Four-Week Sprint · Closing Week: Share What You Learned
Four weeks ago you started with a problem and an idea. Since then you've talked to users, tested your IUP, worked out your value and decided what to keep, change or drop. Closing Week is where you share what you learned and get feedback.
This isn't a pitch competition, and there's no polished demo required. Each team or builder gets 2–3 minutes to share what they set out to test, what broke, and what changed. Then peers and mentors respond with questions and honest feedback, so you leave knowing what to do next.
What we'll do
Share-outs: 2–3 minutes on what you learned and what changed
Peer and mentor feedback on each share-out, with Q&A
What's next: keep building, take it to Demo Night, or move on with what you've learned. All three count as success.
Bring: your story in 2–3 minutes. Where you started, what users told you, what broke and what you changed. Slides are optional, and evidence beats polish.
Who should come: all UW–Madison students. Sprint teams and individual builders will share. Anyone else is welcome to come listen, give feedback and see what students are building. You don't need to have attended BuildFest or earlier Sprint weeks.
The Four-Week Sprint
Week 1 · Sept 30: define and validate your problem
Week 2 · Oct 7: test your IUP with real users
Week 3 · Oct 14: value proposition workshop
Week 4 · Oct 21: learn and pivot from what users tell you
Closing Week · Oct 28: share what you learned and get peer and mentor feedback
Want to keep going? Demo Night is Th, Nov 19.
Questions? sandra.bradley@wisc.edu
About the Tech Exploration Lab:
Led by the Wisconsin School of Business in collaboration with the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, the Lab connects students from across campus with industry partners, researchers, and alumni to explore, build, and commercialize ideas at the intersection of emerging technologies and real-world challenges.