

Service Design Show
Service Design Show
Go beyond the basics of service design and learn what it truly takes to deliver services that make a positive impact on people, business and planet.
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Sep 21, 2017 • 32min
What it means for service design to grow up / Louise Downe / Episode #36
New challenges emerge as service design is growing up. The Head of Service Design at the UK government, Louise Downe, talks about how we can sustainable scale service design on an organisational level. And why we need to reconsider the role of service designers in general.
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EPISODE GUIDE
01:55 - First encounter with Service Design
03:55 - How might we scale service design in a sustainable way?
16:00 - Is our current understanding of what a service designer does fit for purpose?
26:20 - Big question: is service design moving in-house?
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LINKS FROM THE SHOW
Government Digital Service ➜ https://gds.blog.gov.uk/
Digital Service Standard ➜ https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/service-standard
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YOUTUBE CHANNEL
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FACEBOOK PAGE
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UNIVERSITY
Want to dig deeper into the topic we talk about on the show, check out the Service Design Show University ➜ learn.servicedesignshow.com

Sep 7, 2017 • 33min
Design is very simple / Hartmut Esslinger / Episode #35
Hartmut Esslinger has been a designer since the age of 5. Today he is still concerned with how we can design better instead of more products. Design for reuse, modularity and sustainability. And we also talk about how education needs to change radically.
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EPISODE GUIDE
02:25 - First encounter with design
10:55 - What if people would learn to express themselves?
19:55 - How can we get to more sustainable design?
29:25 - Big question: do you really need it?
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LINKS FROM THE SHOW
➜ https://www.frogmut.com/
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FACEBOOK PAGE
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UNIVERSITY
Want to dig deeper into the topic we talk about on the show, check out the Service Design Show University ➜ learn.servicedesignshow.com

Aug 24, 2017 • 29min
How do we democratise Service Design / Hazel White & Mike Press / Episode #34
Growing Service Design beyond the boundaries of an agency, department or even an organisation. That is what this episode is all about. Service Design icons, Mike Press and Hazel White, talk about communities, building capacity and the role of leadership.
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EPISODE GUIDE
02:25 - First encounter with Service Design
06:18 - Why do we need to build communities in Service Design?
12:55 - How can we build capacity?
21:41 - What if leadership was different?
27:10 - Big question: What could the Service Design Academy do for you?
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LINKS FROM THE SHOW
Service Design Academy ➜ http://sda.ac.uk/
Open Change ➜ http://www.openchange.co.uk/
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FACEBOOK PAGE
Check the Facebook page where you'll find more content and can discuss the episodes ➜ https://facebook.com/servicedesignshow
UNIVERSITY
Want to dig deeper into the topic we talk about on the show, check out the Service Design Show University ➜ http://learn.servicedesignshow.com

Aug 10, 2017 • 36min
The blurring boundary between product and service design / Mark Rolston / Episode #33
Does it even make sense to separate product from service design these days? Mark Rolston talks about how these the worlds have been blending into each other. We also talk about the new design materials: data and intelligent systems! We must inherently design for dynamism, but how?! Awesome episode.
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EPISODE GUIDE
2:30 - First encounter with Service Design
5:03 - What is changing in our relationship with products and services?
19:50 - What is happening in the greater world of product design?
29:17 - How do we move forward?
34:50 - Big question: Do you feel truly integrated with product design?
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Enjoyed the show? Take a look at some of the other episodes ➜ @servicedesignshow
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
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FACEBOOK PAGE
Check the Facebook page where you'll find more content and can discuss the episodes ➜ facebook.com/servicedesignshow

Jul 27, 2017 • 31min
Is there craftsmanship in Service Design / Mahmoud Abdelrahman / Episode #32
How do you become a service design craftsman. What does it take? Is it even possible? Mahmoud Abdelrahman shares his thoughts on this topic. We also discuss how we can design for a better project experience. And finally Mahmoud gives an update on the service design landscape in the Middle East.
** Customer Advocacy Posters
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/customer-advocacy-posters-mahmoud-abdelrahman
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EPISODE GUIDE
2:15 - First encounter with Service Design.
4:03 - How far can you come when you start as an academic researcher?
11:30 - How can we create a corporation where design is allowed to play a big role?
18:52 - How can we build a well working design team?
25:34 - Big question: How do you go about creating slow improvements in your organisation?
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MORE EPISODES
Enjoyed the show? Take a look at some of the other episodes ➜ @servicedesignshow
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Every episode of the Service Design Show is also available as via the official YouTube channel ➜ youtube.com/servicedesignshow
FACEBOOK PAGE
Check the Facebook page where you'll find more content and can discuss the episodes ➜ facebook.com/servicedesignshow

Jul 13, 2017 • 30min
Service Design for organisations, politics and welfare / Stefan Holmlid / Episode #31
Stefan Holmlid, a service design veteran, shares insights on building organizational capabilities, designing for nomadic welfare systems, and the political impact of design. He discusses the challenges of making design a core capability within organizations and emphasizes the importance of understanding context and being open to learning. He also explores the concept of nomadic welfare systems and the need for adaptable services to accommodate mobile populations. Additionally, he shares examples of how people can learn more and get involved in service design.

