3-Day Design Sprint

Reimagine Norton for Laura, the Outsourcer.

A tiger-team sprint to align on product vision, prototype a new Norton experience, and identify the concept that resonates most with our target persona. Three days. One winning idea.

Format
IA-driven prototyping
Validation
Nightly user interviews
The Microsite

Everything the sprint team needs, in one place.

Business Objectives

Three strategic outcomes this sprint serves.

Every concept, prototype, and decision should ladder back to at least one of these.

OBJECTIVE 01

Increase Engagement

Drive deeper, more frequent product usage. Laura should open Norton not just when something goes wrong, but as part of her daily routine. The reimagined experience must earn habitual engagement.

OBJECTIVE 02

Accelerate Growth Rate

Expand the Norton subscriber base and increase ARPU through a compelling 3-tier model. The reimagined product must give Laura clear reasons to upgrade and stay.

OBJECTIVE 03

Unlock Agentic AI

Move beyond AI-as-feature to AI-as-experience. Norton should leverage agentic tools that act on Laura's behalf — protecting, advising, and simplifying without requiring her to manage.

Sprint Goals

What we want to do.

The seven locked outcomes by end of day three.

Sprint Goals

Seven outcomes to lock by end of day three

  • Lock conviction on who we're building for (Laura) and her priority JTBDs
  • Align on product vision and information architecture before prototyping
  • Produce a Vision Statement as a locked output
  • Take learnings from original Norton Reimagined designs
  • Identify the new Norton concept that resonates most with Laura, the outsourcer
  • Prototype IA-driven: dashboard first, then page-by-page through the architecture
  • Test with real customers daily — cumulative feedback across the full prototype
Business Objectives

Three strategic outcomes this sprint serves

Increase Engagement
Drive deeper, more frequent product usage. Laura should open Norton as part of her daily routine — not just when something goes wrong.
Accelerate Growth Rate
Expand the subscriber base and increase ARPU through a compelling 3-tier model. Give Laura clear reasons to upgrade and stay.
Unlock Agentic AI
Move beyond AI-as-feature to AI-as-experience. Norton should leverage agentic tools that act on Laura's behalf — protecting, advising, and simplifying.
Team & Roles

Tiger team with clear ownership

RolePeople
Decider
Travis
Final call on contested decisions
Sprint Lead + PM
Dagim
Facilitates, keeps time, drives product thinking
Product
Deval, Shubh
Drives product thinking
AI Innovation
Iskander, Michalis
Encourages and challenges AI-powered solutions
Design
Tiffany, Andrew
Prototyping quality, FigJam, design coherence
Engineering
Tomas
Real-time feasibility and technical constraints
Brand / Marketing
Lynne, Bill
Brand framework and narrative
Research
Leah + Team
User research, usability sessions, feedback synthesis
Prototyping Approach

IA-driven, page-by-page, with cumulative testing

Day 1 PM
Concept — Landing Page
Everyone builds. Validate the concept before committing to full prototypes.
Day 2
Full Prototype
Align on top concepts. Split into groups — one full iOS experience per concept.
Day 3
Iterate All
Regroup on a single concept. Apply final feedback. Ship the story.
Cumulative testing: Each session tests the full prototype built so far. Feedback accumulates — we get richer insights on earlier sections as the prototype grows.
The Three Days

Agenda.

Each day ends with real user interviews. Feedback accumulates. We adjust overnight.

Day 01

Concept Solutioning

9:00am
Agenda Review
Structure and series of events for the sprint
9:15am
Ice Breaker
Get to know each other on a personal level
9:45am
Business Problem Overview
Current problems and objectives of Norton Reimagined
15 min break
10:15am
Who's Laura & The Reality of Norton
Customer immersion workshop — align on the persona
12:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm
Concept Ideation
Brainstorm new concepts and product vision that resonate with Laura
2:15pm
Concept Stress Test
Validate concepts against Laura's problems and refine
15 min break
3:15pm
Light Prototyping
AI-generated landing page communicating your Norton concept
4:45pm
Wrap Up
Overnight · User Interviews Does Laura feel the shift? Understand the concept? Strongly desire the product?
Day 02

Product Experience Solutioning

9:30am
Recap & Pivot
Review Day 1 research — what did we learn?
15 min break
11:00am
Problem Statement + JTBD Refinement
Finalize problem statement and jobs-to-be-done for Laura
12:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm
Iterate / Pivot / Kill Concepts
Vote on top 3 ideas. Discuss consolidation.
15 min break
2:30pm
Deeper Prototyping
AI-generated full iOS product experience in groups
4:45pm
Wrap Up
Overnight · User Interviews Does Laura feel the shift? Understand the concept? Strongly desire the product?
Day 03

Iterate and Finalize

9:30am
Recap & Pivot
Review Day 2 research — decide on one clear direction
15 min break
10:00am
Rapid Updates
Apply feedback to the single concept and prototype
11:00am
Live User Interviews
Real-time sessions — does Laura want this product?
12:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm
Synthesis + Rapid Updates
Final feedback applied — sharpen concept and prototype
2:30pm
Story Refinement
Sharpen and develop the idea and brand narrative
15 min break
4:15pm
Risks & Dependencies
Highlight implementation risks and major dependencies
4:45pm
Wrap Up + Next Steps
Reflection and what happens after the sprint
How We Work

Ground rules.

Ten non-negotiables for the room. Egos at the door. Laura at the center.

01
No egos in the room — we're all equal
Challenge ideas, not people
02
Assume positive intent
We're on the same team — be direct and respectful
03
One conversation at a time
No side debates or talking over someone
04
Honor prepared work
If someone brought it, let them run it — hold questions, then discuss
05
Timeboxed by default
Timers aren't optional — we'll park items that don't fit the box
06
Capture in FigJam
Decisions, options, open questions, assumptions — if it's not in FigJam, it didn't happen
07
Be present
Devices only for workshop work — stay engaged and ready to contribute
08
Progress, not perfection
Expect unknowns — we leave with clearer direction, not every answer
09
Solve the problem, don't just build
Every solution must address a specific pain point — not just be "cool"
10
Focus on Laura
We are not the target audience — filter every decision through the outsourcer persona