Cognitive Scaffold

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MENTAL MODEL · M0266

Design Sprint

Design Sprint
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Developed by Google Ventures (GV). It completes the entire process from concept to prototype testing in 5 days: Monday to understand, Tuesday to diverge, Wednesday to decide, Thursday to prototype, Friday to validate.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Reduce cognitive load

- Low-cost trial and error: Before writing a line of code, use a fake prototype to deceive users and validate the need. - Time box: Leverage Parkinson's Law, using an extremely short deadline to force the team to abandon endless debates and produce quickly.

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Anchor fast decisions

Use a 5-day time box to compress 'understand—diverge—decide—prototype—validate' into one round, validating needs with a fake prototype before writing code; the short deadline forces convergence, bypassing endless debates.

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