Design Thinking: A 3 hour design sprint outline

Outline of the sprint - 3 hrs total

Pre-prep - User research, define constraints, gather the tools, prepare space
(5 min) Read, understand problem
(5 min) Write notes / define constraints / define users
(5 min) Competitive research - see how other people have solved similar problems
(5 min) Define tasks - Write down key user tasks
(10 min) Mind map - dump all thoughts here, generate as many ideas as possible
(5 min) User story - create simple user story in the form of a flow chart
(5 min) Crazy eights - generate as many crazy ideas as possible
(5 min) Crazy eights - repeat. generate as many crazy ideas as possible
(15 min) Story board - create a more detailed user story
(~ 60 min) Pick solution & refine

create a full & final user storyboard with every interaction (a click, writes text, or does something)
create UI screens (prototype) of all steps in the final user storyboard

(~ 60 min) Design widget - pick a screen/widget and design a high fidelity design