Use case
Decide what to build next as a team
Pick one problem, have each person propose a solution on their own, make the options concrete enough to try, vote privately, and let one named decision-maker choose. In AppSprint the One-Hour Sprint runs this in about 60 minutes: each person builds a working prototype with AI, the team marks what they like with anonymous dots, everyone votes privately, and the decision-maker keeps the strongest direction and refines it with the team.
Why this decision drags on
Most teams do not lack ideas. They lack a way to compare them. Options live in documents and in people's heads, so the discussion becomes a debate about descriptions, and the most senior or most confident voice usually wins. Often nobody is sure who decides, so the same conversation returns two weeks later.
How to decide well, with or without a tool
- Narrow the question to one problem. A whole roadmap is too wide to settle in one sitting.
- Name the decision-maker before you start. Everyone else advises, which removes the pressure to reach full consensus.
- Generate options independently, before anyone sees another person's proposal.
- Make the options tangible. A rough prototype settles arguments that a paragraph cannot.
- Vote privately, reveal together, then have the decision-maker make the call and write it down.
How it works in AppSprint
Name the project and the problem
The host opens a One-Hour Sprint, enters a title and the problem, picks the decision-maker and shares a link. Teammates join as guests without an account.
Share examples
Each person adds up to three links or screenshots of how others handle a similar problem, then presents them.
Build competing prototypes
For 20 minutes each person describes what people should be able to try, and the AI builder returns a working prototype.
Review without names
Everyone places up to three anonymous dots on each prototype. The gallery order is shuffled and the builder is hidden. See Prototype Review.
Vote, then decide
Each person casts one private vote and counts appear only after reveal. The vote is advisory: the decision-maker keeps one to three prototypes.
Refine the chosen direction
In Refine Together teammates send anonymous suggestions while the decision-maker prompts the AI.
What you leave with
- A working prototype of the chosen direction, downloadable as a single HTML file
- A session summary that records the confirmed decisions
- A summary link for people who were not in the room, with no sign-in needed to view it
When AppSprint is the wrong tool
If the job is ranking a long backlog of small items, a scoring spreadsheet or your issue tracker fits better. AppSprint works on one problem per session and has no Jira or Linear integration.
If the problem itself is unclear, one hour is too short; the Full Product Sprint starts from the goal and the customer. And a prototype shows a direction, not the engineering effort: builds are single-file HTML with no backend.