Podcasts about Service design

Service frameworks are a powerful yet often overlooked tool that can fundamentally change how teams understand, collaborate, and achieve outcomes.In this episode of BA Brew, Jonathan Hunsley from AssistKD is joined by Chris Pyatt and Victoria Banner to discuss how service frameworks help business analysts, business architects and service designers clarify their value, improve collaboration and navigate complex organisational change ecosystems.The discussion covers:What a service framework actually is – and how it defines the value a role deliversWhy business analysis, architecture and service design overlap more than we thinkHow frameworks create clarity on roles, responsibilities and boundariesThe role they play in reducing confusion, conflict and duplication across teamsHow they support career growth, capability building and even recruitment decisionsPractical advice on getting started – and why you don't need to build everything at onceWhether you are a business analyst, business architect, service designer or other digital change professional, this episode offers practical advice for improving conversations and outcomes.EXPLORE ASSISTKD TRAININGAssistKD offers Business Analysis and Service Design training online, in person and through eLearning, with over 30 years' experience in professional development.Relevant courses for this episode:BCS Business Analysis Practice - https://www.assistkd.com/courses/business-analysis-diploma-courses/bcs-certificate-business-analysis-practiceBCS Business Architecture - https://www.assistkd.com/courses/architecture-courses/bcs-certificate-business-architectureA4Q Business Service Design - https://www.assistkd.com/courses/service-design-courses/a4q-certificate-business-service-designWATCH THIS EPISODEWatch all episodes of the BA Brew on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxdeXIxtEOU&list=PLEvIolukjrawamafeBkNM3pELcNqVrPN6

In this episode of The CX Tipping Point Podcast, Martha Dorris hosts a discussion with leaders from the ACT-IAC Contact Center Modernization Working Group and workshop facilitators from the ACT-IAC Contact Center Summit held in April 2026. Featured guests include:MaryAnn Monroe, Industry Co-chair, Contact Center Working GroupMeghan Daly, Industry Co-chair, Contact Center Working GroupCrystal Philcox, who led the Service Delivery Performance Measures workshopAndy Beaman, who led the Use of AI in Service Delivery workshopRachel Schwind, who led the Future of Contact Centers workshopEd Bodenseik, who co-led the Use of Service Design in Contact Centers workshopTogether, they explore the future of government contact centers and their evolving role as critical sources of mission intelligence. The conversation examines how agencies can move beyond transaction-based interactions to deliver strategic outcomes, modernize service delivery while maintaining a human-centered approach, and leverage contact centers to strengthen public trust. The discussion also highlights the continued importance of voice channels and the need for leadership to recognize the strategic value contact centers provide.The episode begins with an overview of the ACT-IAC Service Design & Experience Community of Interest (CoI) Contact Center Modernization Working Group, including its mission, goals, and priorities for the coming year. The Working Group is dedicated to improving government contact center performance through knowledge sharing, collaboration, and technology adoption, and meets monthly on the third Thursday of each month.Drawing on decades of combined experience in customer experience, service delivery, and contact center operations, the guests share key findings and recommendations from the summit workshops and discuss what government agencies can do to prepare for the next generation of service delivery.The ACT-IAC Service Design & Experience CoI includes three working groups: Workforce Optimization Working Group  Contact Center Modernization Working Group  Service Design Working GroupFollow the Service Design & Experience COI (formerly the CX CoI) on LinkedIn.Thank you for listening to this episode of The CX Tipping Point Podcast! If you enjoyed it, please consider subscribing, rating, and leaving a review on your favorite podcast platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners!Stay Connected:Follow us on social media:LinkedIn: @DorrisConsultingInternationalTwitter: @DorrisConsultngFacebook: @DCInternationalResources Mentioned:Citizen Services Newsletter2024 Service to the Citizen Awards Nomination Form

If building digital products becomes instant and free, what happens to the value of a service designer? Discover why traditional discovery is under attack and how to survive the impending "Design Winter." The rapid trajectory of AI development has completely shifted the rules of corporate problem-solving. In this episode, host Marc van Tijn sits down with academic coordinator Pablo Fernández Vallejo to unpack the deep structural changes hitting the design industry. They move past basic chatbot hype to look at the realities of autonomous AI agents, shifting organizational power dynamics, and why designers must quickly transition from "authors" to "editors" to stay relevant. Here is what we cover:Why corporate obsession with cheap, instant builds risks turning upfront design discovery into an operational roadblock. Why automating the messy, time-consuming parts of qualitative work might actually cause our core design muscles to atrophy. How autonomous AI agents are forcing us to redesign websites and platforms for machine consumption instead of human eyes. How to harden your service ecosystems before competitors or angry clients launch automated, voice-cloned agent swarms to overwhelm support desks. Why the future belongs to designers who can let go of the static deliverable and focus on continuous, systemic agility. On a scale of 1-10, how fluent do you feel with AI as a design material right now? Let me know, I really do read and reply to all responses.Enjoy and keep making a positive impact!~ Marc--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- 00:00 Welcome to Episode 25503:45 AI Velocity08:45 Future Job Market13:30 Productive Friction19:15 Impact on Designers23:15 What happens to our value 28:30 How we combat corporate Proto Bros34:00 Where we anchor the "real" domain of design36:45 Impact on Services37:30 Autonomous Agents 42:15 Designing AX 47:45 Ecosystem Defense 50:15 Broken Journey Maps52:00 Impact on Organizations56:30 Authors vs Editors --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pablofernandezvallejoWebsite - https://www.fernandezvallejo.com/Watch Part 1 of Pablo's Previous Interview on AI on Service Design - https://youtu.be/B142M6lhac8?si=uUKREkC1wztjUSYj --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- Join our private community for in-house service design professionals. ⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle--- [4. FIND THE SHOW ON] ---Youtube ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/255-youtubeSpotify ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/255-spotifyApple ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/255-appleSnipd ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/255-snipd

Once you learn business analysis skills, do they ever really switch off?In this episode of BA Brew, Mike, Ruth, Kerry and Stu discuss how BA thinking becomes embedded into everyday life - shaping how we solve problems, make decisions and interact with others.The discussion covers:Why BA skills naturally carry over into everyday situationsReal-life examples of using BA thinking outside of workWhen analysis and problem-solving can be unhelpfulThe risk of “analysis paralysis”How to recognise when to switch off BA modeTechniques like circles of control, root cause thinking and options analysis in daily lifeThe importance of empathy, presence and reading the roomWhether you're a business analyst, change professional or team leader, this episode offers practical insights into balancing analytical thinking with real-world human situations.EXPLORE ASSISTKD TRAININGAssistKD offers Business Analysis and Service Design training online, in person and through eLearning, with over 30 years' experience in professional development.Relevant courses for this episode:BCS Certificate in Business Analysis PracticeBCS Foundation Certificate in Business AnalysisBCS Certificate in Modelling Business ProcessesEexplore AssistKD's full range of Business Analysis training courses here: https://www.assistkd.com/our-business-training-courses-classes

What do you do when you want to drive human-centered change inside your organization, but you don't have the formal authority, you don't hold the budget, and you don't even have the official job title?To dive deeper into this strategy, I sat down with Max Seabrooke and Jennifer Kitchen.According to them, you stop asking for corporate permission and start getting a little bit sneaky. We step away from perfectly polished frameworks to look at the raw, political reality of practicing "undercover influence" from the inside out.In this episode, you will learn:How to quietly embed user-centric design into your organization without triggering corporate resistance or using confusing industry jargon.Why slowly building a toolkit of data on top of your company's existing expertise wins over skeptical executives.How to figure out exactly how other siloed teams measure their own success so you can align your project to their metrics.Why avoiding friction inside your team can quietly destroy project alignment and sabotage quality.So, if you want to hear raw, practical insights from professionals who are in the trenches every single day, you'll really like enjoy this one!I'm curious, if you don't have the official "Service Designer" title, what does your email signature currently say? Let me know.Enjoy the episode and keep making a positive impact.Be well, ~ Marc--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- 00:00 Welcome to the April Round Up 202603:45 Career Paths to Service Design 05:30 Titles vs Doing the Role 06:15 Modern Human-Centered Design 07:15 UX Design for Kids 09:15 Supply Chain Overhauls 12:15 The Human Side of Blueprints 13:15 Product Repair Operations 15:30 Strategic Sneakiness 18:15 Fixing Complex Mergers 21:00 Politics as Design Material 21:45 Corporate Political Survival 24:15 Active Listening & Handoffs 28:30 Eliminating Corporate Jargon 33:45 Operational Alignment 39:15 Dangers of Toxic Politeness 44:15 Confronting Hard Truths 50:00 Customer Belief Toolkit 54:15 Leadership Evidence Layers --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxseabrookehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-kitchen-studio --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- Join our private community for in-house service design professionals. ⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle--- [ 4. FIND THE SHOW ON ] ---Youtube ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-13-youtubeSpotify ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-13-spotifyApple ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-13-appleSnipd ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-13-snipd

We are moving way past the point of just typing prompts into chat interfaces. We are entering the "agentic era," where a single person can deploy high-level AI agents who manage their own teams of digital workers underneath them.This shift is triggering a massive compression of skills, collapsing separate specialized roles into a single generalist function. If most service interactions shift to agent-to-agent communication, the human experience risks disappearing completely.In this episode, John Ayers joins Marc to explore how to help the "80% in the middle". The people who are curious but completely exhausted by the daily AI hype cycle. You'll learn how to take your existing mapping toolkit and adapt it to build "AI service blueprints," translating human personas directly into digital agents so we don't lose empathy.As you listen, think about John's closing challenge: When the dust settles two years from now, what do you actually want your career to look like?Be well,~ Marc--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- 00:00 Welcome to Episode 25401:00 Introducing John Ayers02:15 Reality vs AI Hype03:45 Lessons From Past Shifts07:15 Why AI is Different09:00 The Rapid Pace of AI11:30 The Shift to AI Agents13:15 Agent-to-Agent Decisions15:00 Building a Digital Workforce16:15 Domain Knowledge vs General AI18:00 Helping the Overwhelmed Majority26:00 Avoiding Fake AI29:15 The Governance Gap31:00 The New AI Giants34:00 Service Blueprinting for AI35:00 Anatomy of an AI Agent39:30 The Democratization Trap41:30 Human Skills vs Job Losses45:00 Stop Chasing Tech Tools46:30 Focus on Humans, Not Jargon51:45 Human Purpose in the AI Era54:30 Avoiding AI Burnout54:45 John's Disruptor Confessions56:15 Asking the Hard Questions58:30 Wrap-Up and Community Call --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnlayers/ --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- Join our private community for in-house service design professionals. ⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle--- [4. FIND THE SHOW ON] ---Youtube ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/254-youtubeSpotify ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/254-spotifyApple ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/254-appleSnipd ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/254-snipd

Informal networks are one of the most powerful – and often overlooked - forces in organisations. For Business Analysts, understanding how information really flows can make the difference between struggling with change and successfully influencing it.In this episode of BA Brew, Jonathan Hunsley is joined by Michelle, Fiona and Carlos to explore the role of gossip and informal networks in the workplace – and how they impact organisational change.The discussion covers:What “gossip” actually means in a workplace contextWhy informal networks exist and how they create psychological safety during changeThe difference between formal communications and how information really spreadsHow informal networks can support better stakeholder engagement and change outcomesThe risks of negative gossip, politics and organisational cultureHow Business Analysts can use informal networks to sense-check, influence and support changeWhether you are a Business Analyst, change professional, service designer or team leader, this episode provides practical insights into the human side of organisations – and how to work with it, not against it.EXPLORE ASSISTKD TRAININGAssistKD offers Business Analysis and Service Design training online, in person and through eLearning, with over 30 years' experience in professional development.Relevant courses for this episode:BCS Stakeholder EngagementBCS Digital Business ChangeBCS Benefits Management and Business AcceptanceBCS Modelling Business ProcessesExplore AssistKD's Business Analysis full range of training courses here: https://www.assistkd.com/our-business-training-courses-classes

