Google Product Design: For the first time, the Google Developers Group Greece, representing GDG Heraklion, GDG Thessaloniki and GDG Athens, is organizing the official Google Product Design Sprint in Heraklion, Crete at 26 and 27 July, as part of Google After I / O Extended Heraklion 2017.
Google Product Design Sprint uses design thinking to reduce the inherent risks posed when products are successfully marketed.
Developed by Google Ventures and is a successful strategy development, innovation and “Design Thinking” methodology that can be used by anyone team (company, startup) plans to introduce a new business proposal / product to the market.
It is a quick process of answering critical questions through design, prototyping and testing ideas (understanding | sketching-designing, prototyping & validating ideas).
During the duration του Google Product Design Sprint που διοργανώνεται στο Ηράκλειο, επιλεγμένες startups και εταιρείες με τη βοήθεια μεντόρων θα διδαχθούν τη μεθοδολογία του Product Design Sprint με σκοπό να μπορέσουν να την εφαρμόσουν στα δικά τους products or services.
"The purpose of this special session is to introduce a tool for Startups and Businesses in order to reduce the processes when a business is ready to enter the market or is considering introducing a new product / service, through the ability to see the future final product and reactions of their customers, before making any costly commitments. ”
- If you are a startup or a company who would like to know more about the Google Ventures framework, fill out this form. The submission of statements will close on July 14 and selected startups or companies will be notified by July 16 for their participation in Product Design Sprint.
- If you would like to participate as a mentor and experience this, we invite you to fill out this form. Submissions will be closed on July 14. The selected mentors will receive all the necessary information and instructions by July 16.
For more information on Product Design Sprint in Crete, please see official Sprint design website.
In Crete, the Google Developers Group Greece cooperates with the Association of Young Entrepreneurs, due to its remarkable contribution to the ecosystem of start-ups, in professional training and networking of vulnerable groups and due to the inclusion policies it follows. YEC is a non-profit organization that acts as an “incubator of ideas and dreams of young people interested in entrepreneurship and willing to create”.
