
Lightning Talks

Core Method
Collected by Google

Lightning Talks are a core Design Sprint method and a powerful opportunity to build ownership in the Design Sprint challenge. Plan and set up Lightning Talks before your Design Sprint begins. Depending on your goal or Deliverables, you may spend up to half a day on these talks. After all the Lightning Talks are finished, hold a HMW sharing session to capture and share all the opportunities your team has come up with.
Each Lighting Talk should last 10 to 15 minutes. Topics should cover the business goals, research, and a technology review, if relevant, and as well as anything else that may be pertinent to your challenge such as legal considerations, material reviews or a competitive analysis. Subjects vary depending on your industry or field
STATS
Time
10-15 mins
Activity
Group
Sprint Type
All
Directions
- Determine which topics are relevant for your challenge
- Identify speakers from your team for each topic and explain the scope and length of their presentation
- Consider creating a slide template for speakers to use and incorporating the content into your Design Sprint slides
- Follow up with each presenter to be sure they are prepared in time