This document discusses improving customer experience. It begins by introducing the concept of customer experience and how experiences are shaped by emotions and shared stories. It then tells the story of a musician, Dave Carroll, who had bad experiences with United Airlines that he shared online. This gained widespread attention. The document then discusses the Kano model for understanding customer needs and delighting customers. It provides examples of basic, performance-based and excitement-generating customer experiences. The rest of the document outlines five steps to improve customer experience: 1) Know your customers 2) Find all customer touchpoints 3) Discover what can be improved 4) Design the new experience 5) Prototype, test and repeat.