UX for AI

Send us a textStarting a successful business is not easy. One in five businesses fail in the first two years and almost half never make it to their fifth birthday.It takes someone gutsy and talented (and probably a little bit lucky) to start a successful business. Having said that, it is not always the case that Entrepreneurship is easy or rewarding without much hard work or even chance and pure grit.On this episode of LeanCast we received serial entrepreneur Sergiej Soft for a talk on the future of entrepreneurship, how to leverage innovation, and deal with the market’s risks.Follow Sergiej Soft on LinkedInInterested in joining the podcast? DM Behrad on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/behradmirafshar/This podcast is made by Bonanza Studios, Germany’s Premier Digital Design Studio:https://www.bonanza-studios.com/

Send us a textMore than ever before, your business operates in an unpredictable global business landscape. Some companies falter whilst others thrive. Among other things, thriving organisations fully embrace the complexity they face, learning to be responsive to the ways in which the dynamics unfold.Today, the ability to lead in complexity is a crucial leadership skill, and those executives who are adaptive enough to shift their habitual ways of leading will increasingly find themselves in demand.On this episode of LeanCast, we received, Marco Valente, I am a facilitator, leadership development consultant, and process designer, to talk about leadership, and how leaders can better navigate uncertainty and manage complexity.Follow Marco Valente on LinkedinInterested in joining the podcast? DM Behrad on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/behradmirafshar/This podcast is made by Bonanza Studios, Germany’s Premier Digital Design Studio:https://www.bonanza-studios.com/

Send us a textThe UX design of software products, now more than ever, is the make-or-break of your success. You need to create a user-centric product that your clients will be proud of. But how can you manage your UX design team effectively?Since UX design is a collaborative process between and within teams, it might get complicated. You need to consider the time, workload, human resources, and timelines for clients or other stakeholders.On this week’s episode of LeanCast, we’ve received Alex Dapunt, VP of Design and Brand at Moonfare to walk you through the essentials of managing and leading your UX design team effectively, discussing tools you can use, and what you should focus on.Follow Alex Dapunt on LinkedInInterested in joining the podcast? DM Behrad on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/behradmirafshar/This podcast is made by Bonanza Studios, Germany’s Premier Digital Design Studio:https://www.bonanza-studios.com/

Send us a textBeing a mobile app entrepreneur is a roller coaster ride with so many ups and downs.Your mobile app will be competing with several other mobile apps. And, even if your mobile app idea is unique, you still need to have a solid growth plan to ensure success.A consistent UX across all mediums will be one of the key aspects to help you grow your mobile app.An excellent user interface will create an instant attraction to your app, while a superb user experience will leave a lasting impact on your users’ minds. It is therefore vital to get both of them right if you want your app to be successful.In this episode of LeanCast, we welcome Andy Carvell, Partner & Co-Founder at Phiture, to help us understand how the user experience will impact the success of your mobile app, and the best practices that can help you avoid common mistakes.Follow Andy Carvell on Linkedin here.Interested in joining the podcast? DM Behrad on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/behradmirafshar/This podcast is made by Bonanza Studios, Germany’s Premier Digital Design Studio:https://www.bonanza-studios.com/

Send us a textContent marketing is an affordable, long-term, and customer-focused tactic for generating traffic and leads. It’s key to successful B2B inbound marketing at a time when communication is a cacophony, not a conversation.With more ways to communicate than ever, consumers have become hyperaware of ads and sales pitches and they don’t like it. So, before you win their money, you now need to win your customer’s heart. And this is why content marketing is important.When done well, content marketing provides a range of benefits that come together to make an environment that’s fertile for sales.In this episode of LeanCast, we received Finn Thormeier, founder of project33, for a talk about content marketing strategies, and how you can can leverage that on your website, social media, outbound sales material, and your ads. Follow Finn Thormeier on LinkedInInterested in joining the podcast? DM Behrad on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/behradmirafshar/This podcast is made by Bonanza Studios, Germany’s Premier Digital Design Studio:https://www.bonanza-studios.com/

