How do we use the rigour of science to help organisations grow by improving the customer experience and employee experience?…and we don’t mean the fluffy kind of experience – we mean the stuff that genuinely delivers a return
Our Story
As customer experience has grown as a discipline so has the BS and the rhetoric. Software firms are all about the voice of the customer, large consultancy firms use clever looking models, and people everywhere have started mapping customer journeys. (These journey maps look very impressive on their office walls). Some things worked, but for most organisations NPS may have moved up a little (mainly because it was measured more) but did customer behaviour really change? Did your customers really become more loyal to your organisation?
We think there is a better way. Yeah, okay so does everyone else. But whilst others might have a different model, ours is an entirely different philosophy, one based on the facts and methods of science rather than the rhetoric of hype. The science of human behaviour and how we influence that behaviour drives customer experience so we study it and use it to create growth within organisations.
We set up CX Lab to bring more evidence and less rhetoric to customer experience. We’ve come together from backgrounds of learning design, behavioural science, marketing, brand and consulting. And we got together with one purpose: to pioneer behavioural science in customer and employee experience.
Our Lab Ethics
Here’s the lowdown on the things that really matter to us:
Science
We believe evidence based science is far more powerful and predictive than opinions alone. For us, science means having substance and depth to what we say and do. It’s about helping our clients to generate ideas, testing the ideas to see if they work, and then rolling out based on the evidence of the test results. We’re big on rigour, facts, and walking the talk – it’s our Yorkshire heart.
EX+CX=£
Your employee experience creates your customer experience which in turn brings commercial returns; it’s all about the power of humans to deliver great experiences. We believe it’s critical to create a good employee experience with high employee engagement. This enables your people to deliver a great customer experience. It’s the human touch that defines the truly outstanding customer experiences. Of course it is a strategic choice to prioritise front line employees. Some companies achieve success through exploiting or ignoring their front line employees. However, success at the expense of employees usually doesn’t last long. Instead, think about the companies you most admire – their leaders have a conscience and their employees and customers know this.
Exploring
Constantly exploring the latest thinking, scientific research and new ideas in order to bring the best solutions to clients. We’re passionate about not following the herd and the latest fad. It’s about being shepherds, not sheep. We love to explore and challenge the ‘it’s always been done this way’ mindset. For us it is all about using evidence and the right approach that leads to positive impact on every project we undertake.
Improving
We aspire to leave people and places better than we found them and we absolutely love working with clients who place their people and their customers at the heart of what they do. It might sound wishy washy but what we mean is that it’s important to treat people and resources with decency. We care about telling the truth. Trust is precious and is hard earned: from both customers and employees. We really care about helping you build that trust.
Meet Our Team
Customer & Employee Experience Experts
The wider CX Lab team includes specialists in research, data science, UX, learning and development, training delivery, employee wellness, leadership development and behaviour change. We are also supported by partners and leading universities to ensure that all projects benefit from the latest scientific advances and are resourced by world leading expertise.
CX Lab Ethics
These things are important to us
