IMPROVING LIVES, MAKING CITIES BETTER
UXcities is dedicated to developing projects and creating products that improve people’s individual experiences in cities.
INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES MEAN EVERYTHING
Improving people’s experiences in everyday life is what makes cities better places to live. It improves our lives, makes us more happy and helps us to be better neighbours.
IT'S ALL ABOUT MICRO INTERACTIONS
Our individual experience of a place is made up of many micro interactions. Creating more joyful micro interactions enhances our experience. A micro interaction can be anything. That’s why urban living can be beautiful. Equally, negative micro interactions have a reverse effect on individual experiences. That’s why urban living can also be frustrating.
VERY SIMPLY
Less negative, more joyful micro interactions = nicer experiences, better cities, improved lives.
PASSIONATE ABOUT CREATING GREAT WORK
Inspired by the field of User Experience (UX) in design and technology, UXcities is an innovation+design co-lab bringing together different disciplines to solve problems and improve people's experiences in cities. We are a social enterprise based in the beautiful and international city of Geneva, Switzerland. Social impact is our main measure of success and we reinvest our profits into our mission; making cities better by improving individual experiences.
MORE ABOUT US
MARIA SOLOVJEW
Maria is a versatile designer who works in the field of UX research, service and strategic design. Passionate about solving complex problems, discovering user needs and putting people first. Maria is an expert on design methodologies and processes and has worked for various industry leading companies.
AMIN KHOSRAVI
Amin works at the intersection between design, strategy, communication and innovation. Fundamentally interested in the relationship between people and their environments, he is passionate about how design can influence behaviour and bring about impactful change. Amin has over 10 years public and private sector experience working in cities.
IMAN SALAMA
Iman is a designer and urban planner who sees cities through the prism of daily human activities and behaviours. Passionate about how people can shape their own habitats, Iman is a specialist in participatory planning and has worked in North America, Africa and Europe.
HARRI TOIVONEN
Harri is a design thinker and doer looking for and amplifying connections between fundamental research and human centric product & service development. Passionate about open innovation, place making, prototyping and boosting interdisciplinary teamwork performance, Harri has over 10 years of experience pushing projects forward in Europe and the Americas.