection to surface workflow improvements and celebrate what’s working.
How to facilitate
Gather the team in a shared virtual whiteboard and briefly explain the three columns: Fresh Strokes, Erase Errors, Keep Sketching
Give each participant five minutes to silently add sticky notes to the board, writing one idea per note for each column
Group similar notes together by dragging them into clusters and invite brief comments to clarify each cluster
Prioritize the items in each column by voting with colored dots, focusing on the top three items to discuss
Facilitate a focused conversation on the top voted items, deciding concrete actions for new practices to start, habits to stop, and techniques to continue
Pro Tips
Encourage quick sketches on the notes to keep the session visual and aligned with the design mindset
Limit each participant to three notes per column to keep the board manageable and force concise ideas
Capture agreed actions in a shared backlog item with a clear owner and deadline to ensure follow‑through
FAQ
What if the team runs out of ideas for a column?
Prompt with examples or ask participants to recall recent sprint moments; you can also allow a brief round‑robin to spark ideas.
How do we keep the session from becoming a long list of items?
Set a timebox for silent note‑writing and use voting to surface the most important items, discarding lower‑voted notes.
Can this format work for non‑design teams?
Yes, the visual approach can be adapted by renaming columns to fit any workflow, but it shines when teams already use sketches or visual artifacts.
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At a glance
- Duration
45–60 min
- Team Size
4-12 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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