junezaniyazi

Founder of nuvvu.ai, currently on a 'Career Break' for personal goal pursuit

Service DesignCustomer Experience StrategyAI Workflow IntegrationSystems ThinkingWorkshop FacilitationCross-Functional Strategy

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About

I'm junezaniyazi, currently the founder of nuvvu.ai while taking a career break to pursue personal goals. My journey started in architecture and evolved through UX design into service design leadership roles at companies like Jiva and Matter. Now I'm focused on integrating AI workflows for service design, hosting a podcast, and writing a book on prototyping. I'm passionate about the intersection of AI and human-centric practices, bridging the gap between theory and real-world business impact, and ensuring customer insight has a seat at the strategy table. I offer mentorship to the design community, share learnings from building in public, and provide a platform for others through my podcast. I'm looking to connect with practitioners working at the crossroads of design, strategy, customer intelligence, and AI—especially those who are figuring things out alongside me.

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What I can offer

›Mentorship to the design community
›Speaking at conferences
›Curated knowledge via podcast
›Brainstorming and sharing learnings from building in public
›Platform for others' voices through podcast
›Discussion of challenges in automating workflows or building AI tools

Looking for

›Practitioners working at intersection of design, strategy, customer intelligence, and AI
›Individuals who are 'figuring things out' rather than giving polished talks
›Experts in strategic foresight, AI platform development, and democratizing research
›Testers and feedback for nuvvu.ai platform
›Collaborative conversations to evolve platform and ideas
›Case studies and guest recommendations for podcast

Best fit for

Design practitionersStrategy professionalsAI platform developersCustomer intelligence expertsResearch democratizers

Current Interests

AI and human-centric practices intersectionCustomer research and intelligenceService Design evolutionBuilding with AIStrategy and decision-making

Background

Career

Started as Architectural Intern, moved through UX/Product Design roles, then Service Design positions at Accenture, Matter, and Jiva, now Founder of nuvvu.ai while on career break pursuing personal goals

Education

Masters Degree in Interaction Design from Harbour.Space (2017-2018), Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) from RV College of Architecture (2011-2016) with CGPA 8.33, High School PCM-Computer from CMR Group of Institutions (2009-2011) with grade 94.3%

Achievements

›Increased sales team performance by 20% by redesigning incentive visibility, communication flows, SOPs, and manager check-in systems
›Reduced onboarding drop-offs by fixing document verification bottlenecks and improving transparency
›Prevented wasted GTM spend by running validation experiments that disproved a retailer-branding strategy before scale investment
›Co-launched a Marketing Development Officer service that drove fertilizer sales through demo plots and localized activation
›Authored and published the book 'Navigating Service Design'
›Established and hosts the 'Navigating Design and Strategy' podcast

Opinions

"AI isn't a shortcut around learning. It's a multiplier of what you already know."
"Speed is the new excuse for not doing discovery."
"People think: Good research gets acted upon. What's actually true: Research that doesn't fit the roadmap gets shelved, no matter how good it is."
"Automation with AI agents works if a structure already exists."
Mastery of tools is less important than foundational knowledge in areas like systems thinking, game theory, microeconomics, and business fluency
Quantitative data can be useless without qualitative interpretation