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TOOLS AND PROCESSES USED IN THE DESIGN SPRINTS By [Name] Course Instructor's Name Institution's Name Date of Submission TOOLS AND PROCESSES USED IN THE DESIGN SPRINTS Hello everyone, The participation of women in sports have been consistently met with systemic challenges and barriers. In this presentation, we focus on understanding and overcoming the barriers that stop women and young girls participating in sports. The team envisions tackling the barriers with a systematic and structured approach using tools to explore, evaluate and refine these potential solutions. The rationale behind using the tools, there outputs, strengths and limitations are discussed in this presentation. Furthermore, presentation outlines how the tools were sequenced so that there is a consistent progression from ideation to implementation. We also point out the advantages and challenges of these methods and argue for an iterative, user centered approach to problem solving.. Tools and Methods 1 Brainstorming Rationale: The first method used during the sprint was brainstorming, which has the capacity to create a lot of ideas in a rather short time. Brainstorming helped the team to generate many different insights and possible solutions for the barriers we had discovered, by encouraging open ended thinking and collaboration, as guided by Kabra and Murkejee (2024). In the exploratory phase where we just wanted to think broadly and creatively without the constraint of feasibility and prioritization, this method was particularly useful. Output: The ideas we brainstormed were mentorship programs, parent engagement workshops, culturally sensitive coaching practices and getting more of our female athletes visible among our local community. Advantages: In brain storming we created an environment of creativity and collaboration where team members can bring in their ideas and do think outside the box. The large volume of ideas was a rich foundation for subsequent tools and methods. Limitations: The challenge was the sheer number of ideas produced in a single brainstorming session, and because sorting through and prioritizing the most relevant and actionable solutions was a time consuming process. In addition, some of the ideas had no practicality or didn’t align with the sprint’s objectives. 2 Insights Mapping Rationale: For the outputs of the brainstorming session, insights mapping was employed to organise and synthesise ideas. Categorizing the ideas by themes, and finding repeating patterns, allowed the team to pull the most critical insights and actionable opportunities out of the behemoth. This method gave us structure and clarity that allowed team efforts to stay focused on the barriers we wanted to address in the brief. Output: Insights from the discussions included how mentorship can help in building confidence...