My guest in this episode is Martin Dowson, a design and transformation leader who's passionate about elevating the role of design as a strategic force for business growth.With over two decades of experience across Financial Services, Telcos, Media, and more. He's built and led design teams, established Centres of Excellence, and guided organisations through complex transformations that align design with commercial outcomes.Martin went from reading our service design book hoping to solve a logistics problem (you couldn't order lobsters on a Wednesday at Sainsbury's) to spending six years leading design strategy at Lloyd's Banking Group.We talk about what happens when consultants go in-house, why experienced internal voices often get heard less than external ones saying the same thing, and whether AI has the same fundamental scaling problem as the car.Timestamps00:00 Intro — Martin's background across financial services, telecoms and media01:00 How Martin and Andy first met at RBS in 2015, and reading Service Design to solve a lobster logistics problem at Sainsbury's04:30 Going in-house after consulting — why your voice gets heard less the moment you cross the threshold07:30 The question organisations never ask: why isn't this happening spontaneously already?14:00 What it actually takes to embed design capability in a large organisation versus leaving behind blueprints and concepts28:00 Measuring design's contribution to business outcomes — the gap between outputs and impact45:00 Design leadership in the AI era — what changes and what doesn't55:00 Why organisations mistake motion for progress, and how incentive structures block transformation01:05:50 AI has the same fundamental problem as the car — it doesn't scale cleanly, and success makes the resource problem worse not better01:10:30 The one small thing with outsized impact: our definition of success in educationShow Links Martin- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/designled- Web: https://liminaldesignoffice.com- Podcast https://beingliminal.comAndy- Website: https://www.polaine.com- Newsletter: https://pln.me/nws- Podcast: https://pln.me/p10- Design Leadership Coaching: https://polaine.com/coaching- Courses: https://courses.polaine.com- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apolaine/- Bluesky: https://andypolaine.bsky.social- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@apolaine

Active listening is one of the most valuable skills a Business Analyst can develop — and one of the easiest to get wrong. In this episode of BA Brew, Jonathan Hunsley from AssistKD is joined by Craig Rollason and Corrine Thomas to discuss how active listening helps business analysts build trust, improve stakeholder conversations and gather better requirements. The discussion covers: What active listening really means for business analysts Why listening is central to effective stakeholder engagement Common unhelpful listening behaviours and how to avoid them How to prepare yourself to listen properly The value of summarising, silence and open questions How teams can practise and improve their listening skills together Whether you are a business analyst, service designer, change professional or team leader, this episode offers practical advice for improving conversations and outcomes. EXPLORE ASSISTKD TRAINING: AssistKD offers Business Analysis and Service Design training online, in person and through eLearning, with over 30 years' experience in professional development. Relevant courses for this episode: BCS Stakeholder EngagementBCS Requirements EngineeringBCS Advanced Requirements EngineeringBCS Business Analysis PracticeLISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: Find BA Brew on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and all major platforms.

You look around the room and realize you're the only one who cares about the customer.

Philip welcomes Clive Grinyer, author of Redesigning Thinking: How Service Design is Solving Our 21st Century Challenges. In their conversation they reflect on how thinking itself can be framed as a design issue, how we build care into our processes and what constitutes “doing the right thing?” The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings. Philip's Drop: Library of America Clive's Drop: Designing Hope: Visions to Shape Our Future – Sarah Housley Special Guest: Clive Grinyer.

Jussi Hermunen was brought in as a consultant on a multimillion-euro project when he discovered that his go-to tool was on the client's prohibited software list. He used it anyway. Not out of recklessness, but because a diagram reads the same on a factory floor as it does in a boardroom.A clarity that a 70-page document full of acronyms that nobody in those steering group meetings would admit they hadn't read could never provide.He has spent decades inside large organisations finding the people whose working lives are shaped by decisions they had no part in making, and asking the questions everyone inside stopped asking on day three. We talked about what happens when organisations become the very obstacle standing between themselves and the change they're trying to make and what changes when you stop delivering that change to people and start designing it with them.Links to learn more about Jussi Hermunem:LinkedInPersonal WebsiteCompany WebsiteAny thoughts? Share them with us!Support the show✨✨✨If you miss the "workshops work" podcast, join us on Substack, where Myriam builds a Podcast Club with monthly gatherings around old episodes: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/

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Schlechter Service ist oft nur ein Symptom für Probleme tief in der Unternehmensstruktur. Entscheidungen über Software, Serviceleitbilder oder Prozesse werden an einer Stelle getroffen, an einer anderen umgesetzt. Und am Ende von Kund:innen erlebt. Wer grundlegend etwas ändern will, muss deshalb bei der Organisation selbst ansetzen. Dabei gehen Service Design und systemische Organisationsberatung Hand in Hand. Damit Transformation sowohl für Mitarbeitende als auch für die Führungsebene gelingt, ergänzen sich beide Disziplinen und richten alle Beteiligten auf ein gemeinsames Ziel jenseits von Silos aus. Über dieses Zusammenspiel sprechen wir mit unserem Agentur-Partner Robert Stulle, Organisationsberater bei Reflecting Systems. Anhand gemeinsamer Projekte, unteranderem bei der BVG, geht es um ähnliche Methoden und unterschiedliche Flughöhen, was man braucht, um Veränderung anzutreiben und die Frage, warum Organisationen ihre Probleme so oft über konkrete Produkte lösen wollen.

What happens when a service design professional does their job well...Usually? Absolutely nothing.No organizational gears grind. No customers complain. No one panics.You did your job, so the disaster simply stayed in your head instead of becoming a reality.That's the curse, though. No one's going to congratulate you for a crisis they didn't have to experience.I sat down with Jin Wan and Chad Cheverier for the this episode of Inside Service Design to talk about this "great enabler" trap.To make things practical, Jin had a great example about redesigning an onboarding journey. His biggest win wasn't a shiny new interface. It was moving a step in the verification process to the backend so nobody had to intervene manually. It saved the company (and customers) countless hours, but the solution itself is completely unseen.Chad mentioned a similar struggle. Looking at his quarterly review and realizing he doesn't have many "shiny" deliverables to show. His best work was aligning teams and coaching PMs to do their jobs better, which doesn't look like a "deliverable".So, how do you stay motivated when your best work is invisible and goes unnoticed? And more importantly, how do you sell the value of that work to the people holding the budget? We unpack all of that in this episode.If you had to make an estimate, how much of the work you do is "invisible"? Send me a quick reply and let me know.Be well,~ Marc--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- 00:00 Welcome to February Round Up05:00 Jin's path: From IT and HR to Marketing and CX 07:30 Chad's path: From photography to in-house design 10:45 What a CX professional does at a startup 11:45 Why you should ignore job titles 14:30 Jin's digital onboarding in financial services 18:00 Why service design feels like internal consulting 24:35 Core competencies missing from design education 31:15 Navigating the "messy middle" of organizational change 39:00 Dealing with stakeholders who bake in solutions 45:30 The power of simplifying complex journey maps 52:00 Strategies for building internal resilience 58:45 Advice for aspiring in-house service designers --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadcheverier/https://www.linkedin.com/in/wanjin/ --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- Join our private community for in-house service design professionals. ⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle--- [4. FIND THE SHOW ON ] ---Youtube ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-11-youtubeSpotify ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-11-spotifyApple ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-11-appleSnipd ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-11-snipd

My guest in this episode is Joel Bailey, product and service director at Arwen.ai, a four-year-old marketing technology startup that uses AI to help brands to manage and moderate their social media comments at scale.Joel brings 25 years of experience working in service design roles, leading change and building new stuff for a diverse range of organisations. We talked about his journey into Service Design, Service Design and AI, navigating AI and social media, the future of design and much more.Note: Given the fast pace of developments in AI, I should point out that we recorded this in June 2025. I had a big backlog...Timestamps00:00 Introduction to Service Design and AI  04:50 The Journey to Service Design  10:00 Understanding Service as an Outcome  15:08 The Role of AI in Social Media Management  20:11 Challenges of Moderation on Social Media  25:32 The Evolution of Business Models  26:36 The Role of AI in Startups  29:13 Navigating AI and Content Moderation  30:20 Understanding AI Bias and Ethics  31:43 Engaging with AI in Social Media  35:11 The Future of Design and AI  40:21 Creativity in a Fast-Paced Environment  44:56 The Importance of Service in DesignLinks Joel====- Arwen: https://arwen.ai- Joel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelbaileyuk/Andy====- Website: https://www.polaine.com- Newsletter: https://pln.me/nws- Podcast: https://pln.me/p10- Design Leadership Coaching: https://polaine.com/coaching- Courses: https://courses.polaine.com- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apolaine/- Bluesky: https://andypolaine.bsky.social- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@apolaine

This episode falls into a pattern that's hard to ignore...I'm seeing a growing undercurrent of design leaders strongly advocating for a more sustainable approach toward work and life.It is hard to separate this development from the rise of AI, which is shaping many aspects of our lives and turning what we know upside down. Sure, there's always been a push to do more, and preferably faster and cheaper, but now with AI, it feels like the volume knob has been turned to 11.Of course, this has a significant impact on us as service design professionals. The "productivity" pressure is rising for us as well. And if we're honest, it often reaches a point where it not only takes away the fulfillment we find in our work, but also leaves us on the edge of burnout.But we're humans, not machines. We're not merely replaceable cogs in a system. So we must find an alternative.One of the leaders advocating for this more sustainable approach toward work is our guest, Birgit Geiberger. She argues that in order for us to thrive in this new reality, we must adopt a different leadership style. Birgit says we need to focus on leading with both head and heart in a way she calls regenerative leadership.In this conversation, we unpack what this form of leadership entails and why it's now more important than ever. Birgit offers ideas on how you can push back and escape the unsustainable pace of work when everything and everyone around us seems to demand more, go, go, go.We discuss what you can do on a day-to-day basis to find your grounding and stay true to who you truly are in a world where compromises are unavoidable. And finally, we investigate how you can show that doing things in a regenerative way is not just good for you, but also accelerates and increases your business impact.A great conversation, packed with hope, inspiration, and practical advice for anyone who wants to bring back the joy in their work again.What might be good to know is that I haven't selected my recent guests based on their interest in this theme, or instructed them in any way to discuss it. This is just something that emerges when I ask them to speak about what is dear to their hearts right now.If you've been listening to the Show, I'm curious if you've noticed this undercurrent as well.Enjoy the conversation and keep making a positive impact!~ Marc--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- 00:00 Welcome to Episode 24904:15 Human-Centered Leadership Legacy06:30 Post-Pandemic Reflections10:00 Redefining Growth and Resources13:00 Introduction to Regenerative Leadership15:00 The Power of Self-Leadership18:30 Designing for Mental Capacity22:00 Moving Beyond Short-Term Business Thinking24:45 Breaking Functional Silos33:15 Leading through Global Uncertainty40:15 Service Design as a Cultural Catalyst47:30 Empathy as a Business Strategic Tool54:30 Scaling Influence Through Others1:00:30 Closing Reflections --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/birgitgeiberger --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- Join our private community for in-house service design professionals. ⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle[4. FIND THE SHOW ON]Youtube ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/249-youtubeSpotify ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/249-spotifyApple ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/249-appleSnipd ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/249-snipd

