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Can you get the benefits of design sprints in less time? Our guest today is Teresa Cain, author of Solving Problems in 2 Hours. You’ll learn about why she decided to condense the traditional sprints, what problems can be solved using this format, how to avoid bias in decision-making, and more.Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.Show NotesSolving Problems in 2 Hours — Teresa’s bookTreviPay — Teresa’s place of workEpisode 131: Design Sprint with Jonathan CourtneyFigJam, Miro, Mural, InVision, Balsamiq — collaboration toolsUse their template on Figma2 Hour Design Sprints on UdemyCheck out Teresa’s websiteConnect with Teresa on LinkedInThis episode is brought to you by Refiner. Capture actionable product and user feedback with in-product microsurveys. Measure NPS, continuously research users, assess product-market fit, and more. With Refiner, run any type of survey and precisely target the right users at the right time. To get our in-product survey best practices, download our free microsurvey database at refiner.io/database.Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.Leave a ReviewReviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here’s how.

Can you get the benefits of design sprints in less time? Our guest today is Teresa Cain, author of Solving Problems in 2 Hours. You’ll learn about why she decided to condense the traditional sprints, what problems can be solved using this format, how to avoid bias in decision-making, and more.Podcast feed: subscribe to <a href="https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R</a> in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ui-breakfast-podcast/id939175693?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=97279&amp;refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>, or <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/u/0/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS80TXZnUTczUg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>.<h2>Show Notes</h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Solving-Problems-Hours-Brainstorm-Solutions/dp/B0C12F93ZP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Solving Problems in 2 Hours</a> — Teresa’s book</li><li><a href="https://www.trevipay.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TreviPay</a> — Teresa’s place of work</li><li><a href="https://uibreakfast.com/131-design-sprint-with-jonathan-courtney/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 131: Design Sprint with Jonathan Courtney</a></li><li><a href="https://www.figma.com/figjam/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FigJam</a>, <a href="https://miro.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Miro</a>, <a href="https://www.mural.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mural</a>, <a href="https://www.invisionapp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">InVision</a>, <a href="https://balsamiq.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Balsamiq</a> — collaboration tools</li><li><a href="https://www.figma.com/community/file/1199463622528181509/2-Hour-Design-Sprints" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Use their template on Figma</a></li><li><a href="https://www.udemy.com/course/2hourdesignsprints/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2 Hour Design Sprints on Udemy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.2hourdesignsprints.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out Teresa’s website</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cainteresa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Teresa on LinkedIn</a></li></ul>This episode is brought to you by Refiner. Capture actionable product and user feedback with in-product microsurveys. Measure NPS, continuously research users, assess product-market fit, and more. With Refiner, run any type of survey and precisely target the right users at the right time. To get our in-product survey best practices, download our free microsurvey database at <a href="http://refiner.io/database" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">refiner.io/database</a>.Interested in sponsoring an episode? <a href="http://uibreakfast.com/sponsor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn more here.</a><h2>Leave a Review</h2>Reviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. <a href="http://uibreakfast.com/podcast-review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here’s how.</a>

Episode 269: Two Hour Design Sprints with Teresa Cain

Teresa is an author, speaker, entrepreneur, and technology executive with over 15 years of overseeing global product and user experience teams. Teresa has diverse experience leading product management, product design, research, strategy, and innovation for digital solutions and as a consultant for startup technology firms. Teresa is the Director of Product, UX, and Design at TreviPay, where she drives vision, strategy, and UX for multiple FinTech products and teams. She is the Founder of Lucid Startup Consulting where she coaches startups and serves as an advisor for Central Exchange, a women’s nonprofit, and DevStride, a project and portfolio management solution. Teresa is the instructor of the highest-rated and bestseller course for design sprints on Udemy, 2-Hour Design Sprints: Learn how to solve problems and design products in just 2 hours vs. 5 days using Figma FigJam. Her book Solving Problems in 2 Hours: How to Brainstorm and Create Solutions with Two-Hour Design Sprints released in April 2023 is a Best Seller and #1 New Release in Business Technology Innovation Books. Teresa regularly speaks at conferences on design thinking, customer experience, and product innovation. Teresa received a prestigious Emerging Scholar Award in 2023 from the International Conference on Design Principles and Practices including presenting her research "Putting Into Practice Evolving Design Thinking Methods at Technology Firms: The Evolution To 2-Hour Design Sprints.” She was also a 2022 Women in IT Summit &amp; Award Series Finalist for Advocate of the Year. Teresa has completed many certifications during her career in product, customer experience, agile, project management, and process management including Pragmatic Marketing Certified III ©, Net Promoter Certified Associate, Certified Scrum Product Owner, Certified Scrum Master, Project Management Professional, and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. She also completed Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management Executive Program for Product Strategy Methods, a program with a focus on discovering, developing, managing, and marketing products as a business.  Teresa earned a BS in Journalism from the William Allen White School of Journalism and a BA in English from the University of Kansas. She earned an Executive MBA from Rockhurst University and is studying for a second Master's degree in Integrated Innovation for Products and Services at Carnegie Mellon University, focusing on product and user experience design principles. Buy Teresa's book:  https://amzn.to/3zMMjM2Udemy Course: Learn How to Solve Problems and Design Product in 2 Hours vs. 5 days using FIgma FigJam https://www.udemy.com/course/2hourdesignsprints/?referralCode=3D0350BD6C05D09D290F Website: https://www.2hourdesignsprints.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cainteresa/

