The Service Design Network (SDN), founded in 2004, is the leading non-profit institution for expertise in service design and a driver of global growth, development and innovation within the practice. Through national and international events, online and print publications and coordination with academic institutions, our member-based network connects multiple roles within agencies, business, and government to strengthen the impact of service design within the public and private sectors. Ours is a global, open-minded network, focused on knowledge-sharing, collaboration and exchange.
Get to know our Accredited Service Design Trainers' approach to Service Design. Find out more about where and in which language they commonly provide their service design trainings, as well as the service sectors they have particular experience in.
Psst...did you hear the latest? SDGC20 has gone virtual so consider yourself invited! Join us on October 22-22, 2020 for two deep-dive-days featuring interactive sessions, hands-on workshops and top-notch networking, all designed to take your professional growth to another level. Tickets are available now!
Celebrate Service Design with us! Use this opportunity to benefit from our special offer in celebration of the Service Design Day! Do good - give back!
In the lead-in to Service Design Day taking place on June 1, 2020, the Service Design Network is releasing the results of the global survey, Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on the Service Design Sector conducted during the week of April 21-28, 2020.
Good news: the new date(s) for the next Service Design Global Conference 2021 (Shaping Tomorrow) is April 22-23, 2021. We look forward to seeing you in Copenhagen, Denmark soon!
One of the highlights of our year is connecting with the creative service design community at the annual Service Design Global Conference. In light of our current public health situation, we have decided to transform this year’s gathering from an in-person event to a digital experience.
Touchpoint is the first and only journal dedicated to the practice of service design. Published by practitioners for practitioners, Touchpoint is essential reading for both newcomers and seasoned experts alike.
Looking to connect with your local peers? SDN chapters are vibrant communities where service designers can connect, create and exchange knowledge on a regional level. Join one of the existing chapters or build a new one in your country or area.
Marke your mark! Create your profile and establish yourself within the SDN community! With your profile on our website, you will be visible to a global community of service design newcomers and experts; potential clients, peers and partners.
Learn more from and about the individuals and organisations that make up the SDN network. Interviews with members of the community can be found here as well as insights from many more concerning the latest news, trends, tools and techniques shaking up the industry.
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As our Service / UX Designer you are someone who makes complex digital user experience problems simpler. This role focuses on turning human-centered research insights into interaction design concepts through sketching, prototyping and front-end development. In this role you work on a range of digital, large-scale and complex projects.
Want to work for the largest network of service design professionals in the world? Become part of our team and support the digital marketing activities to spread global awareness for Service Design and help building the international community.
About the position: 50-100% position as assistant professor in service design at the Westerdals institute for communication and design, starting after individual agreement in the spring of 2020.
Zur Unterstützung unseres Service Design Teams im Institut für Tourismus und Freizeit (ITF) suchen wir per 1. März 2020 oder nach Vereinbarung eine/n Dozent/in Service Design und Innovation (80%-100%)
The Federal Association of Personnel Managers together with hkp/// group launched an initiative to introduce design thinking into HR departments throughout Germany, independent of the company size or industry.
Service Designer More than Metrics
Service Provider The German Federal Association of Personnel Managers and HKP Group
Industry Professional Services/Other
As one of the larger energy providers in Europe, E.ON is driven by more than 40,000 employees. The challenge was to create an onboarding process that worked with those differences to create the E.ON experience that suits them all.
Service Designer Livework
Service Provider E.ON
Industry Energy
University of Bologna’s Master in Advanced Service Design in collaboration with ART-ER worked to build a vibrant innovation region that is contingent on attracting and retaining international students and researchers long-term in the territory.
Service Designer Omar Vulpinari; UNIBO Master in Advanced Service Design students
Service Provider ART-ER Attrattività Ricerca Territorio, Emilia-Romagna regional institution
Industry Education
Digital transformation is pushing broadcasters and media companies to review their currently processes to reevaluate and rethink its place, all in order to reinvent their services to an upcoming new future.
Service Designer Globosat: Marcio Fabio Oliveira Leite, Danton Gravina, Lina Ceschin / Insitum: Fabiano Braga, Stephan Meheux, Paula Dantas
Service Provider Globosat + Insitum Brazil
Industry Media & Entertainment
