< 10-Day Framework >

Syllabus

10 days · Chat → PRD → Fresh Build daily · Virtual-first on Zoom

Daily Structure

Every day follows the same rhythm:

Exercise

Group Session

Build Task

Lunch

Build Time

Debrief

Morning Exercise Exercise posted in Slack (often the night before). ~20 min warmup.

Exercise Due Complete and post per exercise instructions

Group Session All-group session on Zoom

Build Task Frame the day's build task and plan of attack

Build Time Teams or individual building

Deliverable Post assignment, push to GitHub

Group Debrief Discuss work session, learning, look ahead to tomorrow

Teams build apps addressing pre-clinical or clerkship education challenges. Each day adds a PRD layer.

Orientation, domain expertise, design thinking, generative AI, first build.

User-centered design toolkit: personas, jobs-to-be-done, journey mapping.

Deep feature specification. Guest speaker on product thinking.

Design as communication. Visual identity, tone, and personality.

Polish sprint, cross-team testing, team app demo day.

Individual apps aligned to specialty interests. The Chat → Agent paradigm shift is introduced.

Specialty app brainstorming, Chat → Agent paradigm shift.

Making AI workflows reliable, not just demo-ready.

Design + features compressed into a single day. Biggest qualitative jump.

Refinement, user testing, peer feedback, presentation prep.

Final solo app presentations. Course debrief and reflection.

Note

Specific schedules, guest speakers, and exercises vary by sprint cohort. See sprint archives for detailed day-by-day content from past cohorts.