Let's be real for a moment...In the corporate context, what's the thing that usually gets rewarded the most?It's often the person who "just" grinds through the chaos, works overtime to fix a broken process, and absorbs all the organizational friction without complaining.From very early on in our careers we are taught to treat ourselves like machines that just need to carry more weight.But as Kara Snyder points out in our conversation, that is treating resilience as output. It's performing professionalism when you are completely depleted. And it is a fast track to burnout.Instead, Kara challenges us to think about resilience as capacity. What do you actually need to sustain yourself so you can stay in this deeply human and emotionally demanding work?Because at the end of the day, the most important tool in your service design toolkit isn't a journey map or a blueprint... well, it's you.In this episode of Inside Service Design, I sit down with Kara and Siddhartha Saxena to talk about the inner game of being an in-house service design professional. We step away from the frameworks and talk about how to actually survive and thrive in this beautifully complex role.This conversation touches on topics like:How to stop measuring your worth by how much stress you can carry.How to create a "liminal space" between you and your work.And how to get to Friday and actually feel a sense of accomplishment, even when the work is messy.So if you've been feeling the weight of driving positive change using service design, take a deep breath, slow down, and tune into this one.How do you protect your own capacity? Have you found any specific rituals particularly helpful? Let me know, I'd love to hear how you're dealing with this.Be well,~ Marc--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- 00:00 Welcome to the January 2026 Round Up!03:30 Kara's Journey: From Accounting to PWC06:30 Facing Burnout and Personal Loss09:00 Sidd's Journey: From Architecture to Startups11:30 Discovering Service Design as a Business Bridge12:30 Remote Healthcare in India14:00 Designing the "Nervous System" of an Organization15:45 Navigating Complexity19:00 Why Service Design Feels Like the "Wild West"19:50 Tool Spotlight: Using the Emotional Culture Deck21:30 Moving from Doing to Being24:00 Resilience in Startups vs. Corporate Safety26:15 How Personal Grief Shapes Professional Perspective31:15 The Gap Between Self and Work34:30 Why Service Designers are Natural "Absorbers"38:30 Building a Protective Layer Against Burnout41:15 Mapping the Invisible Organizational Nervous System44:45 Managing Design at Scale48:15 When to Say "No" to the Machine52:30 The Power of Invisible Labor56:15 Measuring the Value of What Can't Be Seen59:00 Protecting Your Design Culture from Company Culture1:00:15 Final Takeaways --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/karamartinsnyder/https://www.linkedin.com/in/siddhartha-saxena --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- Join our private community for in-house service design professionals. ⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle[4. FIND THE SHOW ON ] ---Youtube ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-10-youtubeSpotify ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-10-spotifyApple ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-10-appleSnipd ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-10-snipd

Are we being left behind...Let's think about this for a moment.Architects have AutoCAD. Finance folks have Excel. Sales teams have Salesforce. The list goes on.But what do we as service design professionals have? If we're a bit cynical, you could say that often it's a wall of sticky notes (that the cleaners throw away at night).This brings up a deep and often unspoken insecurity in our field. Could it be that our work is seen as "fluffy" or "invisible" because we lack the "hard" tools that other departments have? That is the provocative question Maxe van Heeswijk brought to the Circle community recently. She challenged us to think about whether having "our own software" would help us claim our territory and be taken more seriously by stakeholders.But to which extent can a tool be the answer to our problems?Will Sharples joined the conversation with a different take. He argues that stakeholders don't actually care about our process or our "proper" service design tools, they just want their problems solved.So in this episode of Inside Service Design, we explore this tension between wanting to be "seen" as experts and the messy reality of getting work done in-house.This conversation is packed with spicy topics like:Whether having a dedicated tool makes you more legitimate, or does it just create new silos? Why our most important work is often the hardest to measure (and get budget for).A brutal method for stripping away busy work to focus on the assets that actually tell a story.And why you are "always selling" the value of service design, even years after you've been hired.So, if you've ever felt like you're doing important work... that nobody sees, this episode is for you.What do you feel is the service design tool at the moment? Do we even have one?Let me know, I'm really curious to hear your take!Be well, ~ Marc--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- 00:00 Welcome to December Round Up01:00 Meet the Guests 04:00 From Physical Engineering to Digital Services 06:30 From Philosophy & Advertising to SD 10:15 Balancing Financial Goals vs. Trust 15:15 Securing Long-Term Funding 18:00 Why Patience is a Superpower 21:45 Thought Experiment26:30 Do We Need Professional Software?35:00 Is Design Too Democratized 44:15 Relationship Building is Slow Farming51:00 Pragmatism vs. The Design Bibles52:45 The Hidden Skill55:45 Navigating Company Politics59:30 Wrap-Up --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxevanheeswijk/https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-sharples-85a40580/ --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- If you're an in-house service design professional and want to learn from the stories of your peers, take a look at the Circle, it might just be the thing you're looking for.Join our private community for in-house service design professionals:⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle--- [4. FIND THE SHOW ON] ---Youtube ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-09-youtubeSpotify ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-09-spotifyApple ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-09-appleSnipd ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-09-snipd

Send a textAs the experience economy has expanded from hotels and theme parks to maternity wards and hospices, has design delivered better outcomes for people or have we designed out the more abstract parts of experiences, making them easier to measure and manage, but devaluing them for people?In this episode we chat to Tony Sampson, reader in digital communication at the University of Essex and explore how the most fundamental human experiences birth, school, and death  and the public services that underpin them have been designed in a way that erases friction, complexity and what can only be called the human messiness. But when we remove these elements is it always positive? Or does it undermine the experience, devaluing it for the humans that we claim to be designing form?Trigger warning: We spend a lot of this episode talking about death and how experience capitalism has reshaped this ultimate "moment that matters" into and commodified experience.  We also talk about pubs and there's plenty of levity and laughter. Bio:Dr Tony D Sampson is a reader in digital communication at the Essex Business School, University of Essex. He has published widely on digital communication, marketing, labour, virality, neuroculture, social media, and user experience (UX). Tony's  publications include numerous monographs, edited volumes, and journal articles, including: • The Spam Book (Hampton Press, 2009) • Virality: Contagion Theory in the Age of Networks (University of Minnesota Press, 2012) • The Assemblage Brain: Sense Making in Neuroculture (University of Minnesota Press, 2017) • Affect and Social Media (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018) • A Sleepwalker's Guide to Social Media (Polity, 2020) His forthcoming book, The Struggle for [USER] Experience: Birth, School, Work, and Death (University of Minnesota Press, 2026), examines the pervasiveness of experiential marketing and design across contemporary lifecycles.Service Design YAP is developed and produced by the Service Design Network UK Chapter.Its aim is to engage and connect the wider Service Design community. Episode Host: Stephen Wood Production Assistance: Jean Watanya

Dr. Andy Polaine is a design leadership coach, educator and writer with three decades of experience helping clients transform their organisations and themselves. He is co-author of Service Design: From Insight to Implementation.

We need to talk about the "intern" sitting on your desktop...Come on, you know the one. Sure, they are fast, very eager to please, and can process data at lightning speeds. But they also have a bad habit of hallucinating facts and making things up just to make you happy.Of course, I'm talking about AI.It is fair to say that we are past the initial "wow" phase of generative AI. Now, for us service design professionals, the real question is: How do we actually hire, train, and trust this new digital colleague?That is the focus of this episode of our Inside Service Design series.We sit down for a chat with two brilliant professionals: Jessica Dugan and Judith Buhmann.They share a grounded, hype-free look at how they are integrating AI into their own existing workflows. Not as a replacement for our work, but as a "Junior Associate" who needs some (sometimes a lot) management.To make this real, Jess walks us through the framework she uses for building her own custom AI agents. She explains how to define their "persona," scope their tasks, and curate their knowledge base so they can actually be useful (and safe).And Judith shares a critical perspective on why we can't fully trust AI yet. We explore why we need to treat AI as an "unreliable narrator" especially when working with vulnerable groups.So if you are feeling a bit somewhat by the pressure to "use AI" but aren't sure how to do it responsibly, this conversation has some key insights you don't want to miss.Here's a question: If you had to give your current AI tools a "performance" review, what rating would you give them? A) Employee of the month B) Promising intern (needs supervision) C) Chaos agent (fires random info at me). Let me know, I'm really curious where we are all at!Be well, ~ Marc--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- 00:00 Welcome to the November Round Up04:00 Jess's journey into service desig09:45 Judith's challenge12:30 Designing for the employee experience and internal systems14:00 The "Pros" of in-house service design15:30 The necessity of patience and deep knowledge for in-house success18:30 Judith topic19:00 Jess topic: Building (and trusting) your own AI agent23:00 Why we cannot fully trust any AI27:00 Scoping the AI agent's role and understanding user need29:00 Designing the "Human" side: Setting personality and tone for your agent33:45 Accessibility: Is it actually hard to build your own agent?35:30 Human-in-the-loop: Regulation and ensuring data accuracy40:00 Why transparency matters more than just "trust" 47:00 Getting organizational buy-in for AI tools54:45 Markers of success: How service blueprints live on after the workshop56:30 Closing thoughts and Question to Ponder --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/judithbuhmann/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jess-dugan/ --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- Join our private community for in-house service design professionals. ⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle--- [4. FIND THE SHOW ON] ---Youtube ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-08-youtubeSpotify ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-08-spotifyApple ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-08-appleSnipd ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-08-snipd

Sure, design might be going through a tough period...But as the saying goes, "never waste a good crisis."So this moment of uncertainty, where everyone is wondering if (or rather when) AI will take over their job, might actually be our biggest opportunity to rise up.It is a unique chance to reclaim our core focus of designing services that genuinely improve people's lives, rather than just extracting value to maximize shareholder returns.Of course to discuss an existential topic like this we had to find someone who's been around the block for some time. And boy did we find someone!For this episode we sit down with the legendary Dan Saffer to chat about what we can learn from the last two decades of design evolution.We try to wrap our heads around what caused the erosion of strategic design from its heyday, which, frankly, wasn't even that long ago.We look into how we somehow got identified with the outputs, like running workshops or creating interfaces in Figma, rather than the outcomes. And more importantly, what we can do to prevent that from happening again, whether that's with journey management or crafting smart prompts.And finally we also tackle the big question of why design isn't having a greater influence on the current wave of AI, and how we can change that.So bring your cassette player for this one, because we're going back in time for some nostalgia and a healthy dose of hope.Enjoy the conversation and keep making a positive impact!~ Marc--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- 00:00 Welcome to Episode 24303:00 Why Design Has Failed the Enterprise07:15 Defining a 'Well-Designed Service'11:00 4 Stages of Design Maturity13:45 The Critical Challenge of Design at Scale16:30 Debunking the Myth being Design as a 'Luxury'19:30 Is Service Design an Attitude or a Practice?20:45 Impact of Cloud & Mobile on Design Challenges23:15 Designing for the 'Cloud Age' 29:00 Service Design vs. Interaction Design31:45 Focus on the System, Not Just the Artifact35:00 The Challenge of Hiring True System-Level Designers37:30 Moving Design from Extractive to Generative44:45 Only Way to Win Is to Not Play the Game48:15 Driving Organizational Change Through Design Culture52:45 Why Designers Burn Out56:45 How to Measure the Impact of Generative Design1:00:00 Why AI is a People Problem1:03:15 What Makes a Great Design Leader?1:06:15 The Essential Mindset Shift for Modern Design Leadership1:09:15 The Great Opportunity of AI in Service Design1:13:45 Final Takeaway1:14:15 Question to Ponder --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dansaffer/Blue Sky - https://blueskydirectory.com/profiles/odannyboy.bsky.socialMedium - https://medium.com/ui-for-ai/welcome-to-ui-for-ai-eb22aef8d26c --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- Join our private community for in-house service design professionals. ⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle--- [4. FIND THE SHOW ON] ---Youtube ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/243-youtubeSpotify ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/243-spotifyApple ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/243-appleSnipd ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/243-snipd

