As designers and innovators, why are we so quick to practice empathy & compassion with our users but not our fellow team members? The real work required to generate results from innovation programs starts with the relationships we nurture inside our teams.

Design sprints have been consuming conversations over the past year, amongst all sorts of makers — from authors testing out new book concepts to software teams working on the next VR breakthroughs. I mean, who wouldn’t love a prescriptive framework that enables you to validate your biggest ideas in 5 days?