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10 realistic practice prompts
Ten original product and UX whiteboard challenges on one page. Pick one, run it against the 30-minute framework, then score yourself. None of these are copied from a confidential company interview bank.
Read the scenario out loud, then clarify before you draw. The interviewer in a WiBo session will keep the brief a little vague on purpose, the same way a live round often does.
Stay on this page to browse. Practicing a challenge opens the WiBo canvas or the sign-up flow, not a separate public prompt URL.
Coffee shop mobile app
A neighborhood coffee shop wants a mobile app. They have a loyal morning crowd, a small staff, and no interest in becoming a delivery marketplace.
Propose a focused mobile experience that helps regulars order faster without turning the shop into a generic chain app.
Gift decision helper
People freeze when they need a gift for someone they care about. They often know the occasion but not the person's taste, budget, or what has already been given.
Design a product that helps a gift giver reach a confident choice without dumping a catalog on them.
ATM experience redesign
A bank wants to redesign the ATM experience. Customers still need cash, deposits, and basic account checks, often in a hurry, sometimes at night, and sometimes with accessibility needs.
Redesign the visit so common jobs are faster and less error-prone, including for people who do not use this bank's app.
Grocery self-checkout
A grocery chain wants to improve self-checkout. Shoppers complain about unexpected item-in-bag interruptions, produce lookup, and needing an attendant after they already waited in line.
Redesign the self-checkout journey so a typical basket finishes with fewer stalls, while the store still manages shrinkage.
Finding a trusted doctor
People looking for a new doctor bounce between insurance directories, review sites, and word of mouth. They care about trust, availability, and whether the practice takes their insurance, not just star ratings.
Design a product that helps someone choose a primary-care doctor they can actually see, with enough signal to feel the choice is sound.
Park volunteer sign-up
A city parks department wants more residents to find and join volunteer events such as cleanups, plantings, and weekend work days. People hear about events too late, or they are not sure they have the right skills or gear.
Design a way for residents to discover a nearby event, understand what is expected, and sign up with a clear confirmation.
Scheduling for busy professionals
Independent professionals such as consultants, tutors, and therapists waste time coordinating availability across email, texts, and calendars. No-shows and last-minute changes are common.
Design a scheduling product that helps a busy professional share availability, confirm bookings, and handle changes without becoming a full CRM.
Library book delivery
A public library system wants members to request physical books for delivery and return them without an awkward extra trip. Not every member lives near a branch or can carry a stack of books.
Design the service from request through delivery and return so members get the right title and the library can still manage inventory.
Online returns experience
An e-commerce company is losing customers after purchase because returns feel slow, unclear, and punitive. Shoppers do not know whether they need a label, a box, or a drop-off, and support tickets pile up.
Improve the returns experience so a typical shopper can start and finish a return with a clear status, without hiding policy the business still needs.
Offline field inventory
Field technicians count and update inventory in warehouses, trucks, and remote sites where cellular coverage drops out. Today's paper process means counts are stale by the time they are typed in.
Design a mobile inventory tool that lets field workers record counts and discrepancies even when offline, then reconcile safely when they reconnect.
Related resources
- 30-minute whiteboard challenge framework: A timeboxed structure for a live product design round: clarify, frame the problem, explore options, commit, and leave a clear next step.
- Clarifying-questions cheat sheet: The questions interviewers expect early: users, constraints, success, platform, and what is in scope. Use it so you do not freeze on a vague brief.
- Self-evaluation rubric: A 1-to-5 self-score for a finished round: framing, questions, product thinking, communication, and close. Practice only, not a hiring prediction.