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A Year of Prototyping a 4 Day Work Week at Our Service Design Agency

Why we wanted to prototype a reduced work week

Oct 11

brainstorming board ‘here lies Made Manifest’s reduced work week…’

Oct 11

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Aligning Our Business and Values: How Made Manifest Gives Back

Is it possible to do business ethically? How can you give back as a small business without the resources of a larger company?

Apr 10

Aligning Our Business and Values: How Made Manifest Gives Back

Apr 10

Linn Vizard

Your Guide to Research Recruitment Methods Pros and Cons

Over my career, I’ve managed recruits for 100s of participants over the course of 65+ projects. In this post, I’m sharing four ways to find…

Feb 27

Your Guide to Research Recruitment Methods Pros and Cons

Feb 27

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2023 Year in Review

2023 was an exciting year for us. We worked on 12 consulting projects, spanning sectors like early childhood education, healthcare, retail…

Jan 23

Set of logos of clients and collaborators in 2023, including IRIS, IDRC, ECE Lab, DesignWith, CRA, Ontario’s MECP, AlphaPlus, AECENL, WSIB, The Home Depot, LifeLabs, Ontario’s MAG, Sam Talbot Studios, October Systems, Studio Wé, All In

Jan 23

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How to make in person intercept research less stomach churning

Our best tips from research at Canada’s largest mall

Jul 18, 2023

Two researchers standing behind a stack of cardboard boxed with posters reading ‘help us design a better grafton quarter’ in Dublin. Each researcher is talking to a member of the public.

Jul 18, 2023

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Six Ways Stakeholders Use Service Blueprints — From a Real Project

Question: What are all the different ways stakeholders across the org actually make use of blueprints? Do you have some specific examples…

Apr 4, 2023

A (blurred out) excerpt of the current state blueprint. I used Practical Service Design’s MURAL template to create this. The total process has 22 steps!

Apr 4, 2023

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Bootcamp

Case Study: How to identify enablers and barriers in a complex system

A case study on systems mapping

Feb 18, 2023

Case Study: How to identify enablers and barriers in a complex system

Feb 18, 2023

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Thinking Design

5 Common Career Paths in UX Design

Whether you’re just getting into UX design or you’ve been practicing for a few years, you might be wondering, “now what?”

Apr 8, 2021

5 Common Career Paths in UX Design

Apr 8, 2021

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What three years of training for my first pull up taught me.

‘A goal for this year is to be able to do 10 unassisted pull ups.’ - me, March 9th 2018

Feb 16, 2021

Linn doing deadlifts outdoors, with her neck vein bulging

Feb 16, 2021

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Thinking Design

The Best UX Design Books for Experience Designers

Reading from a wide variety of books is a great way to continue your learning journey.

Jan 4, 2021

The Best UX Design Books for Experience Designers

Jan 4, 2021

Linn Vizard

Linn Vizard

Founder Made Manifest. Service Designer. I ❤ glitter, cats, and deadlifting. Previously @Bridgeable @UsabilityMatters. www.made-manifest.com

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