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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster (March 8, 2016)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 150112174X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1501121746
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5.0 out of 5 starsA great guide for making rapid progress without guessing
By Graham Henshaw on March 8, 2016
Format: Hardcover
If you like placing big bets on untested guesses then this book might not be for you - save your money and buy a Powerball ticket. However, if you'd prefer to launch something new into the world with a bit more knowledge about how customers might respond, then I highly recommend Sprint.

There's a lot to like about the book, but I'll start with the tone. It suits the methodology perfectly - it's energetic, it doesn't seem to take itself too seriously, and it is direct. It's a refreshing read and has the effect of making you want to try the process right away.

From a format perspective, the book is primarily laid out according to the five days of a sprint which further helps with its applicability. The five main sections of the book cover each of the five days of a sprint with practical tips, lessons, and real world examples embedded throughout.

The content will feel familiar to those versed in design thinking...but entirely accessible to those who are not. Much of what is contained in the book will strike you as a very sensible approach; however, in practice you often see the exact opposite applied and groupthink and inaction typically reign. And that's where the book shines. It really gives you a roadmap for applying this process, that once underway and properly facilitated, will feel like it's the method you should use to navigate those really tricky business challenges. Sprint reveals a simple but profoundly powerful approach to making progress and determining next steps without guessing.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA masterpiece. This is the new ’START HERE’ book I recommend to all my design students as well as CEOs I work with.
By Xander Pollock on March 8, 2016
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[Note: I've had an advanced copy for a few months. I tore it to shreds using it so much, so Im happy I can buy one now]

Jake, John, and Braden have synthesized the most important design-thinking concepts of today into a book that is worth its weight in gold. Seriously — I’ve translated the ideas and checklists in this book to tens of thousands of dollars already as a design consultant.

It’s weird... even after 4 years of studying Art & Design in college and 4 years of working at a big tech company, this book was STILL a revelation to me. It helped me understand and practice design in a whole new way. I was lucky to be mentored by top-tier designers. Now you can be mentored by some of the best designers in the Silicon Valley. Listen in on how they work and think...

90% of what you need to know about designing great products is in these 257 glorious pages. The other 10% is just blood, sweat and tears.
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4.0 out of 5 starsGreat book just not on KINDLE!
By Mr. T. C. Jones on March 15, 2016
Format: Hardcover
The book content is great and the process methods and practice are well defined for any UX professional to pick up and be effective with out of the box. Four stars because the Kindle version is dreadful, don't buy it terrible image formatting of tiny indistinguishable blobs. The Kindle typography is also borderline. Buy paper you will thank me.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis is one of the most useful work books I've ever read
By James Wlodarz on March 16, 2016
Format: Hardcover
This is one of the most useful work books I've ever read. Practical, easy to read, fantastically easy to apply to work projects. Loads of super insightful information and advice! I used this text for a class I taught at the Stanford d.school and the students really loved it.

I highly recommend this book to any team wanting to incorporate fast iterations into work flow/product development.
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5.0 out of 5 starsUSE THIS BOOK -- it is unique in its ability to put ideas into action
By Mark P. McDonald VINE VOICE on March 20, 2016
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Most of the books on innovation and design espouse ideas about what it means. This book is designed for you to put to work, tomorrow if necessary. Sprint is unique in presenting a step by step guide of interactive design sessions without coming across as a cookbook or boring methodology. The authors skip past the 'theory' or design and go right to the action and that is a welcome change. Sprint is a 5 day intensive design process for exploring, defining and prototyping solutions to specific problems.

The book presents a readily understandable and very engaging description of the process that follows three or four companies through the process. The authors even discuss failures and how they learned that obvious things do not work. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for anyone who needs to engage a team to start and solve large and complex problems.

This is a well designed book, engagingly written with the right amount of prescription. The authors create just enough structure to allow the creativity of teams to come out. They also provide very practical advice on building the kinds of prototypes needed to successfully test ideas and solutions.

Strengths:
Actionable advice provided in a highly accessible way.
Clear instructions and guidance on the fundamental things to get right, without being picky about the things that will work themselves out
Simple and understandable illustrations and actions
Example stories of others, including success and failures
Practical discussion of tools you will need from advice about not using sharpie markers to prototyping tools.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsAccess to Customer Response
By Elizabeth Schar on March 8, 2016
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An excellent resource to offer the world with many problems to solve.  This tool rich approach to getting customer reaction is valuable in the message it communicates, “Let’s find out what real customers think!”.  In just about every situation, business and nonprofit, there is resistance to that step, mostly out of ignorance.   The rule of five —that getting reactions from 5 targeted potential customers is enough to kickstart this process into reality puts this learning in reach of many.  

The humor is lovely - the testimonials are revealing.  The honesty about guarding against falling in love with your own idea is critical.  Within new product development and entrepreneurship there is a legacy of championing your own idea, driving it through, despite the opposition.   Sprint could get a team/management through all that.   Most start ups fail for one reason, a lack of customers. Sprint gets the customer's point of view into the equation early.  

The 5 day commitment is a challenge.  There are guidelines and advice on work arounds. It likely becomes quite prestigious to be selected for a ‘Sprint’.   I foresee professional opportunities to become Sprint facilitators!!
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4.0 out of 5 starseasy to read

I'm in school for Marketing and this book seems to be a promising tool in the future. I'm not convinced the job i'm currently at would need a Sprint platform, but there are some... Read more

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5.0 out of 5 starsThe process used by Google and invested startups to think about...

This is a must read book for anyone planning to do a 5-day Design Sprint in Google style. The authors work at Google Ventures and use the same format for all startups invested by... Read more

Published 9 hours ago by Jose Papo
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Being a bit of a process geek, I was excited to read Jake Knapp's new book, Sprint, which covers the refined innovation approach that is used at Google Ventures. Read more

Published 10 hours ago by David Tucker
5.0 out of 5 starsOutstanding

I read a lot of design and business books. Typically, while I'm reading one of these books, things seem familiar, as if it's a rehashing of old standards. Read more

Published 18 hours ago by dpan
5.0 out of 5 starsSecret sauce, for everyone!

I've had the pleasure of taking teams—both clients, and internal teams at my startup—through this elegant and refined sprint process. Read more

Published 1 day ago by adam baker
5.0 out of 5 starsIt's a revelation and its so simple to carry out these brilliant...

One of the most important books any startup, entrepreneur, intra-preneur, manager, person can read. I read this in about one day - could not put it down. Read more

Published 5 days ago by Andrew DiPasquale
5.0 out of 5 starsFantastic read, highly recommend

Fantastic read, highly recommend

Published 6 days ago by Simpson
5.0 out of 5 starsI was able to lead a super sprint and quickly determine a product...

As soon as I heard about this book, I had to read it (and, unfortunately, wait six weeks until it was released). Read more

Published 12 days ago by Kari Gormley
4.0 out of 5 starsI look forward to testing this approach... great book!

A very useful and enjoyable handbook that I'll be using to run student teams at the university. However, I was a little surprised to see Jake's comment in the preface about his... Read more

Published 13 days ago by Mary
5.0 out of 5 starsThis is a must have book for both business and design leaders.

Sprint provides practical advice on how to make a team more effective at solving challenging problems. Read more

Published 14 days ago by katherine m. dill

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