Episode 034 - Running ORCA Sprints at Autodesk

January 2023

60 Minutes

Sophia lays out her findings after successfully rolling out the ORCA Sprint envisioned in episode 033 from last season. She talks about manifesting the ORCA Sprint from concept to deliverable, what worked and what didn't work (and what can probably be skipped) while running the first ORCA Sprint, and why ending Day 2 of the ORCA Sprint with a nav flow is guaranteed to blow people's minds.

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For background on this episode, check out episode 033 - The ORCA Sprint with Sophia V. Prater, as well as The OOUX Happy Hour with Certified OOUX Strategist, Allie Ofisher - OOUX Happy Hour: Running ORCA Sprints with Allie Ofisher, as well as The ORCA Sprint Outline in Notion - www.ooux.com/hi/orca-sprints.

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