01. VALIDATE
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Phase 6: Validate
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Phase 6 of the Design Sprint: Validate
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Summary
Validation is a super important part of the Design Sprint process. It allows you to test your ideas and get feedback without having to invest in fully building out the idea. You’ll validate your idea by talking directly to your target users to learn more about them and then ask them to try out your prototype and provide feedback.
In addition to getting feedback from users, it’s also important to validate that your idea can actually be built by the engineering team in a reasonable amount of time.
Topics & Learning Objectives
Topics and Learning Objectives
In this lesson, we’ll cover the following topics:
- The Validate phase of the Design sprint
- Planning for a user study
- Structure of a user study
- Technical feasibility
At the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to:
- Describe the Validate phase of the Design Sprint
- Plan for a user study
- Run a user study and interview users
- Have a feasibility discussion with an engineer
Glossary
Glossary
Here are some of the terms we will be covering in this lesson:
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Target User | The user you are designing your product for and the user you expect to use it. |
| NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) | A confidentiality agreement that prevents someone from disclosing specific information they were given access to, for example an upcoming product roadmap or featureset |
| UX Researcher | Someone who studies the behavior of users |