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Articles on UX, CX and Experience Design

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Andrea Lucchesi
· Co-Founder & Strategist

Omnichannel CX: myth or reality?

Why almost all omnichannel strategies fail, and what sets the ones that work apart.
Andrea Lucchesi
· Co-Founder & Strategist

Future of Work: how Employee Experience is changing

Hybrid work, AI and new models: how people's experience at the company is changing.
Andrea Lucchesi
· Co-Founder & Strategist

Customer Experience Management: listening, data, relationships

Listening, data and relationships: how to govern the experience to reduce churn and increase revenue.

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Strategy and Business

What designers really struggle with on product teams

It is not design that fails, but organizational alignment: what really blocks teams.
Accessibility

Digital accessibility: designing for the users of tomorrow

Beyond WCAG: designing for older users, assistive technologies and real needs.
Strategy and Business

Brand guidelines: what they are and how to really create them

Not a visual manual, but an experiential system that generates consistency and trust.
Accessibility

WCAG: how the web accessibility guidelines work

The W3C standard explained: the four principles, the conformance levels and the UX impact.
UX and UI Design

Product designer: what they do and why it is essential

The role that brings together research, strategy and interface in building digital products.
UX and UI Design

Design Patterns: what they are and when to use them

Not shortcuts to copy: when a pattern helps the user and when it gets in the way.
Service Design

Service Economy: why has experience become central?

Why value is no longer in the product, but in the quality of the service experienced.
Research

UX metrics: how to measure User Experience

Which metrics really matter and how to link them to design and business decisions.
Research

Research Ops: what it is and why it is essential today

How to make user research scalable, shared and truly useful for decisions.
Customer Experience

Omnichannel CX: myth or reality?

Why almost all omnichannel strategies fail, and what sets the ones that work apart.
UX and UI Design

User Journey vs User Flow: what is the real difference?

Two different tools: one guides strategic vision, the other operational design.
UX and UI Design

User Centered Design: how to truly design for people

Beyond the buzzword: the principles that change the way design decisions are made.
Strategy and Business

Product discovery: how to understand what to really build

Reducing uncertainty before building: hypotheses, evidence and decisions in the discovery process.
Research

User research: how to truly understand users and needs?

Qualitative and quantitative research together: how to turn insights into design decisions.
Research

Data Driven UX: how to design data-based experiences?

How to use quantitative and qualitative data without replacing design judgment.
UX and UI Design

Content Strategy UX: how to design useful content

Content as a cognitive interface: meaning, information architecture and microcopy at critical moments.
UX and UI Design

Design Ops: how to make design scalable and consistent

People, process and technology: the three pillars for growing design without losing consistency.
Customer Experience

Customer Success and CX: how to increase retention

How to bring Customer Success and CX together to increase retention and value over time.

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