In this episode of the AIGA Design Podcast, Lee-Sean Huang and Giulia Donatello engage in an inspiring conversation with Devika Menon, a service design and delivery lead at the City of Philadelphia. They explore Devika's diverse career journey, from her early days in animation film design to her current role in civic design. The discussion highlights the importance of human-centered design, the challenges of working within government systems, and the significance of participatory service design. Devika shares insights on navigating uncertainty, the impact of cultural experiences on design thinking, and the value of collaboration in creating sustainable change.Episode Recommendations:Book: Good Services: Decoding the Mystery of What Makes a Good ServiceBook: Braiding Sweetgrass

Here is a hot take, empathy is becoming "theater"...I mean, it's that feeling you get when you receive a "hyper-personalized" yet clearly automated email saying "We are so deeply sorry to see you go".To me, it just feels insincere. Actually, it even feels manipulative. Instead of a genuine connection, it's a performance designed to "manage" me, not help me.As every business out there is in a race to automate and integrate AI, the actual human connection is often the first thing to get outsourced.And when we try to paste humanity back onto technology, we often end up in a digital uncanny valley.So, how do we push back? How do we remain "stubbornly human" when the systems around us only care about efficiency?That is the battle we explore in the latest episode of our Inside Service Design series.In this conversation, I sit down with two service design professionals from very different worlds: ​Jeff​, who works in the highly digital fintech space, and ​Emilie​, an Innovation Partner at a faith-based nonprofit.Despite their different contexts, they share some great insights on keeping the "human" in human-centered design.Jeff breaks down the concept of Empathy Theater and challenges us to spot when a friendly tone in a digital interface crosses the line into manipulation. And Emilie walks us through a future scenario where VR headsets are the default for education, forcing us to ask: how do we design for belonging when we are physically apart?So, if you are tired of seeing the human element get optimized out of existence, this conversation will give you some strong arguments you need to stand your ground.Quick question: Have you received an email recently that felt like "Empathy Theater"? If yes, send me a quick reply with "Guilty" (bonus points if you can share the example)!I'm trying to get a sense of how widespread this is becoming.Enjoy the conversation and keep making a positive impact.Be well, ~ Marc--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- 00:00 Welcome to October Round Up05:00 Emilie's Service Design Journey07:30 Jeff from Interior Design to FinTech12:30 Jeff's Biggest In-House Design Challenge15:00 Challenges in Non-Profit Design18:00 Emilie's True Measure of Success20:00 How Jeff Measures Success in Long-Term Projects25:00 Emilie's topic: Education in 203829:00 Jeff's topic: Keep Things 'Stubbornly Human' 33:45 The Circle Reacts to Insincere Digital Tone36:45 How Emilie's group responded39:00 Emilie's Hopeful Reflection on the Future of Design40:00 The Practical Tweak Jeff Made43:00 Emilie's #1 Hard-Won Career Lesson45:30 Jeff's Hard-Won Lesson in Service Design46:30 When Jeff Stopped Focusing on Deliverables51:00 Why Beautiful Artifacts Don't Impress Executives53:00 How to Stop the Treadmill54:30 Emilie's Question to the Audience55:30 Jeff Answers the Question He Wants to Ask57:30 Emilie Answers Her Own Deep Question59:00 Final words of wisdom --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilie-moravechttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffhoekwater --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- Join our private community for in-house service design professionals. ⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle--- [4. FIND THE SHOW ON] ---Youtube ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-07-youtubeSpotify ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-07-spotifyApple ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-07-appleSnipd ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-07-snipd

The second edition of Service Design: From Insight to Implementation, by Lavrans Løvlie, Andy Polaine, and Ben Reason isn't just a refresh—it's a reintroduction to a field that's evolved significantly in the last decade. Whether you're new to service design or a seasoned practitioner who read the first edition cover to cover, there's something new to gain here. This second edition continues to serve as a foundational reference for teaching and learning, but now with updated language, contemporary case studies, and clearer frameworks for measuring service impact. Lavrans and Andy join Lou in today's episode, and they acknowledge that their original work, while groundbreaking, often painted a slightly utopian picture of design practice. This edition brings a more grounded perspective, reflecting the messy realities of organizational politics, cross-functional collaboration, and measuring the value of design. Tools like service blueprints have been sharpened, not just described—making it easier for designers to move from abstract ideas to tangible outcomes. And for experienced professionals? You'll find new material that helps you advocate for service design more effectively within complex organizations, alongside updated thinking on ROI, team structures, and evolving roles in product-led environments. It's not just a book—it's a toolkit for navigating what's next.

Service design, so what...That's a question still many people around us (rightfully) ask.And let's be honest, they'll probably keep asking it for the foreseeable future.It will take a very long time before our field becomes a household name, which I doubt it ever will.Now, it's easy to get frustrated about this, to roll our eyes every time someone questions the value of our work. But that frustration isn't going to get us any closer to creating the impact we know we can.A much more productive approach is to prepare for these questions, to have our answers ready before they even get asked. This also helps us to better recognize when we end up in situations where, no matter what we say or do, our message about service design just stand a chance of resonating.We do everyone a favor by acknowledging this. Sometimes it's just not the right place or the right time.But where do we learn which stories to tell, when and to whom, and which stories we should avoid?Well, we can take some clues from Mark Howell, our guest this in this episode.Mark is a seasoned professional who's led some of the largest in-house service design teams I've heard of. This achievement becomes even more impressive when you consider he did this in industries not exactly known for their human-centered thinking.In our conversation, we explore how Mark used tools like a "service design quality assessment" to have the right conversations with stakeholders. We talk about how he learned to identify the red flags that signal it's time to find a different project, and we dig into the key role community plays in building a successful service design practice.I'm really excited about this episode because we just don't have many examples of people who have scaled service design teams to these kinds of numbers. And we have even fewer who are willing to share the real learnings from that journey.So, if you have the ambition to grow service design, this is a fantastic conversation to get some best practices and hear about the pitfalls to avoid.What stuck with me from our chat is recognizing that sometimes you need to take a step back instead of just trying to push forward (and burning out in the process).I would love to hear from you: What's a key signal for you? What's the clue that gives away that it's time to stop pushing and find a different battle?Enjoy and keep making a positive impact! ~ Marc--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- 00:00 Welcome to Episode 24105:00 Positioning Service Designers09:00 Cracking the Organizational Nut13:30 the 3 disciplines to drive perspective20:00 His Take on Journey Mapping25:30 Lessons Learned29:00 The Red Flags of a Failing Project31:45 How to Spot Red Flags34:30 The 4 Quality Indicators40:00 Defining the Indicators46:00 Collecting Design Quality Data48:30 The Design Community of Practice56:45 Aligning with Product Manager OKRs1:02:00 Question to ponder --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/markhowell-phd --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- Join our private community for in-house service design professionals. ⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle[4. FIND THE SHOW ON]Youtube ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/241-youtubeSpotify ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/241-spotifyApple ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/241-appleSnipd ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/241-snipd

Have you ever thought about...What a therapist, a grandma, and an organ donor teach you about service design?I know, this might sound like the start of a strange joke, but it gets to the heart of a big truth about our work. We invest a lot of time perfecting our journey maps, blueprints, and personas. But as we know, the challenges we work on won't be solved by a deliverable.They're solved through invisible "tools" like subtle influence, creating space for others, and building strategic relationships. So, where do you find these tools? Well, this episode is a great start.This episode is part of our "Inside Service Design" series, where we explore the real, unpolished practice of driving change from within organizations.And just like in the previous episodes you get to hear two brilliant in-house professionals, share some of their most powerful, non-traditional strategies. This time we're joined by Irina Damascan and Gina Mendolia.Gina walks us through her concept of "Setting the Trap" for engagement, and how she draws inspiration from the roles of therapists, coaches, and even grandmas to master the art of creating space and enabling teams to connect the dots themselves. Irina introduces a powerful model for influence she calls the "Organ Donor Chain," a strategic way to build networks of reciprocity by doing "favors" that enable change across the organization, often in unexpected ways.I have to say, it was refreshing to hear about effective mental models that go beyond design-as-usual, which aren't just theories but truly help to design better services.Want to add some (unconventional) tools that help you drive change to your toolkit? Grab your notebook and join us for this conversation.What's the most unconventional place you've found inspiration for your work? Maybe a different profession, a hobby, a movie? Share your inspiration in the comments on YouTube and let's continue the conversation there.Keep making a positive impact!~ Marc--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- 00:00 Welcome04:30 Who is Ben06:00 How Heydn got his role07:15 What Heydn is currently doing08:15 Ben working at a financial services firm10:15 who Ben is reporting to11:30 where Autodesk sits13:15 what a good looks like for Heydn16:30 indicators of success17:30 what success looks like for Ben23:30 Why Context Determines Your SD Strategy27:00 Ben's topic: the first 90 days30:45 Heydn's key takeaway35:00 Making Your Map Complicated on Purpose37:00 Ben's takeaway43:00 the last time he has done the first 90 days46:45 Heydn reacting48:45 Learning things the hard way51:00 Ben's hard lessons55:00 what keeps him motivated57:30 what will Heydn get back there1:00:00 Ben to summarize1:00:30 Heydn's final words of wisdom --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/heydnhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/benmccammon/ --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- Join our private community for in-house service design professionals. ⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle[4. FIND THE SHOW ON]Youtube ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-06-youtubeSpotify ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-06-spotifyApple ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-06-appleSnipd ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-06-snipd

frog North America's Head of Service Design, Bethany Brown, joins Lou to explore the intersection of service design, operations, and AI. With roots in industrial design and global experience across firms like EPA and Engine, Bethany brings a unique lens to tackling large-scale organizational friction. She walks us through a real-world case study from her upcoming talk at the Advancing Service Design conference (November 19-20), where her team used service design principles to help a company identify costly operational breakdowns, before applying AI to streamline processes and improve financial outcomes. Instead of leading with technology, Bethany's approach centers on deeply understanding human workflows, mapping them visually, and uncovering where systems are failing frontline workers. Through this lens, “operations” becomes less about rigid systems and more about the connective tissue of a service experience. And service design becomes the glue that aligns people, technology, and strategy. It's a talk—and a conversation—not to miss. Plus, Bethany shares the best career advice she ever received, and pays tribute to the educator who helped her realize design is an ever-evolving discipline, not a fixed path.

What do a Brazilian retail strategist and an Indian industrial designer have in common? A passion for transforming complex systems through service design—and a shared mission to push the profession forward. In this episode, Lou welcomes Gustavo Vieira and Shreya Dhawan, two of the curators behind the upcoming Advancing Service Design conference, for a behind-the-scenes look at how service design is evolving—and how they're helping shape that evolution. Gustavo shares how his early work in franchising sparked a fascination with aligning brand strategy, operations, and customer experience, eventually leading him to service design as a more holistic lens. Shreya's journey began with product design in hospitals, where she realized the real challenge wasn't just designing a better object—it was improving the entire system around it. Together, they reflect on the emerging trends in the field, including the move toward systems-level thinking, new contexts like journalism and B2B, and the rich global collaboration shaping this year's conference. The conversation is full of thoughtful insight, heartfelt reflection, and a few unexpected gifts—from Ken Wilber to Picasso.

