Service Design Show

Service Design Show

Business EN ↓ 328 episodes

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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Service Design Show

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Business

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www.servicedesignshow.com

Latest episode

Jul 2, 2026

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Episodes

How to turn strategy into action using service design / Lisa Lindström & Kristina Carlander / #26 20.04.2017

Actionable strategy! That is what service design can bring according to Lisa Lindström and Kristina Carlander. Lisa and Kristina also talk about closing the gap between traditional and digital services. Finally we talk about adopting "non-linear" decision making and the change it requires in leadership style. On the Service Design Show we discuss how you can make a positive impact through design....

How the Dubai government is designing for customer happiness / Muna Al Dhabbah / Episode #25 06.04.2017

Customer happiness! That is what the government of Dubai in the UAE is aiming for. Muna Al Dhabbah talks about how they use design to create positive and engaged society. We also talk about the differences between designing private and public services. ---------------------------------------- EPISODE GUIDE 1:56 - First encounter with Service Design. 4:08 - What if government has engaged customers...

What you must know about service design in greater China / Elaine Ann / Episode #24 23.03.2017

Understandig how service design works in China can greatly benefit your own practice. Elaine Ann talks about how she innovated service design methodologies for the west to make them fit with the Chinese culture. We also touch upon the topic of business design vs. service design. On the Service Design Show we discuss how you can make a positve impact through design. If you're interested in Service...

CX Navigator, mindset change and the hurdle of uncertainty / Maik Medzich / Episode #23 09.03.2017

This episode with Maik Medzich is all about the question how to spread a customer centric culture throughout a (very) large corporate. Maik talks about the CX navigator community that he started within Deutsche Telekom and how it came to be the succes it is today. We also discuss the big topic of dealing with uncertainty and how to give people the confidence to act. Hit that LIKE button and help t...

Think about the journey forget about the map / Kerry Bodine / Episode #22 23.02.2017

This episode with Kerry Bodine is all about the customer journey. First Kerry argues for the fact that we should spend less time making customer journey maps. Or maybe not even make these maps at all. Next we talk about the idea of putting the journey at the center of customer driven innovation. This raises the question if we do so how far can or should we organize around this journey? Finally Ker...

Commodification of design, business fluency and prototyping policy / Jess McMullin / Episode 21 09.02.2017

How do we design and prototype something complex like policy? Jess McMullin shares his experiences on this topic. We also touch on the topic of everyone starting to adopt design tools and approach also known as the commodification of design. Finally we talk about the need for designers to become more fluent in the business language. To close off Jess invites you to comment on what designers can to...

Service Design Trend Report - Winter 2016 / 2017 26.01.2017

In this episode we talk about 3 major trends that are shaping the service design field in the winter of 2016 / 2017. These trends have emerged as patterns from the last 10 episodes of the show. The trends that we'll be discussing in this trend report are: 1. Artificial intelligent services 2. Democratizing Service Design 3. Doing the right thing What do you consider the most important trend? Join...

Why every company is already doing service design without knowing it / Mauricio Manhaes / Episode 20 12.01.2017

Did you know every company is already doing service design without even know it? Mauricio Manhaes talks about that in this episode. We also discuss how to asses and evaluate Service Designers and why Service-Dominant Logic has the potential to leap Service Design 10 years ahead. ---------------------------------------- EPISODE GUIDE 1:45 - First encounter with Service Design. 3:25 - Who are Servic...

Giving service design away, going in-house and the need for a compelling vision / Jamin Hegeman / 19 29.12.2016

We need to be giving service design away. At least according to Jamin Hegeman. Jamin has moved from Adaptive Path to become the head of design at Capital One financial services division. We talk about why he did that. And finally we address the need for a compelling vision and how management people are missing the point here. ---------------------------------------- EPISODE GUIDE 2:00 - First enco...

Superhuman services, Scaling Naturally and Storydoing / Stefan Mortiz / Episode #18 15.12.2016

How do we keep the human touch in services that are being automated using artificial intelligence? Service Design veteran Stefan Moritz also talks about the need for a new perspective on scaling and how we need to move from storytelling to storydoing. ---------------------------------------- EPISODE GUIDE 4:18 - First encounter with Service Design. 6:22 - How can we be superhuman? 13:19 - What if...

How can services help to extend the BWM experience / Holger Hampf / Episode #17 01.12.2016

What is the value of Service Design from the perspective of one of the world largest car manufacturers? Holger Hampf who is the head of user experience at BMW Group shares his thoughts on how services can be used to extend the BMW experience. We also talk about designing for freedom and joyful experiences. ---------------------------------------- EPISODE GUIDE 1:54 - First encounter with Service D...

Merging Chinese culture with western philosophy through service design / Amy Ip / Episode #16 18.11.2016

Is it possible to merge the western design philospohy with the Chinese culture? Amy Ip shares her thoughts on this topic. We also talk about the value of design for Chinese clients and finally we touch upon the need to transform design education in China. ---------------------------------------- EPISODE GUIDE 1:23 - First encounter with Service Design. 3:16 - Why do we need to reform design educat...

