Episode 033 - The ORCA Sprint with Sophia V. Prater

May 2022

65 Minutes

In this solo episode of the podcast (and final episode of this season), Sophia talks about a new concept called "The ORCA Sprint." A week-long OOUX journey teams can take to tackle their projects head-on with the methodology of ORCA (tackling objects, relationships, calls-to-action, and attributes).

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Sophia will take you through each day of the ORCA Sprint schedule going step by step with recommended tools and templates included. And she's looking for feedback! We recommend you listen to this episode in front of your computer so that you can follow along and take notes.

Following this episode, the OOUX Podcast will be going on hiatus until the fall.

LINKS:

The Notion ORCA Sprint Outline

The Whimsical ORCA Collab Hub

OOUX-Style Sketch Worksheets

Keep up with the latest OOUX News with the OOUX Newsletter

Give us feedback on the ORCA Sprint or set up a meeting with Sophia to discuss doing an ORCA Sprint for your team by writing us at hello@rewiredux.com.

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