Design Sprint + Integrated Governance
Our approach builds on the principles of Design Sprint (Google Ventures) and design thinking: bringing together a multidisciplinary team for a few days, prototyping fast, testing early and deciding based on evidence.
The Spark-5 Process
5 days to transform an uncertain idea into an informed decision, with a tested prototype and concrete evidence.
Understand
Map the problem, align stakeholders on objectives and identify critical questions.
Diverge
Explore a wide range of solutions, get inspired by best practices and generate bold ideas.
Converge
Select the most promising ideas, sketch concepts and define the prototype to test.
Prototype
Build a realistic and testable prototype in one day, sufficient to validate key hypotheses.
Test
Confront the prototype with real users, collect feedback and consolidate learnings.
Key Deliverables
- Clear mapping of your business model and its fragility zones.
- One or more tested and validated prototypes.
- A detailed implementation plan for the next 3 to 12 months.
- A shared vision across all teams.
What makes us different
We add to the Design Sprint methodology ingredients that avoid "siloed POCs" impossible to deploy.
Governance-augmented sprints
In each of our formats, we integrate regulatory, security and human dimensions (change management) from the start. This way you avoid 'siloed POCs' that are impossible to deploy for compliance or internal acceptance reasons.
Long-term follow-up
A sprint only has value if it translates into implementation. That's why we systematically offer light but structured support (checkpoints over several months) to help your teams execute the plan.
Academic and practical
Our facilitators teach at renowned training institutes and work daily in businesses. You benefit from both methodological rigor and field pragmatism, with strong roots in the Swiss context (data protection, confidentiality culture, digital sobriety).
Adaptation to your culture
A systemic bank, an industrial company or a tech scale-up don't innovate the same way. We are a multidisciplinary team of experts with strong French-speaking Swiss roots. We know how to adapt our pace, our language and our workshop formats to your reality, to engage your teams, foster creativity and collaboration, and get the best out of your business expertise.
Why the sprint format works
Focused intensity
5 dedicated days, without interruption, to move faster than months of fragmented meetings.
Evidence-based decisions
A tested prototype is worth more than months of speculation. You decide based on real feedback.
Team alignment
Bringing key stakeholders together for 5 days creates lasting alignment and a shared vision.
Controlled investment
Validate or invalidate an idea in 5 days rather than investing months in an uncertain direction.
"Bring together a multidisciplinary team for a few days, prototype fast, test early and decide based on evidence."
— Design Sprint Philosophy
Partners & Innovation Tools
RhinoSpark relies on globally recognized innovation methods and tools to structure its sprints, accelerate decision-making, and reduce strategic risk.
Methodological Partner
We count Strategyzer© among our methodological partners. Our sprints integrate several Strategyzer frameworks — including the Business Model Canvas, Value Proposition Canvas, prototyping, and field testing — adapted to the operational, cultural, and regulatory realities of Swiss organizations.
Jacques Panchard, a member of the RhinoSpark team, is a certified Strategyzer coach, ensuring a rigorous application of the methods in support of clear, evidence-based strategic decisions.
Discover which sprint format matches your challenges
Schedule a 30-minute discovery call to identify the sprint format best suited to your situation.