

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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Sep 26, 2024 • 8min
Bright Spots Analysis - Step By Step
My LinkedIn Learning lesson on Bright Spots Analysis 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.

Sep 19, 2024 • 25min
The State Of Customer Experience - As Profession & Business Discipline
Greg and I talk about the current state of the CX profession, the balance required by companies to ensure that CX is sustainable over the long-term, and what the CXPA is doing to shepherd the profession through a period of uncertainty.The CXPAGreg on LinkedinConnect 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.

Sep 12, 2024 • 6min
Analysis Paralysis Is Not The Only Decision-Making Problem CX Pros Face
Bezos 70% RuleExtinct by InstinctConnect 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.

Sep 5, 2024 • 29min
Voice Of Customer Shows You The Path - Customer Research Helps You Walk It
In this episode, Lily Vitale and I talk about the difference between Voice Of Customer programs and trust customer research efforts, why they are complimentary, not synonmous, and how Lily thinks about using different research methods, and working with stakeholders to ensure that insights from research turn into improvements in experiences.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.

Aug 29, 2024 • 5min
Great CX Is Rare Because Its Hard.
The Obstacle is the way.The hard thing about hard thingsI can tell you the secret, but you won't want to hear it.. 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.

Aug 22, 2024 • 30min
Humanity Is At The Heart Of Great Customer Experiences
Beth Karawan on LinkedInSome of Beth's writings:Are Boy Scouts Masters of Change Management? Brand Management: What’s Customer Experience Got to Do with it? Silver bullet post 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.

Aug 15, 2024 • 7min
Your Current Company Culture Is A Design Constrain
The only thing that is slower to change than culture is nature.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.

Aug 8, 2024 • 32min
Why Designing AI Into CX Requires Rethinking Human-Centered Design Practices
Connect with Kerry Bodine on LinkedInKerry's master-class on Designing For AI in CX & EXBodine & Co.Research Paper On The Difficulty Of Designing For AICreating Design Resources To Scafold The Ideation Of AI Concepts 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.

Aug 1, 2024 • 10min
How To Address The Root Causes Of Frustrations From Waiting
Waiting in line is a bad experience. Except that's not always true. Learn what makes some waits unbearable, while others are tolerable at worst, and a memorable part of the experience at best.· Where is my bus? Impact of mobile real-time information on the perceived and actual wait time of transit riders · Timing is right for T riders, businesses · Subway Countdown Clocks Are Good For Business· Houston airport baggage claimConnect 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.

Jul 25, 2024 • 33min
The Right Way To Deliver Digital-First Customer Experiences
Andrew Carothers on LinkedInConnect 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.


