Storyboard

Storyboard

Recipe step number

Day 3, Activity 4

Description

Draw key moments of the test flow (comic-book style)

Reading Time

5 mins

Activity time

1-3 hours

Recipe: Design Sprint (Day-3)

  1. Deciding on ideas
  2. Rumble (optional)
  3. User Test Flow
  4. Storyboard
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Materials needed: - Mural (digital whiteboard) - Microsoft Teams (or other video conference tool)

Overview

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Why do this? Building a prototype in one day (day-4) will be a challenge. It will be difficult to coordinate the team in doing this. The storyboard helps the team collectively sketch out the entire test experience. It also serves as the “playbook” for prototype content creation.

Here's a detailed 10-min video from Design Sprint agency AJ&Smart that shows exactly how to facilitate the Storyboard activity. Note: it includes some extra updated instructions that aren't found in the Sprint book.

Key Tips

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Key tips from the Sprint book (pages 148-158)
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Key tips from Advance Concepts™

How to do this activity

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Allow 2.5 hours

Here's what it can look like in action:

Example Storyboard from a real Design Sprint (a bit messy is ok as long as the details are clear)
Example Storyboard from a real Design Sprint (a bit messy is ok as long as the details are clear)

...and a closer look

Important details are spelled out, but other pieces can be kept high-level and simple
Important details are spelled out, but other pieces can be kept high-level and simple

The steps

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Allow 2+ hours
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Explain what a Storyboard is for:
  • [10 mins] Facilitator does run through of steps, and assigns smaller groups to certain screens
  • [30 mins] Separate into smaller groups (if it helps) and work on starting to put details into screen
  • [15 mins] Come back together to check in and go through the flow
  • [20 mins] Splitting off again to continue work
  • [15 mins] Come back together before the end of the session to walkthrough the whole Storyboard and check for any gaps/inconsistencies
  • [20 mins] Finish adding details and filling gaps
  • [10 mins] Run through final storyboard and celebrate!!