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Usability & Accessibility

Instructor: Sean Watson
Convenience Culture
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The Usability and Accessibility module dives into how a product or service is received, and ultimately used. This is a necessary, yet often overlooked, aspect of convenience. After all, how is a customer supposed to use and eventually love your product or service if they can't easily access and use it?

This raises questions surrounding logistics in shipping and tracking within the eCommerce space, or the necessary features in connected home systems. Essentially, mastering Accessibility and Usability is about improving aspects of your product or service that are already intact, but not necessarily being optimized.
Related Trend Report: Convenience Culture
Workshop Questions:
1. What can you provide access or visibility to that wasn't accessible before?
2. What part of the consumer's day are you not useful for right now? How can you own that occasion?
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Accessible Itinerary
Accessible Travel Planners Assist Clients with Unique Considerations
Trend - Travel planners and agencies are launching accessibility‑focused travel plans that include mobility‑friendly itineraries, sensory‑considerate activities, vetted hotels, adaptive transportation, caregiver support options, and accessibility checks for clients with physical or mental considerations.
Workshop Question - How can we enhance our services to ensure inclusivity and accessibility for all customers?
6.5
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Mystical Marketplace
Consumers are turning to online spiritual practitioners for guidance
Trend - E-commerce platforms are turning spiritual services into surprisingly structured digital experiences. What were once fleeting, in-person spiritual consultations have become trackable, deliverable products that operate with all the convenience and reliability of ordering anything else online.
Workshop Question - How could your brand offer more personalized, connection-driven experiences that make customers feel truly seen?
6.7
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AI Service Automation
Service as a software AI solutions transform back-office operations
Trend - While consumer-facing AI applications continue to capture public attention, innovative companies are developing AI-powered solutions that transform traditionally human-intensive back-office operations. These solutions are creating new efficiencies in areas like accounting, compliance, customer service, and operational management by augmenting or automating routine tasks while maintaining service quality.
Workshop Question - How could your organization leverage AI to scale its service operations more efficiently?
4.4
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Product Analytics
AI tools are being used to assist managers with analyzing product insights
Trend - SaaS companies are launching Artficial Intelligence (AI)-based tools that gather and analyze both customer feedback and product information to provide recommendations for product managers. These tools are designed to automate monotonous tasks and free up time for managerial action.
Workshop Question - How can we leverage AI tools to streamline data analysis and provide actionable insights for our managers?
6.2
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Visual Aid
Brands are designing packaging to be accessible for consumers with visual impairments
Trend - Brands are creating packaging designs with smart solutions for consumers with visual impairments. These solutions include scannable codes or symbols that interact with smart applications to provide either easier-to-read or audio-based information, more effectively supporting shoppers.
Workshop Question - How can we leverage technological solutions to make our products more accessible for a wider range of consumers?
6.6
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Automated Description
Startups are launching AI tools that generate retail product descriptions
Trend - Startups are launching AI tools that generate product descriptions for online retailers. These tools take into account cost, highlight features, and detailed information to generate attention-grabbing copy quickly. These tools are designed to save time and money for online storefront operators.
Workshop Question - How could your brand leverage artificial intelligence tools to reduce operational costs in one or more areas?
6.1
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Automated eCommerce
Brands are leveraging AI tools to simplify online storefront creation
Trend - Brands with online storefronts are turning to AI-powered tools to streamline the creation and maintenance of these websites. AI tools are being used to write copy, generate photos, recommend products to customers, and generate promotional content. These tools aim to reduce operational costs.
Workshop Question - How can we leverage AI tools to enhance our customer experience and reduce operational costs in our online platform?
5.8
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Accessible Grocery
Grocery delivery platforms now accept electronic benefit transfers
Trend - Electronic Bank Transfer (EBT) is becoming a standard payment method as consumers seek convenient and secure ways to pay for grocery deliveries. This payment method aims to help individuals relying on government assistance programs access essential food items with ease and dignity.
Workshop Question - How does your brand demonstrate attentiveness to the financial well-being of its customer base?
2.4
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Informative Yogurt
Dairy brands are redesigning packaging to explicitly advertise health benefits
Trend - Brands in the dairy industry are redesigning product packaging to be more explicitly informative. These new packagings highlight the ingredients' exact nutritional benefits, such as benefiting gut health. Many such products are also advertising organic or eco-friendly ingredients.
Workshop Question - How could your brand redesign its packaging to ensure it best appeals to the desires of its consumers?
6.9
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Kinetic Packaging
Brands are designing product packaging that is intended for practical usage
Trend - Product packaging is increasingly being adapted to serve a function in conjunction with or separately from the primary offering. These packaging methods are predominantly employed in food and body care advancements, offering consumers functionality comparable to the product.
Workshop Question - How can your brand surprise and delight its customers to enhance satisfaction and loyalty?
6.1
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