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Noel Franus

Five things I learned watching people shop

I recently teamed up with Amplify to observe shoppers and sellers up close at luxury retail stores around the United States. We wanted to…

5 min readFeb 28, 2024

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Five things I learned watching people shop

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Noel Franus

A story about a story about lice that I’ve never actually heard.

A few weeks ago I attended a Moth StorySLAM event at Berkeley’s Freight and Salvage.

1 min readNov 25, 2023

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Noel Franus

Designing for trauma is always complex. Doing it well means I can’t stop listening.

It seems that just as soon as a theme begins to emerge, along comes another facet of someone’s lived experience. If you’re working to…

2 min readOct 20, 2023

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Designing for trauma is always complex. Doing it well means I can’t stop listening.

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Noel Franus

Don’t solve problems. Find your customer’s story — and honor it.

“I’m sorry. It’s not normally like this, I promise.”

2 min readSep 8, 2023

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Don’t solve problems. Find your customer’s story — and honor it.

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Noel Franus

Consumed by Corona

What do millions of us think about buying when we don’t know what’s next? A glimpse of our collective consumption psyche, compliments of…

1 min readMar 21, 2020

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Consumed by Corona

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Noel Franus

Changing the culture of healing: looking into the past + future with P.ink and FCancer

I have an update, a look back and some excitement for the future. First, great news: P.ink is now officially part of the FCancer…

3 min readJun 22, 2019

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Changing the culture of healing: looking into the past + future with P.ink and FCancer

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Noel Franus

Review time? Discover what you want and learn how to ask for it.

So it’s time for your performance review. You’re likely thinking about one thing: money. Your manager is considering how can I help this…

2 min readApr 10, 2017

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Design thinkers: here’s what you need to master as you grow.

I recently asked 20 friends who lead teams in product design, experience design, UX and service design a question:

4 min readMar 30, 2017

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Design thinkers: here’s what you need to master as you grow.

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Noel Franus

How Mick Jagger and the mountains inspired my next chapter.

The gig: helping design thinkers become leaders with an unforgettable experience.

3 min readMar 17, 2017

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How Mick Jagger and the mountains inspired my next chapter.

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Noel Franus

Portlandia in our home: bug men and fake mustaches

Take your very first house. Fill it with newborns, raise them, celebrate and suffer through large and small with neighbors and friends.

1 min readMar 9, 2017

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Portlandia in our home: bug men and fake mustaches

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Noel Franus

Noel Franus

Human insights + business strategy consulting for connected experiences. Previously VP product + design at Zelle, ECD at R/GA, VP UX at CP+B.

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