Competition

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Service Design Competition
Topic: “automotive mobility and future services”

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Intention

The intention of this competition is to find new services to keep people (auto)mobile. Modern life and new work realities change our behaviour and mobility needs. For many people vehicles have become an essential part of their daily lives as they use it for travel, work and leisure activities. On the other hand, especially in urban environments, many people don't use cars at all as they don’t comply with their needs, wishes and lifestyles.

Submissions should address one or more of the following scopes:

• Which automotive services would support you in your daily tasks and increase your convenience and ease of working/living?
• Which services would increase the benefits of having/using cars?
• Which services do you miss in vehicles and what would such services look and feel like?
• What role do navigation, media use and communication play in mobile lifestyles?
• How can environmental issues regarding automobiles be addressed and taken into consideration?
• Which social aspects of mobile lifestyles and (virtual) communities benefit from automotive services?

Participation

Submissions are welcome from Service Designers from around the world; as well as students, organizations or companies. Participating groups may consist of a maximum of three people. 

Submission and Selection Procedure

Submission may contain an explanatory text (no longer than 3,500 characters) and a maximum of five visuals that can be uploaded on our platform by September 15, 2009. From all submissions, the jury which consists of international Service Design professionals as well as representatives of Volkswagen AG, will nominate three winning presentations. The winners of the competition will be informed by the committee one month prior to this year’s Service Design Conference on Madeira. The first prize winner will be presented at the conference, taking place 26th to 27th October 2009 on Madeira, Portugal. 

Rights

Participants retain full user and copy-right to their submitted contents. At the same time, they grant unrestricted user rights in respect of publication, press and advertising activities to the Service Design Competition organizers (the sdn office) and the sponsor (Volkswagen AG). The organizers and the sponsor can assume no liability whatsoever, not even third party claims.

Prizes

1st winner
The first winner will receive 1000 €. In addition Volkswagen will invite the winner to the Service Design Conference 2009 on Madeira and pay for the trip, the conference and accommodation (value approx. 1.500 €). The winner will be introduced and awarded at the Service Design Conference in front of participating Service Design practitioners, academics and service-focused companies from all over the world. In addition, the winner will have the opportunity to present his or her project in the form of a poster presentation at the conference. Subsequently, the winning submission will be portrayed in one of the coming issues of Touchpoint; the Service Design Journal.

2nd and 3rd winner
Submissions of the second and third winners will be introduced and presented on the official website of the international Service Design Network, and portrayed in one of the coming issues of Touchpoint, the Service Design Journal. The winners are also more than welcome to present their submitted projects at the Service Design Conference in form of a poster presentation.

Timeframe

15 September 2009      Submission closing date
28 September 2009      Notification of the winners
26 October 2009           Presentation of the first winner’s project at the Service Design Conference

Contact

Prof. Birgit Mager and Dipl. Des. Bettina Thielen
Service Design Network Office
Köln International School of Design
Ubierring 40
50678 Cologne
Germany

Phone +49-221-82753220
Email:  thielen@service-design-network.org (Bettina Thielen)