

Customer Experience Patterns Podcast
Sam Stern
Every 2 weeks, customer experience expert Sam Stern will explain a customer experience pattern that underpins some of the World's best customer experiences. Patterns are models or designs dervied from real-world examples that have been proven to work.The episodes will include detailed descriptions of the Pattern, data and evidence to supports its importance, and instructions to follow the pattern yourself to create great customer experiences.Thanks to my talented colleague Emily Tolmer for the cover art. Thanks to my friends at Moon Island for the music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 6, 2025 • 12min
CX As Teenager: Back To Childhood Curiosity? Or Forward To Adulthood Maturity?
CX is in its teenage years. Should we push to move forward to the maturity of adulthood? Or turn back to the curiosity and wonder of childhood? Andrew Carothers and I answer that question. Connect with Sam on LinkedIn - I share customer experience content multiple times a week, and love hearing from listeners with questions or ideas for topics.Subscribe to my newsletter, Customer Experience Patterns - I publish a new edition with each full-length episode of the podcast.My LinkedIn Learning courses: How To Create Great Customer Experiences & Build A Customer-Centric Culture. In-depth video series that teach you how to create great experiences, and build customer-centric cultuers. My new learning course on Customer Experience foundations will be live in March, 2025Thanks to my talented colleague Emily Tolmer for the cover art. Thanks to my friends at Moon Island for the music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 27, 2025 • 8min
CX Shortcomings Explained By Chesterton's Fence & Black Swans
An explainer on Chesterton's Fence.Connect with Sam on LinkedIn - I share customer experience content multiple times a week, and love hearing from listeners with questions or ideas for topics.Subscribe to my newsletter, Customer Experience Patterns - I publish a new edition with each full-length episode of the podcast.My LinkedIn Learning courses: How To Create Great Customer Experiences & Build A Customer-Centric Culture. In-depth video series that teach you how to create great experiences, and build customer-centric cultuers. My new learning course on Customer Experience foundations will be live in March, 2025Thanks to my talented colleague Emily Tolmer for the cover art. Thanks to my friends at Moon Island for the music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 20, 2025 • 35min
Creating The CX Standards With Erin Wallace From Bain
CX Standards Landing Page - you can learn more about the standards, and download them.Erin Wallace on LinkedInDancing Guy Video - showing the importance of the first follower to catalyze a movementConnect with Sam on LinkedIn - I share customer expeirence content multiple times a week, and love hearing from listeners with questions or ideas for topics.Subscribe to my newsletter, Customer Experience Patterns - I publish a new edition with each full-length episode of the podcast.My LinkedIn Learning courses: How To Create Great Customer Experiences & Build A Customer-Centric Culture. In-depth video series that teach you how to create great experiences, and build customer-centric cultuers. My new learning course on Customer Experience foundations will be live in March, 2025Thanks to my talented colleague Emily Tolmer for the cover art. Thanks to my friends at Moon Island for the music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 13, 2025 • 8min
With Deceptive Patterns The Entropy Is Coming From Inside The Building
Harry Brignull - The Deceptive Patterns guruDeceptive Patterns the book - buy this book. Read it & use it as a jumping off point to start auditing your experience for Deceptive Patterns.Connect with Sam on LinkedIn - I share customer expeirence content multiple times a week, and love hearing from listeners with questions or ideas for topics.Subscribe to my newsletter, Customer Experience Patterns - I publish a new edition with each full-length episode of the podcast.My LinkedIn Learning courses: How To Create Great Customer Experiences & Build A Customer-Centric Culture. In-depth video series that teach you how to create great experiences, and build customer-centric cultuers.Thanks to my talented colleague Emily Tolmer for the cover art. Thanks to my friends at Moon Island for the music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 6, 2025 • 20min
Which Parts Of Your CX Need AI?
