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A digital strategy and product design consultancy in Chicago.
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Effectively managing stakeholders through uncertain times
Effectively managing stakeholders through uncertain times
Facing ambiguity and building clarity with clients
Nick Dauchot
Mar 16, 2021
Remote Workshops: Design & Facilitation
Remote Workshops: Design & Facilitation
How do you successfully facilitate design workshop when you can’t be in person?
Grand Studio
Jan 15, 2021
Being remote challenges the level of empathy required to make others feel heard, appreciated…
Being remote challenges the level of empathy required to make others feel heard, appreciated…
Thoughts from Grand Studio on staying human in quarantine
Nick Dauchot
Apr 30, 2020
Using Voice Interfaces in Emotionally-Fraught Industries
Using Voice Interfaces in Emotionally-Fraught Industries
I’ve had the pleasure (and pain) of working in several high-stakes industries like healthcare and finance, and one truth rings out across…
Diana Deibel
Jan 30, 2020
Six Lessons Learned Designing a Product Site in Six Weeks
Six Lessons Learned Designing a Product Site in Six Weeks
In late 2019, I joined a team of designers as a content strategist to create a website for an international bank’s blockchain platform...
Nick Dauchot
Dec 18, 2019
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What It’s Like to Intern at a Design Consultancy
What It’s Like to Intern at a Design Consultancy
I started my internship at Grand Studio with expectations of learning app and system design, with a little bit of client interaction. By…
Seulgee Lee
Sep 17, 2019
The power of building emotional intelligence into banking experiences
The power of building emotional intelligence into banking experiences
Money is one of the most powerful drivers of decision-making in society. There are people who devote most of their lives to acquiring…
Andrew Gold
Jul 10, 2019
Designing For and With Society
Designing For and With Society
What Is Social Design?
Do It Better Design
Jul 3, 2019
Designing Globally for Smartphones: Part 3
Designing Globally for Smartphones: Part 3
Considering the accessibility of mobile phones, internet access and multilingual cultures in developing regions
Cassie Matias
Jun 24, 2019
Designing Deliberate Experiences
Designing Deliberate Experiences
Part 2: How do we design in a way that helps our users choose an intentional digital experience?
Ignacio Martinez
May 17, 2019
Smart Speaking Across Languages
Smart Speaking Across Languages
Are there any issues with translating my voice skill to another language?
Diana Deibel
May 6, 2019
The Things I F*ed Up This Year
The Things I F*ed Up This Year
Exactly one year ago, Grand Studio became an independent company. Without going too much into the details here, 366 days ago we were part…
Josh Lucas-Falk
Apr 22, 2019
Living [digitally] deliberately
Living [digitally] deliberately
My phone should be a tool. But one day, I looked up from the screen wondering how much time I’d spent endlessly scrolling…
Ignacio Martinez
Apr 15, 2019
Grand Studio’s March Madness
Grand Studio’s March Madness
Here we all are: one quarter down, and another begins. But there’s plenty of sunshine and patio meetings in our future so who can complain…
Grand Studio
Apr 8, 2019
How to score a rewarding digital experience for sports fans
How to score a rewarding digital experience for sports fans
Which group of users can provide us with more excitement, passion, and raw emotion other than the wide world of sports? Very few areas of…
Andrew Gold
Apr 1, 2019
Designing an Inclusive Workplace
Designing an Inclusive Workplace
One design consultancy’s path to becoming a more inclusive employer
Grand Studio
Mar 8, 2019
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