Send us a textDigital product development is revolutionizing how companies build future-ready products that deliver delight.Experimentation is crucial in the innovation process. It helps in realizing potential faults early, reinforcing new knowledge, reducing costs, or preventing fatal errors later. Experimentation is vital for innovation. The systematic testing of ideas enables a company to create and refine its products. But it is also one of the hardest parts and if done wrong, gives lots of false positives. Any new idea or digital product has to go through different stages and each stage needs a different thought process and way of working.In this conversation our host, Behrad Mirafhsar received Narjeet Soni, CEO of Lean Apps, for a discussion about innovation and business experimentation, going from generating new business ideas and filtering the right ones, to validating solutions using design sprints and running growth experiments.Follow Narjeet Soni on LinkedInInterested in joining the podcast? DM Behrad on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/behradmirafshar/This podcast is made by Bonanza Studios, Germany’s Premier Digital Design Studio:https://www.bonanza-studios.com/

Send us a textEntrepreneurship can be seen as the act of transforming the world by solving large-scale problems.And the first step in starting a business is having a great idea, but it also entails understanding and dealing with many issues.  Entrepreneurs often fail to appreciate the significant amount of time, resources, and energy needed to start and grow a business.And as a business grows, entrepreneurs and business owners may find themselves challenged by filling multiple high-level roles.In this episode we receive Samuel Frey, founder of somethingcreative, to discuss more the difficult but rewarding venture starting a company can be, the best ways to run your teams and clients effectively and lead them into success, and why building a company is more than having a great Idea.Follow Samuel Frey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-frey-b02693144/Interested in joining the podcast? DM Behrad on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/behradmirafshar/This podcast is made by Bonanza Studios, Germany’s Premier Digital Design Studio:https://www.bonanza-studios.com/

Send us a textNFTs are making a significant impact in the corporate sector because they allow organizations to provide digital evidence of ownership, attendance, and even transference for various experiences they deliver to their customers.They're so adaptable that they can be utilized to represent various types of creative work, including virtual real estate, virtual worlds, fashion, and much more.In this talk we received, Arthur Yurchak, a specialist in NFTs and Web3, to talk about the world of NFT and break down why it's such a breakthrough, including its current implications, mentioning some of the exciting, upcoming, and future use cases of NFT.Follow Arthur on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurcaks/Follow Arthur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yurchaxInterested in joining the podcast? DM Behrad on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/behradmirafshar/This podcast is made by Bonanza Studios, Germany’s Premier Digital Design Studio:https://www.bonanza-studios.com/

Send us a textYou’re not alone when it comes to thinking that there’s a blurry line between Design Thinking and Design Sprints. However, if you are going to build a successful product you definitely need to comprehend the difference between these two methods.  It is important to understand the up-to-date methodologies for modern businesses and how using user-centered approaches such as design thinking and design sprint can elevate your product’s success. In this episode will walk you through the differences and similarities between design thinking and design sprint methods and also help to understand where each of them is best applicable.Interested in joining the podcast? DM Behrad on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/behradmirafshar/This podcast is made by Bonanza Studios, Germany’s Premier Digital Design Studio:https://www.bonanza-studios.com/

Send us a textGrowing pains are inevitable for most small businesses, and scaling your startup to a corporate giant requires a lot of effort.Scaling is an opportunity for you to channel your challenges in the right direction and to expand your business’s impact.But the reality is that scaling up your business will require a different skill set to the one you employed when getting it off the ground in the first place – you need to manage both growth and risk.In this episode, we received Andrew Constable, OKR, Strategy & Lean Startup Consultant and Co-Author of the Book "Online Innovation”, for a talk about the challenges and outcomes of expanding your business and give you useful tips on how to prepare your startup to scale up.Follow Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewconstable-mba/Interested in joining the podcast? DM Behrad on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/behradmirafshar/This podcast is made by Bonanza Studios, Germany’s Premier Digital Design Studio:https://www.bonanza-studios.com/