Experience Design stories

Empathix launches EMMY, a voice-led AI job search assistant for New Zealand and Australia that swaps job boards for conversational hiring.

AliveNow builds interactive ‘Born To Trade’ hub for FYERS, blending personalised videos and a daily quiz to drive repeat trader engagement.

Lander & Rogers opens applications for its 2026 LawTech Hub, a six‑month, equity‑free accelerator for AI and legal tech startups worldwide.

Cognizant and Adobe are deepening their AI alliance to speed and govern large-scale content creation for heavily regulated global enterprises.

Scrum.org debuts a five-hour self-paced course to help Scrum Teams build trust and collaborate more effectively with stakeholders.

CX leaders are drowning in data yet missing early friction, as outdated metrics fail to reveal hidden effort across complex journeys.

Samsung is recasting AI as an invisible, trusted home companion, using CES 2026 to unveil proactive, privacy-focused smart living.

THG Studios hires Adam Mandelstam and Rob Sanderson to lead a reshaped senior creative team as it pursues international growth.

New Zealand design leader Dave Clark dies; agency bearing his name says leadership and ownership stay unchanged under co-founders.

KTC and Consult Red unveil AI Media Station, a Qualcomm-powered proof-of-concept bringing private edge AI control to living room media hubs.

GlobalLogic hires LuJean Smith as CMO to sharpen global brand, push VelocityAI and align with Hitachi’s Inspire 2027 growth strategy.

To turn digital accessibility talk into action, organisations must embed inclusive design, AI and governance across the product lifecycle.

NIIT Learning Systems snaps up US learning designer SweetRush for up to USD $26m to boost AI-driven custom training and near-shore reach.

Samsung has outlined a human-centred AI design vision at CES 2026, promising warmer, more expressive devices that reflect users’ emotions.

Tineco’s Carpet One Cruiser wins spot on TIME’s Best Inventions 2025 list, boosting its growing floorcare footprint in Australia and NZ.

By 2050 city skylines may look familiar, but AI-driven design and data will quietly transform offices into smarter, adaptive ecosystems.

Appian launches AI agents and Composer tools to embed AI in workflows, boosting legacy app modernisation and operational automation in enterprises.

Qualtrics appoints AI veterans and pledges USD $500 million to advance purpose-built AI for transforming customer and employee experience management.

Elemental Concept has launched a German office led by Georg Brunner to boost its expansion across Europe’s largest ICT market, focusing on AI, cybersecurity, and cloud.

Elemental Concept has appointed Chris Mitchell as Managing Director APAC to drive its expansion and digital transformation services across the Asia-Pacific region.