Are you tired of proving the value of service design… over and over again?Well, I'm happy to share that you're not alone. It's one of the most common frustrations I hear from professionals in our field. You work hard, you get a win, you move the needle... and then the next project starts, and it feels like you're right back at square one, making the case all over again. Sound familiar.Many of us feel stuck in this endless "prove it" loop, wondering how to get service design to move from a special invitation to a fundamental expectation.So, how do you break the cycle? How do you build momentum that lasts?That's the challenge we take head on in this episode of our Inside Service Design series.In this series we explore the real, unpolished practice of driving change from within organizations.For this conversation, I was joined by two brilliant in-house professionals, Nancy Samayoa and Sara Langston, who are deep in the reality of this work every day.They share some honest and insightful perspectives on this struggle.Why service design can sometimes be perceived as a "threat" to the status quo.The moment they realized very few actually have seen service design at a true "scale" stage, and why that can feel so disheartening.And a powerful reframe: how to (re)define success by celebrating the small, daily, "invisible" wins that truly build momentum and prevent burnout.As with all the conversations in this series what you'll be getting isn't just some interesting theory. It's a practical guide to shifting your mindset from chasing big, elusive victories to appreciating the daily progress that ultimately leads to lasting change.So if you're ready to hear how to play the long game and find sustainable ways to make an impact, this conversation is for you.I'm curious, have you made a habit of celebrating the small, "invisible" wins? If so how are you doing that? And if no, what's stopping you?Enjoy the conversation!Be well,~ Marc--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- 00:00 Welcome to August Round Up04:30 Sara's unexpected journey in service design06:30 Unexpected transferability of skills09:30 Nancy's path from architecture to service design12:30 "Gung-ho" applicant and a surprising hiring manager14:30 Challenges of working on in-house projects17:30 The "ooh," "ah," and "oh no" moments19:30 How service designers are approached for projects20:30 Service design as a perceived "threat" in government23:00 Linking service design activities to positive outcomes25:30 Getting past the "endless proof" stage28:30 Garden metaphor = design maturity31:45 Challenge of getting from the "prove" to the "scale" stage33:45 Risk of service design 36:30 Applying models without feeling disheartened38:00 What scaffolding looks like in service design40:30 Focusing on celebrating the wins42:00 Why we tend to focus on problems over success stories43:15 Redefining success and progress 44:00 How Nancy views her wins46:00 The Circle as an extended SD team48:15 Sara's expectations51:15 Nancy's service design expectations52:45 SD skill: Relationship building56:45 Treating stakeholder relationships like a research project57:00 Other key skill: Curiosity59:30 Question to ponder1:02:15 Final words of wisdom from Sara1:03:30 Final words of wisdom from Nancy --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-designer/https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-langston/ --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- Join our private community for in-house service design professionals. ⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle--- [4. FIND THE SHOW ON] ---Youtube ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-05-youtubeSpotify ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-05-spotifyApple ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-05-appleSnipd ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-05-snipd

Changying (Z) Zheng brings calm thinking to DesignOps — showing how clarity, storytelling, and ruthless prioritisation help design teams thrive .   ======   Episode Chapters:   00:00 – Why Design Needs to Prove Its Value 00:30 – Welcome and Introduction 02:30 – From Graphic Design to Design Ops Leadership 05:40 – Running a Dairy-Free Dessert Business and Learning Calm Leadership 10:00 – Leading Without Drama and Seeing Multiple Perspectives 13:00 – Design Ops as Service Design for Design Teams 16:00 – Storytelling, Outcomes, and Speaking the Language of Business 18:45 – Earning and Keeping a Seat at the Table 21:00 – Moving from Ticket Taking to Strategic Design Work 26:00 – Saying No Kindly and Introducing Office Hours 32:00 – People, Process, and Platform as Core Pillars 36:00 – Becoming the Connective Tissue Across Orgs 42:00 – Growing Into Product Ops at Cloudflare 55:00 – Communication as the Connective Tissue of Ops 1:10:00 – A Two-by-Two Framework for Career Development     ======   Who is Changying (Z) Zheng?   Changying (Z) Zheng is a Director of Product Operations at Cloudflare, where she's scaled the operational backbone of one of the internet's most recognisable infrastructure companies .   She has:   Started as a team of one and built thriving design and research operations   Worked in agencies, higher education, and at companies like Akamai, VMware, and Nasdaq   Founded and ran her own retail business   Delivered talks at The DevOps Conference and DesignOps Summit, shaping how people understand DesignOps in technical environments   ======   Find Changying (Z) Zheng here:   LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/changyingz/ Website → https://www.changyingart.com/   ====== Subscribe to Brave UX Like what you heard?  

I'm sure you've seen the news...At the outset, the recent announcement of the "America by Design" initiative and the new "National Design Studio" is quite exciting. It's a huge spotlight on our field.But it also feels a bit strange, doesn't it? Because it wasn't so long ago that the US government had 18F, an entire organization dedicated to improving the user experience of its services. And then, in early 2025, it was deemed "non-essential" and unceremoniously "deleted".One of the people right in the middle of it all was our guest, Ron Bronson. As the Head of Design at 18F, he was at the forefront of applying service design within the complexities of government. So, you can imagine that when Ron sat down with me for the conversation, it wasn't just a walk in the park. We dove into some juicy questions that challenge the very core of our practice. Is service design too opaque and stuck in its own craft? What if we reframed our work as a form of “design as repair”? Why might AI actually be the biggest blessing for service design yet? I can assure you, this is a conversation that will get you out of your comfort zone in the best way possible. So, if you're ready to be challenged with some fresh perspectives, make sure you tune in to this one.Even though we tackle some pretty huge topics in the episode, Ron brings it all back to a simple, powerful idea right at the end of the conversation. Can you take a guess? (Hint: it's about zooming in, not out ).Enjoy the episode and keep making a positive impact!Be well,~ Marc--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- 00:00 Welcome to Episode 23604:00 Who is Ron05:30 Service design is too opaque 07:45 Importing service design to the US09:30 Conversations designers should be having10:00 The "best service experience" during a crisis12:50 The Trojan Horse strategy for designers14:30 Creating a "pull" for service design from within17:30 The power of doing "uninvited" work23:00 Examples of a golden nugget26:00 Trust as a core deliverable27:00 What students get wrong about design29:45 The gap between conferences and reality32:00 Idea of consequence design34:30 Design as repair: A new mindset37:30 The "forward deployed" designer.39:30 What would change if we adopt this mindset 45:00 Making service design ubiquitous46:30 Right way to frame a problem48:30 Are organizations in the service business?51:30 The blessing & curse of "doing the work"54:15 How he hopes service design would look in 3-5 years57:00 AI: A blank space for service designers59:15 Questions to ask about AI1:01:14 Malicious path vs. ideal path1:02:45 A question to ponder1:04:30 What can you fix1:07:15 Get in touch --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronbronson/BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/ronbronson.com Website - https://www.ronbronson.design/ https://consequencedesign.org/ --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- Join our private community for in-house service design professionals. ⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle--- [ 4. FIND THE SHOW ON ] ---Youtube ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/236-youtubeApple ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/236-appleSnipd ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/236-snipdSpotify ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/236-spotify

Sam Stern shares his unique perspective on bridging strategic insights with practical execution. He dives deep into the nuances of translating feedback into internal improvements at LinkedIn, highlighting the value of member voices in shaping user-centric solutions. Sam underscores the importance of emotional memory in customer experience design, emphasizing that people remember how moments felt more than they recall the details. Drawing inspiration from psychological principles like the Peak-End Rule, he illustrates how LinkedIn designs experiences that create memorable moments during major career milestones—such as job changes or layoffs—strengthening user engagement and loyalty. Sam also shares how service design has enabled closer collaboration with product teams, allowing for a more systemic impact on the user journey. Another key topic discussed is the evolving role of AI in customer experience. Sam foresees a future where AI agents become integral collaborators, requiring human oversight and ethical consideration. He advocates for creating seamless, emotionally resonant experiences by blending technology with thoughtful design. Throughout the conversation, he stresses the critical need to speak the language of stakeholders internally to drive alignment and sustainable change—an often-overlooked element in transformation efforts. The Top 3 Key Learnings 1. Design for Memory, Not Just Interaction: Customers don't remember every moment—they remember how the experience made them feel. Designing for emotional peaks during key life events (like job transitions) creates lasting loyalty. 2. Speak the Language of Your Stakeholders: Internal success depends on your ability to frame CX improvements in terms others care about. Building trust and using stakeholder-relevant language is essential to gain traction. 3. Service Design Enables Systemic Impact: By combining CX principles with service design tools like journey maps and blueprints, teams can align better with product and operational functions to deliver holistic, integrated solutions. About Sam Stern Currently, Sam leads the Service Design team at LinkedIn, responsible for creating delightful experiences for the platform's 1 billion members and customers. He has also created 3 LinkedIn Learning courses on Customer experience enjoyed by more than 100,000 learners to date. Sam has his own podcast, CX Patterns, which you can find on any of your favorite podcast hosting platforms. Previously, Sam started a customer experience team for the sneaker company New Balance, and before that was a CX analyst at Forrester Research, covering customer-centric culture, employee experience, and CX governance, and working with past CX Goalkeeper guests like Maxie Schmidt, Bruce Temkin and Natalie Petouhoff. Resources LinkedIn: https://www.samsterncx.com/ https://www.samsterncx.com/ Please, hit the follow button: Apple Podcast: http://cxgoalkeeper.com/apple Spotify: http://cxgoalkeeper.com/spotify We'd love to hear your thoughts — leave a comment and share your feedback! Follow Gregorio Uglioni on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorio-uglioni/ About Gregorio Uglioni: Transforming Business Into Value Generating Engines - Creating Long-Lasting Impact Leveraging Customer Experience - Host Of The Globally Recognized CX Goalkeeper Podcast “Customer Experience Goals” - Speaker at global events & at podcasts - Judge at International Awards - CX Lecturer for several institutions Listen to more podcasts on The Agile Brand network here: https://agilebrandguide.com/the-agile-brand-podcasts/

What makes time go fast for you, and what makes it go slow...It's a powerful question that might just help you find more meaning and heck, yes even more joy in your work.We see a brighter future, but the system moves slowly. This mismatch can lead to frustration and burnout. What if the secret to creating change wasn't about the system, but about you?In this conversation with Martha Edwards, a public sector veteran, we talk about powerful personal habits that keep her effective and optimistic.In this episode we explore topics like:How to find satisfaction in work that might not bear fruit for yearsWhy the energy you bring to a room is one of your most powerful professional toolsAnd how a simple practice like writing "week notes" can be a hack to recognize your small wins and give you the motivation to keep going.This framing takes the pressure off and allows us to be kinder to ourselves, knowing we've contributed a piece to a larger, longer story. I'm curious if this metaphor resonate with you too.Enjoy the episode and keep planing seeds .Be well,~ Marc--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- 00:00 Welcome to Episode 23404:00 The current state of public sector design07:30 How Systemic Uncertainty Affects Designers08:30 From "Designer" to "Public Servant"09:30 Finding Meaning in Government Work 12:30 How she can find herself still grateful16:00 Big learnings: working as a creative writer18:00 Seeing a "Parallel Universe" at UK's GDS20:00 Avoid the "Design Colonialist" Mindset22:30 How it shifted23:30 government digital service to canadian government28:30 How Sharing Work Waters the Seeds of Change30:30 what she recommends to share36:30 staying patient in a government organization38:00 how do we navigate that?43:30 Exercise to Recognize Your "Small" Wins45:15 Being flexible with your role in the public service industry48:30 How to Make Smart Compromises54:30 Finding Your Joy57:30 Question to ponder59:30 Connect with Martha --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marthaedwardscan/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/maredwards.bsky.socialWebsite: marthaedwards.ca Readings:Going beyond planting seeds I'm a service designer and I've never done co-design Leading with design at the Ministry of Environment The long slog of public service transformation - by Martin and KaraBarriers to Service Design in Government - Created by Linn Vizard, Marie Serrano and Spencer Beacock --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- Join our private community for in-house service design professionals. ⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle[4. FIND THE SHOW ON]Youtube ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/234-youtube Spotify ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/234-spotifyApple ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/234-appleSnipd ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/234-snipd