How to make service design work with no money, time or support / Megan & Erik / Episode #15 03.11.2016

Where do you start when you are passionate about service design but don't have very limited resources? Megan Miller and Erik Flowers started a community called practicalservicedesign.com to anwser this question. We also talk digital services and jobs to be done! ---------------------------------------- EPISODE GUIDE 1:42 - First encounter with Service Design. 4:54 - Why is ultimate practicality on...

Leveraging the Customer Journey as a dynamic change plan / Daniel Ewerman / Episode #14 20.10.2016

How do you put customers at the heart of your business? Daniel Ewerman talks about the power of the customer journey when it's treated as a change plan instead of a deliverable. We also talk about the need to design service organisations not just services. ---------------------------------------- EPISODE GUIDE 1:25 - Daniels first encounter with Service Design. 5:17 - Why do organisations fail to...

How to express any service using 4 fundamental elements / Xin Xiangyang / Episode #13 06.10.2016

Professor Xiangyang Xin talks about the fundamental elements that make up a service. Without a clear understanding of these elements it's impossible to design and express services. We also talk about the core skills a service designer needs. ---------------------------------------- EPISODE GUIDE 1:53 - First encounter with Service Design. 6:28 - How can we express a service? 14:21 - How many skill...

Adding some Brazilian flavour to the service design mix / Luis Alt / Episode #12 22.09.2016

Luis Alt talks about the next generation service providers, the positive and negative aspects of the service culture in Brazil and finally why we need to rethink and humanize the relationship companies have with their customers. ---------------------------------------- EPISODE GUIDE 1:14 - First encounter with Service Design. 5:08 - How can we make the service culture better in brazil? 14:02 - Who...

Understanding Service Design in Asia / Patti Hunt & Kristin Low / Episode #11 08.09.2016

Patti Hunt and Kristin Low talk about Service Design in Asia and the lack of urgency for it. We also dive into the topic of Artificially Intelligent services. ---------------------------------------- MORE EPISODES Enjoyed the show? Take a look at some of the other episodes ➜ @servicedesignshow OFFICIAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL Every episode of the Service Design Show is also available as via the official Y...

Service Design Trend Report / Summer 2016 06.09.2016

In this episode we talk about the 4 major trends that are shaping the service design field in the summer of 2016. These trends have emerged as patterns from the first 10 episodes of the show. What do you consider the most important trend? Join the discussion and share your thoughts in the comments below. ---------------------------------------- MORE EPISODES Enjoyed the show? Take a look at some o...

Service Design is fractal / Andy Polaine / Episode #10 11.08.2016

Andy shares his ideas on the fractal nature of service design. Or in other words at level should you be designing a service to really make an impact. ---------------------------------------- EPISODE GUIDE 1:20 - First encounter with Service Design. 4:21 - How far can Service Design go (the fractal nature of SD)? 11:27 - How can we design services end to end? 20:03 - Who are / is doing design from...

Linking Service Design to business value / Damian Kernahan / Episode #9 28.07.2016

Damian Kernahan talks about why service design needs to do a better job at articulating the value it creates for business and consumers. ---------------------------------------- EPISODE GUIDE 1:32 - First encounter with Service Design. 5:50 - What if we actually implemented more service design work? 13:48 - What is the clear value proposition of service design? 18:34 - How can we link service desi...

The secret to building a customer centric culture / Dave Gray / Episode #8 14.07.2016

Dave Gray talks about why understanding Organisational culture is more important than ever and how norms, habits and behaviours shape that Organisational culture. ---------------------------------------- EPISODE GUIDE 1:22 - First encounter with Service Design. 3:49 - How might we create more customer centric organisations? 10:02 - Why do I say culture is norms, habits and behaviours? 25:19 - How...

Getting your boss to prototype customer experience / Adam Lawerence / Episode #7 30.06.2016

Adam Lawrence talks about the power of jamming, the relationship between work and play and about using theater as a toolset within service design. ---------------------------------------- EPISODE GUIDE 0:49 - First encounter with Service Design. 6:08 - How can we Jam to find our next next big idea? 14:28 - Why do work and play fit well together? 21:10 - What if theater was a toolset? 29:25 - Begin...

What Service Design can learn from the olympics / Alex Nisbett / Episode #6 16.06.2016

Alex Nisbett talks about customer performance, designing great public services and building internal service design capacity. ---------------------------------------- EPISODE GUIDE 1:04 - First encounter with Service Design 3:02 - How can we design for Customer Performance? 12:42 - Who are building [service design] capacity? 20:40 - What if public services became better than commercially provided...

Tackling the biggest challenge within design education / Lauren Currie / Episode #5 02.06.2016

Lauren Currie talks about redesigning design education, decreasing product consumption and the value of design. ---------------------------------------- EPISODE GUIDE 1:05 - First encounter with Service Design 3:18 - What if design education transforms the role of designers in society 9:40 - How much has Service Design changed at scale how society consumes stuff 16:32 - How can we get better at ar...

Design better services through experience prototyping / Erik Roscam Abbing / Episode #4 19.05.2016

Experience prototyping can help you design better services! Curious how? Check out this episode with Erik Roscam Abbing. ---------------------------------------- EPISODE GUIDE 1:04 - Your first encounter with Service Design. 4:05 - Why are organisations internalizing Service Design? 12:33 - What if we could prototype experiences? 21:41 - When will HR departments require elements of Design Thinking...

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