Jun 29, 2017 • 8min
Service Design Trend Report - Summer 2017
Learn about the trends that are shaping service design. These trends are based on the patterns that have emerged from the last 10 episodes of the Service Design Show.
The trends that are addressed in this episode:
1. Unboxing Design Thinking
2. Designing better design teams
3. Culturalizing design methods
Let us know us know in the comments what you consider an important trend in service design!
Trend Report # 1 ➜ https://soundcloud.com/servicedesignshow/service-design-trend-report-summer-2016
Trend Report # 2 ➜ https://soundcloud.com/servicedesignshow/service-design-trend-report-winter-2016-2017
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MORE EPISODES
Enjoyed the show? Take a look at some of the other episodes ➜ @servicedesignshow
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Every episode of the Service Design Show is also available as via the official YouTube channel ➜ youtube.com/servicedesignshow
FACEBOOK PAGE
Check the Facebook page where you'll find more content and can discuss the episodes ➜ facebook.com/servicedesignshow

Jun 15, 2017 • 27min
Is there a future for design (thinking) / Doreen Lorenzo / Episode #30
We need to move beyond design thinking bootcamps and help people to understand design at a deeper level according to Doreen Lorenzo. Doreen stresses the need for teaching critical thinking and creative problem solving in education. And finally we talk about why businesses still aren't putting the right value on empathy.
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EPISODE GUIDE
2:23 - First encounter with Service Design.
5:03 - Have we created a FAD?
11:12 - Why have we decided in education to begin to test children and leaving off problem solving?
20:11 - Why haven’t we put the appropriate amount of value on empathy?
25:38 - Big question: What are the things preventing designers being successful?
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MORE EPISODES
Enjoyed the show? Take a look at some of the other episodes ➜ @servicedesignshow
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Every episode of the Service Design Show is also available as via the official YouTube channel ➜ youtube.com/servicedesignshow
FACEBOOK PAGE
Check the Facebook page where you'll find more content and can discuss the episodes ➜ facebook.com/servicedesignshow

Jun 1, 2017 • 26min
The secrets of winning design teams / Fabian Segelström / Episode 29
How can you make design teams succeed? Fabian Segelstöm talks about what he does at Länsförsäkringar to make sure everyone in his team can perform to their fullest potential. We also discuss how winning design awards helps to build internal leverage. Fabian also shares his personal journey how he transitioned from being an academic researcher to a design director.
Fabians PhD paper:
Stakeholder Engagement for Service Design
How service designers identify and communicate insights
Download ➜ http://bit.ly/1dCEwSq (PDF)
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EPISODE GUIDE
2:15 - First encounter with Service Design.
4:03 - How far can you come when you start as an academic researcher?
11:30 - How can we create a corporation where design is allowed to play a big role?
18:52 - How can we build a well working design team?
25:34 - Big question: How do you go about creating slow improvements in your organisation?
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MORE EPISODES
Enjoyed the show? Take a look at some of the other episodes ➜ @servicedesignshow
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Every episode of the Service Design Show is also available as via the official YouTube channel ➜ youtube.com/servicedesignshow
FACEBOOK PAGE
Check the facebook page where you'll find more content and can discuss the episodes ➜ facebook.com/servicedesignshow

May 18, 2017 • 29min
How organisations become more customer centric / Jose Mello / Episode #28
What's the secret to turning transaction organisations into ones that are customer ceetric? Jose Mello shares his insight on this topc. Next to that we also talk about how to create meaningful insights. Finally we discuss if everyone is already a designer.
On the Service Design Show we discuss how to make a POSITIVE IMPACT through design. If you're interested in Service Design, Design Thinking, Customer Experience, Business Innovation and Organisational Change we'd love to have you subscribe and join us!
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EPISODE GUIDE
1:59 - First encounter with Service Design.
4:05 - How can we make organisations more customer centric?
11:00 - What if we took a different approach to insights?
20:02 - When will we all become designers?
27:14 - Big question: What was your most powerful insight?
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OFFICIAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Every episode of the Service Design Show is also available as via the official YouTube channel ➜ youtube.com/servicedesignshow