Teresa is an author, speaker, entrepreneur, and technology executive with over 15 years of overseeing global product and user experience teams. Teresa has diverse experience leading product management, product design, research, strategy, and innovation for digital solutions and as a consultant for startup technology firms. Teresa is the Director of Product, UX, and Design at TreviPay, where she drives vision, strategy, and UX for multiple FinTech products and teams. She is the Founder of Lucid Startup Consulting where she coaches startups and serves as an advisor for Central Exchange, a women’s nonprofit, and DevStride, a project and portfolio management solution. Teresa is the instructor of the highest-rated and bestseller course for design sprints on Udemy, 2-Hour Design Sprints: Learn how to solve problems and design products in just 2 hours vs. 5 days using Figma FigJam. Her book Solving Problems in 2 Hours: How to Brainstorm and Create Solutions with Two-Hour Design Sprints released in April 2023 is a Best Seller and #1 New Release in Business Technology Innovation Books. Teresa regularly speaks at conferences on design thinking, customer experience, and product innovation. Teresa received a prestigious Emerging Scholar Award in 2023 from the International Conference on Design Principles and Practices including presenting her research "Putting Into Practice Evolving Design Thinking Methods at Technology Firms: The Evolution To 2-Hour Design Sprints.” She was also a 2022 Women in IT Summit &amp; Award Series Finalist for Advocate of the Year. Teresa has completed many certifications during her career in product, customer experience, agile, project management, and process management including Pragmatic Marketing Certified III ©, Net Promoter Certified Associate, Certified Scrum Product Owner, Certified Scrum Master, Project Management Professional, and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. She also completed Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management Executive Program for Product Strategy Methods, a program with a focus on discovering, developing, managing, and marketing products as a business.  Teresa earned a BS in Journalism from the William Allen White School of Journalism and a BA in English from the University of Kansas. She earned an Executive MBA from Rockhurst University and is studying for a second Master's degree in Integrated Innovation for Products and Services at Carnegie Mellon University, focusing on product and user experience design principles. Buy Teresa's book:  <a href="https://amzn.to/3zMMjM2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3zMMjM2</a>Udemy Course: <a href="https://www.udemy.com/course/2hourdesignsprints/?referralCode=3D0350BD6C05D09D290F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn How to Solve Problems and Design Product in 2 Hours vs. 5 days using FIgma FigJam</a> <a href="https://www.udemy.com/course/2hourdesignsprints/?referralCode=3D0350BD6C05D09D290F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.udemy.com/course/2hourdesignsprints/?referralCode=3D0350BD6C05D09D290F</a>   Website: <a href="https://www.2hourdesignsprints.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.2hourdesignsprints.com</a>   LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cainteresa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/cainteresa/</a>

Interview with Teresa Cain, Author of Solving Problems in 2 Hours

This week on Be Customer Led with Bill Staikos, our guest is Teresa Cain. Teresa is the Director of Product and UX at TreviPay, responsible for the product vision, strategy, and user experience of a B2B financial technology SaaS platform. She is also the founder and chief executive officer of Lucid Startup Consulting, a company that advises start-up businesses on their strategy and vision. Teresa has over 15 years of experience directing worldwide product and user experience teams. Also, she has extensive expertise in leading B2B and B2C product management, product design, research, strategy, and innovation.[01:24] Background - Teresa describes her journey so far. She also talks about the firm she works for, TreviPay, and what inspired her to start her own company, Lucid Startup Consulting. [05:51] Design Sprints- Teresa defines the phrase "design sprint" and shares her ideas on when firms require design sprints and the outstanding results she has witnessed from design sprints. [11:11] The Mix of Roles – Teresa mentions, in addition to engineers and others, who else she prefers to include in this process, elaborating on the optimal blend of individuals or jobs where she found the most success with the design sprint model. [13:06] Team - Teresa shares the engagement framework she employs and how she leads her team virtually. [17:44] Problems – Teresa describes how she addresses a few of the most common team management challenges. [25:42] Integration - Teresa explains why more businesses do not adopt the agile process's incorporation of human-centered design and design thinking. [28:18] KPI – Teresa discusses the metrics businesses should implement to determine whether or not their design sprint process has been successful. [30:12] Roadblocks -  Teresa points out the obstacles that prevent firms and brands from genuinely focusing on the customer and making decisions in their best interest. [32:13] Inspiration - Teresa outlines where she finds inspiration.

This week on Be Customer Led with Bill Staikos, our guest is Teresa Cain. Teresa is the Director of Product and UX at TreviPay, responsible for the product vision, strategy, and user experience of a B2B financial technology SaaS platform. She is also the founder and chief executive officer of Lucid Startup Consulting, a company that advises start-up businesses on their strategy and vision. Teresa has over 15 years of experience directing worldwide product and user experience teams. Also, she has extensive expertise in leading B2B and B2C product management, product design, research, strategy, and innovation.[01:24] Background - Teresa describes her journey so far. She also talks about the firm she works for, TreviPay, and what inspired her to start her own company, Lucid Startup Consulting. [05:51] Design Sprints- Teresa defines the phrase "design sprint" and shares her ideas on when firms require design sprints and the outstanding results she has witnessed from design sprints. [11:11] The Mix of Roles – Teresa mentions, in addition to engineers and others, who else she prefers to include in this process, elaborating on the optimal blend of individuals or jobs where she found the most success with the design sprint model. [13:06] Team - Teresa shares the engagement framework she employs and how she leads her team virtually. [17:44] Problems – Teresa describes how she addresses a few of the most common team management challenges. [25:42] Integration - Teresa explains why more businesses do not adopt the agile process's incorporation of human-centered design and design thinking. [28:18] KPI – Teresa discusses the metrics businesses should implement to determine whether or not their design sprint process has been successful. [30:12] Roadblocks -  Teresa points out the obstacles that prevent firms and brands from genuinely focusing on the customer and making decisions in their best interest. [32:13] Inspiration - Teresa outlines where she finds inspiration.