NICK STEIGMANN

Hi! I’m Nick

Design & Research Lead with expertise across industries and scales

I help organizations untangle complexity and design better experiences — across physical and digital touchpoints.

From AI to AR, fintech to healthcare, I bring deep research, systems thinking, and grounded creativity to every engagement.

Service Design

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Strategy

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Research

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Experience Design

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Service Design ✺ Strategy ✺ Research ✺ Experience Design ✺

What I’m All About

I design systems and experiences across Fortune 500s, startups, academia, and design studios—translating complexity into clarity.

Restlessly curious, I dive into everything from biotech to jewelry-making, bringing fresh insight and edge to every project.

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I strive to understand the lived experiences of the people I’m representing through research and design. I utilize generative interviewing where I emphasize activities to keep stakeholders engaged.
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I have found that the fastest way to communicate
a new idea is to envision it. I engage with both strategy and design teams by illustrating new concepts and design ideals.
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I greatly enjoy the process of synthesizing direct user input into actionable insights for development. This process gives the client or core team a preview of what will be designed, and most importantly: why we are designing it.
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I am a huge proponent of “sacrificial concepts” — prototype props that aren’t meant to be developed, but are meant to spark conversation and provide an artifact for a user to relate to.

Explore portfolio of service, experience design and research projects

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Kind words: 

  • "He is one of the most thoughtful, strategic, and human-centered designers I've worked with—someone who approaches complex systems and services with empathy, creativity, and a deep sense of responsibility to the communities those systems serve."

    – Ally Kaiser, Microsoft Mixed Reality Manager, Founder neuRealities

  • I'm in awe of what Nick has brought to our Responsible Metaverse team, of which he's a founder of: Deep experience with service design methodologies, coupled with spot-on and applied insights

    Scott Petill, Microsoft Mixed Reality

  • "His ability to think about innovation beyond the product to include the systems that his solution integrated was demonstrated successfully in his outstanding project work."

    Basak Altan, Principal Design Strategist Blue Shield, Blue Cross

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