Design Sprint Alliance
Design Sprint Alliance (DSA) empowers professionals and teams to rapidly solve complex challenges, validate ideas, and make confident decisions using the proven Design Sprint framework. Built on the original Google Ventures methodology, Design Sprint Alliance focuses on practical facilitation, user-centric thinking, and real-world innovation.
What Is Design Sprint?
Based upon the original 5-day process created by Google Ventures - it's an ideal framework to validate ideas and solve problems - in just a matter of days!
The Design Sprint theory can help you if you:
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seek to drive innovation and encourage user-centred thinking.
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want to improve or adapt your products or services in a few days.
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are looking to quickly create a tangible prototype to test with customers.
Earners of this badge understand the best practices of design thinking and innovation associated with Design Sprints. They have a strong command of the 5 Design Sprint phases (Understand, Collect Ideas & Sketch, Decide, Prototype and Validate), and have the ability to validate ideas and compile solutions while implementing the Design Sprint theory.
Design Sprint Alliance Certification Program
DSA - CDSM
DSA Certified Design Sprint Master
The Certified Design Sprint Master (CDSM) certification equips professionals with the skills to plan, facilitate, and deliver effective design sprints. Participants learn how to guide teams through the full sprint lifecycle—from understanding the problem to prototyping and validating solutions with real users.
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This 2-day full-immersion course from the Design Sprint Alliance will help you gain a strong understanding of the following topics:
Understand the best practices of design thinking and innovation associated with design sprints.
Gain a strong command of the five phases of design sprints: Understand, Collect Ideas & Sketch, Decide, Prototype and Validate.
Be able to validate ideas and compile solutions for challenges through the use of the design sprint framework.
What Innovators Say
Real experiences from professionals applying these certifications in real-world projects.