Service Design Show

What is ultimate goal of service design? One could say that it's about making a positive impact on people, business and the planet. If this is the case then you'll need to make sure that the solutions you design actually get into the world. Design isn't just a research practice. It's a practice where creation and delivery is equally important. But often the challenges you face as a service designer are too big to be solved through design alone. You need a team! So what kind of team exactly is the most effective one at succesfully "shipping" services? Well, that's what this episode of the Show is about where I'm joined by Lauren Serota. In her last role as the head of service design at a major bank in Myanmar Lauren worked on developing and delivering microfinances services. We talk about Laurens experience forming a team that was able to succesfully pull this off and the lessons she took away from that. I feel that if you're facing challenges which are too big to be solved through design alone...