As a service design professional, what is your primary role...!?Are you the host who sets the table for collaboration and creates a safe space for everyone?Or are you maybe a trusted advisor, working quietly behind the scenes to help stakeholders make better decisions?Well, what if the answer is... both?This tension between hosting and advising is at the heart of the latest Inside Service Design episode, in which we explore the real, unpolished practice of driving change from within organizations.In this episode, we have a great conversation with two seasoned professionals, Seth Campbell and Phil LaDeur, who bring some honest perspectives to the table.Phil shares how we can create the perfect conditions for collaboration and influence by drawing inspiration from the concept of "Unreasonable Hospitality".And Seth talks about the importance of patience, humility, and the art of giving away choices to empower your team and build long-term trust.This is one of those episodes where you get a true peek behind the curtains and hear how other service design professionals are approaching their work.So, if you're ready to discover new ways that will help you move the needle inside your organization, this one is for you!I'm curious, in your current role, do you feel more like a "host" or an "advisor"? Leave a comment on the episode and let me know. I'd love to hear which role resonates more with you.Enjoy the conversation!Be well, ~ Marc--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- 00:00 Welcome to the June Round Up04:30 Phil's Journey to Service Design06:45 How Seth started his role11:00 The Challenges and what Seth actually does13:00 Service Design in a Faith-Based Organization17:00 Defining success in service design20:30 Seth's Personal Success Metric24:45 Phil: Small Wins & Feedback"26:00 The Circle's "Dinner Table" Discussions28:00 Hospitality as Influence (Phil)30:00 Theatrics of Design (Seth)35:00 Overcoming Time Blocks37:30 Phil's "Restaurant" Framework41:30 Seth: Hard-Earned Lessons45:45 The Caboose of a project46:00 Phil: Learning Organization Horizon49:30 Investing in Relationships51:30 Seth: Essential Service Design Skills53:30 Secret Weapon: Snacks!54:45 Phil: Skills for Impact57:30 Questions for Service design professionals --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-campbell/https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-ladeur/ --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- Join our private community for in-house service design professionals. ⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle[4. FIND THE SHOW ON] Youtube ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-04-youtube Spotify ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-04-spotifyApple ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-04-appleSnipd ~ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/inside-service-design-04-snipd

What does it mean to design experiences in a world where pixels are no longer the focus? In this episode, service design thought-leader and author Erika Flowers shares her thoughts on how designers must evolve as AI transforms the tools, processes, and expectations of our work. Erika shares lessons from her journey—spanning early web design, pioneering service blueprinting at Intuit, and orchestrating experiences at NASA—and offers a forward-looking take on why skills like facilitation, systems thinking, and storytelling will define the future of design.About Erika Flowers: helloerikaflowers.com | LinkedInRelated NN/g CoursesService BlueprintingAccelerating Research with AIAI for Design WorkflowsRelated Free NN/g Articles:How Service Design Will Evolve with AI AgentsThe Future-Proof DesignerWhy I'm Not Worried About My UX Job in the Era of AIMore Free Articles on AI

Let's be honest, unfortunately not many business truly cares about sustainable services... The energy debate around AI is finally highlighting digital services' environmental impact. But every service, digital or physical, consumes resources: energy, materials, and even our time. As service designers, we have a moral obligation to design with sustainability at the core.This episode tackles the real challenges: clients not asking, defining "sustainable," and measuring impact. Our guest, James Chudley, shares key lessons and real-world examples from his journey, showing how he integrates sustainability into daily design.Discover what it really takes to design services that are better for customers, better for business, and better for our planet. Plus, uncover a deceptively simple design principle that guarantees more sustainable services.Can you guess what it is? The clue is in this episode.Keep making a positive impact on customers, business, and our planet!--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- 00:00 Welcome to Episode 23005:00 How to define sustainable service07:30 Are services sustainable?12:00 James' unique journey16:00 The Pivotal Decision22:00 Integrating Sustainability27:00 The power of minimizing30:30 Navigating Stakeholder Talks33:00 can we justify unsustainable services?34:40 From Sustainable to Regenerative35:30 Case Study: Circle Community38:15 Non-Digital Touchpoints39:57 Avoiding Measurement Paralysis43:30 Adding a "Sustainability Lane" to Journey Maps48:30 Principles42:00 Mental energy47:30 Community Design Principle Example54:30 Accessibility in Sustainable Design55:30 Sustainability as Personal Practice57:30 the trojan horse58:30 First Steps for Inspired Designers1:00:90 Resources1:02:00 Question to ponder --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- Connect with James Chudley:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameschudley/http://www.jameschudley.co.uk/ James' 'Decarbonising User Journeys' approach to help you pragmatically decarbonise your highest value user journeysDecarbonising User Journeys @ UXGlasgow (Talk)Digital Sustainability Strategy template to help you build a clear, actionable plan for how you are going to minimise the environmental impacts of your digital services Simple Steps You Can Take To Decarbonise Your User JourneysThe principles for the design and delivery of greener servicesBooks:You Can't Make Money From a Dead Planet - Mark ShaylerDesigning for Sustainability - Tim FrickSustainable Web Design - Tom GreenwoodLet My People Go Surfing - Yvon ChouinardDecarbonise Digital - Eric ZieHow To Avoid A Climate Disaster - Bill Gates The Climate Book - Greta Thunberg World Wide Waste - Gerry McGovernClimate product leaders playbook Other Helpful Online Resources:https://sustainablewebdesign.org/https://sustainableuxnetwork.com/ https://www.sustainablewebmanifesto.com/https://designdeclares.com/ W3C Web Sustainability GuidelinesGDS Design PrinciplesGDS Service ManualTalktoFrank - The Government drugs advice websiteGreen Web FoundationWebsite Carbon CalculatorEcograderCardamon Website Carbon Calculator --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- Join our private community for in-house service design professionals. ⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle

How can IT and the business work better together—without sacrificing speed, security, or sanity? In this episode of Executive IT, host Evan Kiely is joined by Volker Otto, a seasoned IT executive, to explore how teams can bridge the gap between user experience and technical requirements. They dive into the rise of business relationship managers, mapping the end-user journey, balancing risk with usability, and the power of proactive communication. Whether you're in IT, operations, or leadership, this episode offers real-world insights on building stronger, more strategic partnerships across the organization.

In dieser tiefgehenden Episode analysieren wir gemeinsam mit Anja Alburg und Sonja Wilczek, User Researcherinnen beim Digitalservice des Bundes, warum Deutschland bei der Verwaltungsdigitalisierung hinterherhinkt – trotz Milliardeninvestitionen und politischer Willensbekundungen. Wir beleuchten, wie föderale Strukturen, veraltete Gesetze und fehlende UX-Kompetenz die Umsetzung behindern. Die Gäste geben Einblicke in konkrete Projekte (u.a. Beratungshilfe, Elterngeld, Steuern) und zeigen, wie systematischer User Research, inklusives Design und klare Standards zu echten Verbesserungen führen können. Eine realistische, aber hoffnungsvolle Folge über Service Design in einem hochkomplexen Umfeld.  |     |   Themen:  |   [00:00] Einstieg & Problemstellung: Warum hakt es bei der Digitalisierung?  |   [03:00] Rolle des Digitalservice Bundes & Vorstellung der Gäste  |   [04:30] Strukturelle Ursachen: Föderalismus, Gesetzeslage, fehlende Standards  |   [08:00] Warum UX Vertrauen in den Staat stärkt  |   [10:00] Verwaltungs- vs. Bürgerperspektive: Win-Win durch UX  |   [13:00] Realität und Komplexität der Formularlogik (Beispiel Steuern)  |   [17:00] Medienbrüche, fehlende End-zu-Ende-Denke und fehlende Standards  |   [23:00] Zusammenarbeit mit Ministerien, Gerichten & Bürgern – das "Bibelmodell"  |   [31:00] Personas & digitale Teilhabe ohne Exklusion  |   [35:00] Barrierefreiheit in der Praxis & Inklusion durch Research  |   [41:00] Fachsprache, einfache Sprache & Mehrsprachigkeit  |   [47:00] Usability-Tests, KPIs & Erfolgsmessung im Verwaltungsumfeld  |   [54:00] Zukunftsausblick: gesetzliche Verankerung & idealer Zielzustand  |   [58:00] Mitwirken & Community-Building  |     |   Informationen zu den Gästen:  |    |    Anja Alburg ist User Researcherin beim Digitalservice des Bundes. Sie arbeitet projektübergreifend an der Erhebung nutzerzentrierter Anforderungen – u.a. im Bereich Steuern und Elterngeld.  |   https://www.linkedin.com/in/anja-alburg-a27907121/  |     |   Sonja Wilczek ist ebenfalls User Researcherin und spezialisiert auf Projekte im Justizkontext. Sie beschäftigt sich mit Zugang zum Recht und der Einbindung besonders vulnerabler Zielgruppen.  |   https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonja-wilczek/  |     |   Links und Ressourcen:  |   - Digitalservice Bund: www.digitalservice.bund.de  |   - Blog des Digitalservice: https://digitalservice.bund.de/blog  |   - E-Government Monitor 2024 (Initiative D21): www.egovernment-monitor.de  |   - Service-Standard des Bundes: https://servicestandard.gov.de/  |   - Organisationen für inklusive Forschung: Leicht online: https://lo.lhhh.de/  |   - Mosaik Berlin: https://www.mosaik-berlin.de/de/mosaik-services-ggmbh  |    - Dias: https://dias.de/  |     |    Hat dich diese Folge inspiriert? Dann teile sie mit Kolleg*innen im UX-Bereich – besonders wenn sie mit der öffentlichen Verwaltung arbeiten. Abonniere unseren Podcast, um keine Folge mehr zu verpassen, und hinterlasse uns eine Bewertung auf deiner Plattform. Noch Fragen oder Feedback? Schreib uns oder vernetze dich mit unseren Gästen.  |     |   Weitere Infos und Mitmachmöglichkeiten findest du auf:  |   www.germanupa.de  |

Have you ever thought about...What a therapist, a grandma, and an organ donor teach you about service design?I know, this might sound like the start of a strange joke, but it gets to the heart of a big truth about our work. We invest a lot of time perfecting our journey maps, blueprints, and personas. But as we know, the challenges we work on won't be solved by a deliverable.They're solved through invisible "tools" like subtle influence, creating space for others, and building strategic relationships. So, where do you find these tools? Well, this episode is a great start.This episode is part of our "Inside Service Design" series, where we explore the real, unpolished practice of driving change from within organizations.And just like in the previous episodes you get to hear two brilliant in-house professionals, share some of their most powerful, non-traditional strategies. This time we're joined by Irina Damascan and Gina Mendolia.Gina walks us through her concept of "Setting the Trap" for engagement, and how she draws inspiration from the roles of therapists, coaches, and even grandmas to master the art of creating space and enabling teams to connect the dots themselves. Irina introduces a powerful model for influence she calls the "Organ Donor Chain," a strategic way to build networks of reciprocity by doing "favors" that enable change across the organization, often in unexpected ways.I have to say, it was refreshing to hear about effective mental models that go beyond design-as-usual, which aren't just theories but truly help to design better services.Want to add some (unconventional) tools that help you drive change to your toolkit? Grab your notebook and join us for this conversation.What's the most unconventional place you've found inspiration for your work? Maybe a different profession, a hobby, a movie? Share your inspiration in the comments on YouTube and let's continue the conversation there.Keep making a positive impact!~ Marc--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- 00:00 Welcome to the May Round Up!05:00 Irina's path to service design07:45 Gina's service design journey09:00 Gina defines success11:00 Irina defines success17:00 Challenges Gina tackles19:00 Irina's service design role24:45 Gina's dinner table session29:30 Adding inspiration30:30 Irina's session insights40:30 Gina's life-simplifying tactics45:45 In-house misconceptions51:00 How Gina measures success56:00 Advice for younger Irina58:30 Irina shares an example1:03:00 Gina's motivation1:04:30 Questions to ponder --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/irinadamascan/https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginamendolia/ --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- Join our private community for in-house service design professionals. ⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle

Leslie Grandy is an author, speaker, and CEO advisor who guides companies, teams, and product leaders to expand their creative capacity to invent and innovate for customers, disrupt and grow their market opportunities, and maintain relevance in a fast-changing world. Organizations like Oracle, Starbucks, and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers turn to Leslie to ignite creativity across their workforce and empower everyone, regardless of role or level, to identify novel solutions and think expansively. Leslie's book, "Creative Velocity," debuts in early 2025.Leslie's career has taken her on a 25+ year journey, from a successful career in the film industry in Los Angeles as a member of the Directors Guild of America to iconic brands, such as Amazon, Best Buy, Discovery, T-Mobile, and Apple. She's built teams from the ground up and led multiple first-to-market products; she was on the front end of the earliest digital media subscription services from major content brands like Major League Baseball, NASCAR, CNN, and ABCNews and co-authored a patent currently held by Intel. Leslie has led internal innovation labs and is an IDEO-trained leader in Design Thinking. Leslie has educated product leaders and executives through The Product Guild, the University of Michigan College of Engineering's Center for Entrepreneurship, and as a guest lecturer at the University of Washington Foster School of Business.  She co-created and serves as the Lead Executive in Residence in the Product Management Leadership Accelerator, part of the Foster School's Executive Education program. She is a member of the Board of Advisors and Adjunct Faculty at Regis College's Marshall Sloane School of Business in Product Management and Service Design and West Virginia University's College of Creative Arts and Media.

Are they lying to us...You often hear people say that driving change as an in-house service design professional often feels less like a sprint and more like a marathon, right?But let's be honest, that's not quite true.In reality, it's more like running an ultra-marathon (and some more).We all know that "tangible" progress in service design can sometimes feel slow and far removed.Often, the real challenge isn't about which tools, methods, or frameworks you use.It's about keeping your internal flame burning and maintaining momentum inside the organization, especially when things get tough.But here's the good news: some professionals have found ways to play the long game successfully.So, how do you sustain your energy, passion, and impact when the work feels like a long-distance race (without a clear path and unknown finish line)? That's what this new episode is all about.It's part of our new series where we dive into the actual, unpolished practice of in-house service design.For this conversation, I was joined by two experienced professionals, Linn Jansson and James Field.They are both deep in the daily realities of this work and truly get what the "in-house marathon" feels like.Linn and James share some honest insights – not just about their diverse journeys into service design, but specifically about how they navigate these long-term challenges and, crucially, how they keep their motivation high.In this episode, you'll discover where they find their 'fuel', including:The power of supportive teams and communities.The importance of recognizing those small (but mighty!) wins.How they've learned to see and appreciate the long-term shifts they are making, even when it's tough to notice day-to-day.So, if you're looking for some encouragement, practical perspectives on resilience, or simply the reassurance that you're not running this marathon alone, I think you'll get a lot from this episode.And on that note, I'm curious: What keeps you motivated when you're deep in the in-house design marathon? Hit reply and let me know.Enjoy the conversation and keep making a positive impact!Take care,~ Marc--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- 00:00 In-house Service Design Realities03:30 Linn's Journey06:00 James's Journey07:30 Defining Success09:00 Linn's Success View10:30 Measuring Progress14:00 James on Influence17:00 Measuring Enablement18:30 Articulating Value22:00 Why IMGD Helps23:45 James on Influence26:45 Org Influencing Designers27:45 James's Sales Example29:00 Keeping Design Sensibility34:00 Misconceptions about SD37:30 Linn's In-house Challenges38:00 Linn on Failure42:00 Gentle Activism46:00 What to Strive For48:30 Learning More49:30 James's Motivation52:30 Linn's Motivation54:30 James's Final Point55:00 Linn's Final Say --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/linn-janssonhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesadamfield/ --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- Join our private community for in-house service design professionals. ⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle

In this episode, I chat with Thomas Wilson, a veteran service designer, who challenges the conventional product-first approach in software and highlights the importance of broad, strategic thinking in design.Is the software industry focusing too much on products?Thomas Wilson thinks we're ignoring the value our core services bring.In this episode, I chat with Thomas Wilson, a seasoned design veteran with a deep understanding of human-centered UX. Thomas has some concerns with the way software is being designed and built right now, but it's not all bad. There are some things we can do to ensure we build the right thing.It all starts with the concept of the “Iceberg of Ignorance,” revealing how only a fraction of organizational problems are known to top executives. This is a problem when the people at the top start making decisions without much insight into the actual problems. This ultimately leads to misguided product-level decisions.Thomas emphasizes the pitfalls of a product-first approach, by highlighting its limitations in addressing user needs and the broader scope of services. He critiques the trend of minimizing the role of design leaders in favor of product-driven strategies.His fix? Embracing the essential role of service design in creating comprehensive services and experiences. He argues for the integration of CX and Service Design into broader business strategies. This requires a shift from simple usability to a holistic service design approach. This is where true innovation and user satisfaction lie.Our discussion also explored the potential of designers in product management roles, where their human-centered expertise will greatly influence product development. Thomas addresses the challenges faced by UX professionals in current industry practices. He advocates for a more empowered and strategic role for service designers.These insights provide a fresh perspective on the role of design in shaping not just products, but entire service ecosystems. Thomas's vision for a design-led approach to business strategy resonates with anyone passionate about creating meaningful user experiences.Topics:• 07:26 – Iceberg of Ignorance• 08:35 – We aren't sharing from the bottom• 10:53 – What's wrong with Product First?• 17:03 – What's wrong with calling everything a product?• 19:01 – Usability is surface design• 22:21 – Focusing on product stops working when services span products• 26:17 – The service exists whether you design it or not• 28:48 – Service Designers zoom out and zoom in as needed• 30:03 – Designers would make great product managers• 31:25 – What's wrong with players/coaches?• 39:24 – Things are broken, but how can we fix it?• 49:03 – CX vs UX• 58:56 – Understanding power and influence and stakeholder management

From Amphitheaters to Apps: The Evolution of User ExperienceLong before we had screens, scroll wheels, or skeuomorphism, we were already wrestling with what it meant to design for humans.Take the Roman Colosseum, for example.Built nearly two thousand years ago, this wasn't just a feat of architecture—it was a carefully orchestrated user experience. The Romans didn't just think about how to build it. They thought about how people would use it.They designed for easy access, with a ticketing system based on numbered entrances and a layout that could empty 50,000 spectators in under 15 minutes. The acoustics were finely tuned so the roar of the crowd carried across the arena, and shaded awnings (the velarium) helped protect people from the sun. Every detail was intentional.It was, in many ways, a masterclass in UX before UX had a name.UX Has Always Been About PeopleWe like to think of UX as a digital thing. But humans have been designing with users in mind since the first tool was shaped to fit a hand. Egyptian sickles curved to match the arc of an arm. Greek amphitheaters optimized for sightlines and sound. Roman roads were engineered for ease of maintenance—because someone had to clean them, after all.These weren't just technical solutions. They were people-first designs.Even medieval cathedrals were built with experiential thinking. Architects considered the way light would filter through stained glass at different times of day. The experience of awe wasn't accidental.And while we'll skip ahead now (you didn't pick up this book for a lecture on Mesopotamian farming tools), it's worth acknowledging this simple truth:UX isn't new. Only the term is.The Digital ShiftThings changed in the mid-20th century. The rise of aviation and computing forced us to formalize our approach to usability. Mistakes became expensive—or fatal. So, human factors engineering emerged. We studied how people interacted with complex systems and tried to design those systems to be safer and more intuitive.It started in cockpits. Aircraft instrumentation had to be easy to read and understand under pressure. This wasn't about making things pretty. It was about saving lives. That pragmatic approach to human-centred design later shaped everything from microwave interfaces to early computer systems.Fast forward to the 1980s, and computing hit the mainstream.That's when things really took off.At Xerox PARC, researchers introduced the first graphical user interface. Apple took it further with the Macintosh, turning computing from a tool for specialists into something everyone could use. Suddenly, usability wasn't just a nice-to-have. It was a competitive advantage. And in 1993, Don Norman, while working at Apple, coined the term "User Experience."“I invented the term because I thought human interface and usability were too narrow.” — Don NormanThat moment matters. Because what Norman was arguing for was a broader view of design. Not just the screen. Not just the features. But the entire experience—from the first moment someone hears about a product to the support they receive after using it.“User experience encompasses all aspects of the end-user's interaction with the company, its services, and its products.” — Don Norman and Jakob NielsenIn other words, UX was never meant to be confined to wireframes and user flows. It was meant to be everything.UX Gets StrategicBy the early 2000s, UX had a seat at the table—albeit a wobbly one. Jesse James Garrett released The Elements of User Experience in 2002, which became a cornerstone for the field.Garrett didn't just break UX down into layers—strategy, scope, structure, skeleton, and surface—he emphasized that it all starts with strategy. Before we push pixels or run tests, we need to understand user needs and business goals.That idea changed things.We weren't just designing interfaces. We were shaping how people experienced products, services, and even entire brands. UX wasn't just implementation. It was about shaping products from the very beginning, not just making tweaks at the end.And as agile methods took over, UX adapted again. We embraced faster feedback loops, closer collaboration, and more iterative design. We moved from long documentation to quick prototypes. From abstract personas to real user insight.By the 2010s, UX had grown up.Design thinking gained traction. Suddenly, UX was sharing the spotlight with business strategy. Service design entered the conversation. We weren't just designing digital tools—we were solving human problems, often in messy, non-linear ways.UX vs. Everything ElseAs UX matured, we saw these disciplines emerge from within it. Our understanding of UX broadened, leading to specialization in areas like UI design, product design, service design, DesignOps, and even extending into marketing and customer experience.So let's clear things up a bit:UI Design is about what the user sees and interacts with. Think buttons, typography, animations. It's the look and feel.Product Design is broader. It connects user needs with business goals. Product designers care about features, roadmaps, KPIs, and how the product evolves over time.DesignOps and Service Design sit more behind the scenes. They're about scaling design efficiently. They orchestrate people, tools, and workflows to support good outcomes—kind of like stage managers for a show who make sure the lighting, props, and crew all hit their marks. You might never notice them when everything goes well—but without them, the whole production risks falling apart.And UX?UX is front of stage. It's the performance the audience actually experiences. It's the story that unfolds when someone buys your product, uses it, recommends it, or gets frustrated and gives up. Every moment on that journey is part of the user experience, whether it's a sleek onboarding flow, an unreadable error message, or a helpful reply from customer support.UX is the full experience. It's not a department. It's not a phase. It's not a deliverable. It's what happens to your users—whether you intended it or not.Take something as emblematic as buying an Apple product. The UX includes everything from the anticipation built by the marketing, the elegant packaging design, the satisfying moment of lifting the lid, the device that powers on right out of the box, the intuitive setup process, and even the helpful support at the Genius Bar.You might admire the product design. But the experience is everything that surrounds it—something Apple has understood since Don Norman helped shape their approach in the early 1990s.“No product is an island. A product is more than the product. It is a cohesive, integrated set of experiences… Make them all work together seamlessly.” — Don NormanA good UI is important. A strong product strategy is essential. But if the experience feels clunky, frustrating, or inconsistent—none of it matters.UX connects the dots.It asks: How does it feel to use this? Does it make sense? Does it meet a real need?And it reminds us that what we design isn't just a product or a service. It's a human moment.The Reality CheckSo, UX has matured significantly. Most business leaders now understand its importance, at least in theory. You'll rarely hear someone argue against the value of good user experience.But understanding isn't the same as implementation.The reality in many organizations is far from the idealized vision we read about online. UX teams are often understaffed and under-resourced. They're expected to deliver transformative results with minimal support, limited budgets, and impossible timelines.The problem goes deeper than resources. UX has been fundamentally misunderstood and under-appreciated within many organizations. Instead of being involved in strategic decisions from the start, UX professionals are often relegated to implementation roles—brought in to "make things pretty" after all the important decisions have already been made.True UX work—which should touch every aspect of how users interact with an organization—frequently runs into organizational silos. The kind of cross-functional collaboration required for excellent user experience threatens established power structures and comfortable routines. As a result, UX's wings are clipped, its scope limited to safe, contained projects that won't ruffle too many feathers.The promise of UX isn't just about better interfaces—it's about better organizations. But that promise remains largely unfulfilled in many companies.These challenges aren't just frustrating for UX practitioners; they're holding back organizations from delivering truly exceptional user experiences. The gap between what's possible and what's actually being delivered continues to widen.Throughout the rest of this email course, we'll explore these challenges in detail and, more importantly, discuss practical strategies for overcoming them. Because understanding the problem is only the first step—what matters is how we respond to it.Your Turn: Reflect and ShareIn our next email, we'll explore what it means to be a true UX designer within an organization. But, between now and then, I encourage you to reflect on your current role. Consider whether there's a gap between what others in your organization expect from you and what you believe you should be doing. Are you being asked to simply "make things pretty," or are you empowered to shape meaningful experiences.Take a moment to jot down your thoughts. This reflection will be valuable as we dive deeper into defining and claiming our role as UX professionals.Also, if you wouldn't mind, share those thoughts with me by replying to this email. Your insights will help shape the future content of this course, ensuring it addresses the real challenges you face in your UX role. I read every response and use them to make this journey more valuable for everyone.User Experience design has evolved far beyond its digital roots. From ancient Roman architects to industrial designers, and finally to today's digital interfaces - the journey of UX shows how we've always strived to create better human experiences.

