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Perspectives worth reading, on AI, customer experience, and the technology decisions that actually move the needle.
No thought leadership theatre. We write about things we've seen fail in practice, decisions we've had to make on real engagements, and frameworks that have actually moved needles.
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Agentic AI vs. Workflow Automation
Workflow automation follows a path. Agentic AI can help determine the path. Understanding that difference is the first step toward using each responsibly.
Read articleWhere Should AI Act, Recommend or Escalate?
The most important AI design decision is not which model to use. It is deciding how much authority the AI should have in each moment.
Read articleThe Contact Center Platform Shouldn't Own Your Business Logic
Your CCaaS platform should orchestrate customer engagement, not become the permanent home for every rule, workflow and decision your business makes.
Read article5 Signs Your Contact Center Needs Modernization
Modernization is not defined by the age of the platform. It is defined by how much friction the current environment creates for customers, employees and the business.
Read articleThe PrismCX AI Opportunity Framework
The best AI opportunities sit at the intersection of customer value, operational value, feasibility and responsible autonomy.
Read articleWhy Customer Effort Matters More Than Call Deflection
Reducing contacts can improve a metric while making the customer experience worse. The better objective is reducing unnecessary effort.
Read articleFrom IVR to Intelligent Customer Orchestration
The future of self-service is not a more conversational menu. It is an experience that understands the objective, context and next best action.
Read articleThe Modern CX Technology Stack
Customer experience is no longer delivered by a contact center platform alone. It emerges from a connected stack of engagement, intelligence, data, workflow and enterprise capabilities.
Read articleBuilding the Business Case for CX Transformation
A strong CX business case connects customer friction to operational economics and measurable business outcomes.
Read articleHuman + AI: Designing the Future Customer Operation
The future customer operation is not human or AI. It is a deliberately designed system in which each does the work it is best equipped to perform.
Read articleYour Website Isn't a Brochure. It's Part of Your Operation.
A modern website should do more than describe the business. It should help customers accomplish something and connect that activity to the operation behind it.
Read articleAI Is Changing What a Business Website Should Do
The next generation of business websites will not simply present information. They will understand intent, guide decisions and help complete work.
Read articleThe Hidden Cost of a Website That Creates Friction
Website friction rarely appears as a line item, but it shows up in abandoned customers, unnecessary calls, manual work and missed revenue.
Read articleBuild for the Customer Journey, Not the Sitemap
Customers do not arrive thinking in navigation labels. They arrive with an objective. The website should be organized around helping them achieve it.
Read articleBuild the Workflow Before You Build the Application
Screens are the visible part of an application. The real product is the workflow, decisions and outcomes underneath them.
Read articleAI-Native Doesn't Mean AI Everywhere
The strongest AI-enabled applications combine deterministic software, automation, model reasoning and human judgment instead of forcing AI into every decision.
Read articleThe Best Internal Applications Eliminate Work, Not Just Organize It
A cleaner interface can make work easier. A better application asks whether the work should exist at all.
Read articleWhen to Build, Buy or Integrate
The right answer is rarely 'always build' or 'always buy.' The decision depends on differentiation, process fit, economics, integration and long-term control.
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