How to leverage design and CX skillsets and methodologies to spot the best opportunities for integrating AI and GenAI into your experiences.Andrew McInnes on LinkedIn.Connect with Sam on LinkedIn - I share customer expeirence content multiple times a week, and love hearing from listeners with questions or ideas for topics.Subscribe to my newsletter, Customer Experience Patterns - I publish a new edition with each full-length episode of the podcast.My LinkedIn Learning courses: How To Create Great Customer Experiences & Build A Customer-Centric Culture. In-depth video series that teach you how to create great experiences, and build customer-centric cultuers.Thanks to my talented colleague Emily Tolmer for the cover art. Thanks to my friends at Moon Island for the music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 30, 2025 • 8min
It's (almost) never to late to intervene with customers who have negative emotions
This episode is inspired by research and writing I've done on memories and negative emotions. For more on this topic, check out my LinkedIn learning course linked below about how to create great customer experiences.Connect with Sam on LinkedIn - I share customer expeirence content multiple times a week, and love hearing from listeners with questions or ideas for topics.Subscribe to my newsletter, Customer Experience Patterns - I publish a new edition with each full-length episode of the podcast.My LinkedIn Learning courses: How To Create Great Customer Experiences & Build A Customer-Centric Culture. In-depth video series that teach you how to create great experiences, and build customer-centric cultuers.Thanks to my talented colleague Emily Tolmer for the cover art. Thanks to my friends at Moon Island for the music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 23, 2025 • 25min
Integrating GAI & AI Into Your Customr & Employee Experiences
Why you shouldn't have an AI Strategy. Why you should be implementing GAI & AI everywhere you can.Why you should join up your EX and CX AI efforts.Andrew McInnes on LinkedIn.Connect with Sam on LinkedIn - I share customer expeirence content multiple times a week, and love hearing from listeners with questions or ideas for topics.Subscribe to my newsletter, Customer Experience Patterns - I publish a new edition with each full-length episode of the podcast.My LinkedIn Learning courses: How To Create Great Customer Experiences & Build A Customer-Centric Culture. In-depth video series that teach you how to create great experiences, and build customer-centric cultuers.Thanks to my talented colleague Emily Tolmer for the cover art. Thanks to my friends at Moon Island for the music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 16, 2025 • 6min
3 Ways To Push Back Against Entropy In Your Customer Experience
Entropy describes the process of things falling into disorder if left without care and attention, like weeds growing in a garden. A lot of companies are about to experience Entropy in their customer experience efforts. But you don't have to be one of them.1) Pay attention to the parts of your experience that you want your customers to roget2) Keep close tabs on your Signature Moments3) Look for signs of neglect in your competitors that you can exploitConnect with Sam on LinkedIn - I share customer expeirence content multiple times a week, and love hearing from listeners with questions or ideas for topics.Subscribe to my newsletter, Customer Experience Patterns - I publish a new edition with each full-length episode of the podcast.My LinkedIn Learning courses: How To Create Great Customer Experiences & Build A Customer-Centric Culture. In-depth video series that teach you how to create great experiences, and build customer-centric cultuers.Thanks to my talented colleague Emily Tolmer for the cover art. Thanks to my friends at Moon Island for the music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 9, 2025 • 28min
Coaching Can Help You Be The CX & Design Leader You Dream Of Being
Stephanie shared so much wisdom on the value of coaching for creative leaders. Well worth a listen.Stephanie On LinkedInStephanie's coaching business, Thrive DepartmentConnect with Sam on LinkedIn - I share customer expeirence content multiple times a week, and love hearing from listeners with questions or ideas for topics.Subscribe to my newsletter, Customer Experience Patterns - I publish a new edition with each full-length episode of the podcast.My LinkedIn Learning courses: How To Create Great Customer Experiences & Build A Customer-Centric Culture. In-depth video series that teach you how to create great experiences, and build customer-centric cultuers.Thanks to my talented colleague Emily Tolmer for the cover art. Thanks to my friends at Moon Island for the music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 2, 2025 • 7min
4 Ideas For Getting 2025 Off To A Flying Start
4 ideas for getting off 2025 to a flying start with your customer experience initiatives.Connect with Sam on LinkedInThanks to my talented colleague Emily Tolmer for the cover art. Thanks to my friends at Moon Island for the music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


