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Join Brian Kachur, Senior Design Strategist at zu, as he explores Surprise & Delight's (S&D) role in creating high-impact digital experiences. Discover how Minimal Loveable Product (MLP) designs unlock creative opportunities, how to cultivate a creativity-driven environment, and how to balance AI with human intuition for more thoughtful outcomes. 🗓️ October 29, 2024 🕛 12:00 pm CST (2:00pm EST) Register here: https://lnkd.in/g6ePibeq

✌ spots left in our zu Academy Intensive Course next week. Enhance your understanding through an in-depth exploration of design thinking. This course offers hands-on experience in applying design thinking principles, equipping you with the tools and skills to address complex business challenges more efficiently within your organization. Here's what you’ll learn: ▪️ Techniques for creating better user experiences and solving problems ▪️ Strategies for problem identification and reframing ▪️ Approaches to ideation, solution development, prototyping, and testing Details: ▪️ Dates: October 8-10, 2024 ▪️ Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (lunch included) ▪️ Location: zu Experience Room ▪️ Funding: 80% coverage through the CanSask Job Grant If you're interested, comment below or reach out, and we'll follow up with more information. [zu.com/contact] #designthinking #professionaldevelopment

Catch the highlights from this years XCamp in our Volume II recap video. If you're curious about what's next, we're quietly gearing up for 2025. Visit www.x-camp.ca to explore and request your spot. 🎥 🤝 Video capture & editing by our friends at Studio D

After their third year of Computer Science at the University of Saskatchewan, students have the option of interning at a local tech company for a year and then returning to school to get their degree. zu is an active participant in this program. Meet this year’s interns, Theo and Jasmine! We are so happy to have these two here at zu and look forward to working with them over the next year! Say hi 👋🏻

📣ANNOUNCING OUR MORNING WORKSHOP: 📈Let’s face it—customer experience is on everyone’s radar these days. In this workshop led by Albert C Jame, Chief Experience Officer at zu, we’ll make journey mapping easy and practical. With Albert’s guidance, you’ll learn how you can grow your sales by truly understanding your customers and their needs. Wondering what you will learn? 1️⃣How to map out the user journey and identify areas for improvement. 2️⃣What tools and techniques you can use to learn more about your users. 3️⃣How you can create the most memorable experience for your users. 4️⃣Practical tips and actionable strategies to increase sales by understanding your customers and their needs. 5️⃣How putting yourself in your users’ shoes can lead to a better bottom line. Want to learn all about increasing your sales? SECURE YOUR SEATS TODAY: https://lnkd.in/gNkdKcbd

[Webinar] Leading w/ Design: Today @ 12:00 PM CST Transformation is driven by increasing customer expectations. Users are demanding more and organizations are struggling to keep up. In this spirited talk, Albert Jame, Chief Experience Officer at zu, will explain why Designers are working their way to the table in the modern enterprise, covering topics that include: / How great employee experience = great customer experience / How to surprise and delight your users / Design thinking and the human centred design process / The impacts of AI on experience design / Problem definition & the importance of user research Sign up for FREE ➡ https://lnkd.in/grruTgmW 📅 Date: August 21, 2024 ⏰ Time: 12:00pm CST #CustomerExperience #DesignThinking #DigitalTransformation #Webinar #AI #UserResearch #CX

🌟 Excited to share my key takeaways from Config 2024! 🌟 Attending my first international design conference was an incredible experience, and I owe a huge thank you to zu for making it possible. I've summarized some of my top UX design insights. Also, thank you to my amazing travel companions. Amanda Ede and Roberta Barrington were amazing teammates to share the experience with. Feeling inspired and ready to bring these learnings back to our work. Here’s to pushing the boundaries of design and creating impactful user experiences! 🚀 #UXDesign #Config2024 #DesignConference #ThankYou #ZU #UserExperience #DesignThinking #Innovation #AI #InclusiveDesign

Thank you for the warm welcome Winnipeg, we’re already looking forward to next time. 🙌

Hey Winnipeg 👋 — if you're not busy June 21st, you'll want to make room in the calendars for this one.

XCamp Day ✌ Recap After a big first day, we kicked things off with a much-needed mindfulness and meditation session led by Candace Walz before jumping into an another amazing day of keynotes and workshops. Here's what we got up to: Day 2 Keynotes 🎤 ▶ How the Best Brands Deliver the Best CX with Jack Dayan ▶ Designing for Emerging Technologies with Jayar La Fontaine ▶ When Design Thinking Fails with Kai Haley Day 2 Workshops 🖍 ▶ Reimagining Voice of Customer Programs with Raj Sivasubramanian ▶ Unlocking Innovation Through Effective Problem Framing with Kai Haley ▶ Speculative Design for Tomorrow's World with Aqeel Wahab & Jayar La Fontaine ▶ Magic Moments and Going Down Rabbit Holes with Jasmine Palardy To cap things off, we enjoyed a masterclass on employee experience design at the beautiful 7shifts HQ with CEO Jordan Boesch and WESK CEO, Miriam Johnson. 🎥 😎 Video capture & editing by our friends at Studio D