The Next-Gen Service Designer

A panel of service design, and education experts from around the world including Mauricio Manhaes, Ph.D, Jennifer Abernathy, Marc Fonteijn, and Colin Proctor.

An overwhelming number of Service Designers in the world today were not formally trained as such.

UX Researchers, UI Designers, Strategy & Business Analysts, Organizational Effectiveness Consultants... this generation of service designers stumbled upon Service Design and learned on the job.

But today a new generation of Service Designers is rising.

And they have a lot of educational options, career paths and ultimately questions.
We will paint a very thorough picture of the current Service Design educational landscape and ask a global expert panel of educators, practitioners, trainers and mentors to provide crucial information, recommendations and tips on how to shape your career as Service Designer.

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