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We are often asked what the differences are between service design, UX, human-centered design, design thinking, design research, and the list goes on… It can be complicated and confusing, so we decided to create an all-encompassing guide with definitions for you (and us)!
Have you experienced challenges in getting your ideas heard by executives, stakeholders, or across departments? We know it can be hard to persist, but the reward is worth the struggle! Learn how to overcome these challenges and champion design within your organization.
To what extent has your business or organization adopted UX research and design? Using a UX Maturity Scale, we help you identify where your organization’s user experience currently stands, and what steps to take in order to level-up.
Is your SaaS-based company finding it difficult to hold onto paying customers? We explore how businesses can reduce churn and improve their overall customer experience with UX research and design principles.
Product and feature launches can be risky business without adequate research and testing ahead time. We highlight why and how Saas/tech companies should embrace UX research to build a loyal customer base and boost their ROI.
Identifying and solving complex business challenges can be difficult, and managers often don’t realize that their design team can help! We explore why Design Strategy is a great framework for aligning stakeholders, gaining buy-in, and tackling sticky business problems.
When you don’t have the time or resources for user research, empathy-mapping and proto-personas are two great design tools that your team and stakeholders can use to better understand your organization’s users or customers, and to inform timely feature, product, or service decisions.
How can SaaS companies improve their free trial experience and convert customers? We explore how customer journey mapping and UX research can help SaaS leaders to optimize their free trial periods and boost conversion rates in a competitive digital marketplace.
How can an organization get started with design thinking? In Part Two of this series, we outline the design thinking process and actionable ways to integrate this mindset into your service, product, and business development.
What is design thinking? Why is this term so popular? In part one of this series, we offer concrete definitions and explore further why design thinking is SO valuable for any business seeking to solve complex problems and innovate.
We explore design-thinking and human-centered tools and techniques to ensure that your carefully researched customer journey maps are highly actionable, and that they are communicated across your organization to affect change.
Building a customer journey map will enable your company to better understand how customers use your products or services. We outline how to collect research insights and build an effective and highly useful journey map for your organization.