Who are they...I know there are many out there and you could very well be one of them.I'm talking about the unsung heroes who do the hard work of making the services around us a little bit better each and every day. It might sound a little bit silly, but I feel that we don't know enough what it's like to do service design on a day to day basis.Sure, we often hear about inspiring theories, useful frameworks and great case studies. But somehow we rarely get to see the honest, unpolished and messy side of our work.Well, that's about to change!We're starting an new series here on the Show. A series where we dive deep into the actual practice of service design. About time, right? ;)You'll hear two guests, both experienced in-house service design professionals, talk about their hard-won lessons, how they measure success, the indispensable skills to do their work well and much more.In this first episode, I'm joined by Shelby Bower and Nicole Bennett who both, as you'll quickly hear, bring a wealth of experience and practical wisdom to the conversation.So if you want compare if you're doing service design in a way that aligns with your fellow practitioners, and maybe learn a thing or two from their approach, this series is for you.Which question would you ask a fellow service design professional? Let me know and maybe I'll be able to weave it in into the next episode.~ Marc--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- 00:00 Welcome to this episode01:30 Introducing Shelby05:00 Introducing Nicole11:00 Nicole Definition of Success13:30 Shelby's Success Metrics17:30 Tracking Progress21:45 Nicole's Dinner Table Session23:30 Topic Choice (Nicole)24:30 Shelby's Session Topic26:00 Topic Choice (Shelby)27:45 Nicole's Key Takeaways30:45 Shelby's Key Moments34:45 Shelby's Written Takeaway36:00 Nicole's Post-Session Impact38:30 In-House Design Misconceptions43:30 Nicole's In-House Design Truth46:30 In-House vs. Agency50:30 Becoming Indispensable In-House54:30 Shelby's Motivation (Burnout)57:30 Nicole's Motivation59:30 Nicole's Advice59:45 Shelby's Advice --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- Shelby's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelbybower/ Nicole's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolerosebennett/ --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- Join our private community for in-house service design professionals. ⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle

This week, I have a candid discussion about the disconnect between UX design education and real-world practice with Joe Natoli. Joe shares insights on why traditional UX education falls short and reveals what it really takes to succeed in corporate environments beyond just following design processes.What if everything you learned about UX design in school was only 40% of what you actually need to succeed in the real world?Joe Natoli brings three decades of experience helping product teams achieve dramatic results through strategic design and UX improvement. In this episode, he tackles the significant disconnect between how UX design is taught and how it's actually practiced in the corporate world. Joe explains that while design schools and bootcamps focus heavily on process and methodology, they often miss the crucial organizational and business aspects that make up about 60% of a UX designer's actual job.Through his work with industry giants like Meta, Google, and various government agencies, Joe has observed that success in UX isn't just about mastering design principles–it's about understanding business goals, building relationships, and navigating complex organizational dynamics. Joe shares practical insights on how designers can move beyond being order-takers to become trusted partners who drive real value for their organizations.This episode is essential listening for anyone feeling frustrated by the gap between UX theory and practice. Joe offers actionable advice on how to succeed in the real world of UX design, where business constraints, organizational politics, and stakeholder management are just as important as user research and interface design.Topics:• 04:13 The Realities of UX Design in the Workplace• 11:06 Understanding Business Goals and Financial Realities• 15:29 - Building Empathy and Trust within Teams• 21:05 - Service Design and Expanding Your Scope• 35:47 - Understanding Responsibility in the Workplace• 37:13 - Navigating Social Media as a Designer• 41:38 - The Reality of UX Work• 44:53 - Introducing the New Edition of the Book• 48:17 - The Importance of Business in UXHelpful Links:• Connect with Joe on LinkedIn• UX 365 Academy• The User Experience Team of One (2nd Edition)---Thanks for listening! We hope you dug today's episode. If you liked what you heard, be sure to like and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! And if you really enjoyed today's episode, why don't you leave a five-star review? Or tell some friends! It will help us out a ton.If you haven't already, sign up for our email list. We won't spam you. Pinky swear.• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Get a FREE audiobook AND support the show⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the show on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out show transcripts⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our website⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe on Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe on Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe on Stitcher⁠⁠⁠⁠---Support our sponsors!Ok web designers. Let's talk about the “c” word—creative burnout.You're working on a site for a really big client, but between resourcing, feedback, tight budgets and even tighter deadlines—it doesn't make the cut. Wix Studio helps close that gap, so you can deliver your vision with less friction. Built for agencies and enterprises, you get total creative control over every last pixel. With no-code animations, AI-powered tools, reusable design assets, advanced, intuitive layout tools and a Figma to Wix Studio integration, you can design the way you want to and deliver when you need to.And if you're worried about the learning curve eating into time you don't have—don't be. Wix Studio is intuitive by design, so your entire team can hit the ground running.For your next project, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wixstudio.com

In this episode of Ticket Volume – IT Podcast, Matt Beran is joined by Georgina Otubela, Service Delivery Manager at Vita Bank, to dive deep into service design, incident management, and the role of trust in IT services. Gabriela shares her insights on how IT teams can build strong relationships with users, respond effectively to incidents, and balance automation with human interaction to create better service experiences.Here's a sneak peek:1. Why trust is the foundation of great IT services.2. How to improve incident management by focusing on communication.3. The role of automation in freeing up IT teams—and when not to use it.4. Why transparency and accountability are key to service recovery.5. How to recognize when you've designed a truly great IT service.Tune in for an insightful conversation packed with real-world advice for IT professionals looking to enhance their service management approach. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share your thoughts in the comments!#ServiceManagement #ITSM #IncidentManagement #Automation #ITLeadership #ITServiceDesign #CustomerExperience #ITTrust #TicketVolume #Podcast

What agency can you identify in the systems you are in? And how can you use it to invite others to design with intention together? ...Josina Vink is a designer and researcher with expertise in health system transformation. They have extensive experience leading and facilitating participatory system and service design processes in health care, government, non-profit and community settings. Josina has worked as a service and systemic designer in healthcare internationally including at the Mayo Clinic in the United States, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Canada, and Experio Lab in Sweden. In their practice, they have developed new services, supported policy change, facilitated shifts in practices across sectors, and led social lab processes. Josina is currently Associate Professor of Service Design at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design in Norway. Their research explores how design can create profound and significant change in health and care by reshaping social structures. Today, Abbie and Josina explore Josina's emerging approach to design- specifically in health care systems, but also beyond that in our everyday lives, relationships, and social worlds- which empowers every member of the system to participate through dialogue, supports designing driven by adaptation, and sustains collective reflexivity that nurtures plurality and our ability to coordinate through discomfort....Stories Lived. Stories Told. is created, produced & hosted by Abbie VanMeter.Stories Lived. Stories Told. is an initiative of the CMM Institute for Personal and Social Evolution....Music for Stories Lived. Stories Told. is created by Rik Spann....⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore all things Stories Lived. Stories Told. here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Explore all things CMM Institute here.

AI won't take over your job...An 8-year-old girl with AI will!Don't believe me? Check outthis video which was making the rounds on LinkedIn a while ago.In the video a young girl coding a Harry Potter quiz game with the help of AI. In a matter of minutes.It's a funny and striking example of where things are heading – or should I say, where they already are.It'd be naive to think service design won't be affected.But the current conversations about AI's impact often lack depth, nuance, and practical examples.We don't seem to get much further than: "AI is good" or "AI is bad."What are we even talking about when we say "AI"? We need to unpack it. Go beyond the surface.Fortunately, our guest for this episode has done some of the heavy lifting for us.As an educator at one of the leading design institutes, Pablo Fernández Vallejo has to live in the future.He's always thinking about the skills future professionals will need in 4 years' time when they graduate. And of course, being able to make full use of AI is high on the list right now.So in this episode, we sit down and talk about big questions like: Do we need to become AI experts ourselves, or should we focus on further developing our critical thinking skills? What are the risks and opportunities of bringing AI into the design process? What are the tasks that we can safely outsource to AI and which ones should we be more careful with.So, whether you're an AI skeptic or optimist, I feel this conversation will challenge your thinking and help you make more informed decisions moving ahead.A thought-provoking question in this episode is what will happen to our professional identities when AI starts to blur the boundaries between disciplines. It's not a question of if it will happen, but how quickly.Curious to hear your thoughts, so make sure to leave a comment on below.Enjoy and keep making a positive impact.~ Marc--- [ 1. GUIDE ] ---00:00 Welcome to Episode 22104:00 Grandparents' influence on AI perspective06:00 Over-represented large language models08:30 AI with a bias11:00 Designing at the age of AI14:00 Current state of designing with AI17:30 Automation vs. Augmentation19:30 AI's Impact on Students26:30 AI Possibilities vs. Limits29:00 AI & Expertise Balance30:00 Calculator analogy32:30 AI & Service Commoditization35:00 How AI impacts non-digital services38:00 AI power dynamics38:30 Service design for ai42:30 AI as an active participant44:30 Gaps in the society47:15 Questions we should be asking53:00 Sustainability & AI55:00 Learning about past mistakes57:00 Tech development and society conversation59:30 The future we can build1:00:40 Resources1:02:00 Questions to ponder --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/pablofernandezvallejoCo-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick (Book)Pablo's talk on Impact of AI in Service DesignPablo's post-SDGC article on the state of the conversationWebsite: https://www.fernandezvallejo.com/ --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] ---Join our private community for in-house service design professionals.⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle