About the Service Design Award

The Service Design Award, founded by the Service Design Network in 2015, is the most prestigious award honoring service design excellence from around the world. 

The SDN will look to celebrate the incredible achievements of our finalists and ultimate winners during the Service Design Global Conference which is slated to take place this year in Helsinki from October 3-4. This is an opportunity for you and the amazing contributions you have made to shine. Please consider taking the time to review your past projects, decide which one illustrates your best work and submit your project today! 

• Earlybird entry: February 13 - March 31, 2024
• Regular entry:  April 1 - June 15, 2024
• Late submission: June 16 - June 30, 2024

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^{Early bird submission is open until March 31, 2024, and the final date to submit your project is June 30, 2024.}

Gain International Recognition

Have you or your organisation designed and delivered a great service? Then why not raise the bar for world-class service design by submitting your project for the Service Design Award 2024!

Enter the premier award for service design to share your work with the global service design community, win a reputation for excellence and international recognition.

The amazing benefits of winning include a finalist exhibition and presenting your project to over 700 professionals from the industry at the Service Design Global Conference 2024 in Helsinki.

SDN Perks and Privileges for Winners

• On-stage recognition at the Service Design Global Conference (SDGC24) in Helsinki
• 1 free in-person SDGC24 ticket per winner project
• Finalists exhibition and winner presentations at SDGC24
• International recognition, trophy and winner's badge
• The showcase of your project in the SDN case study library
• Discussion/interview on the Service Design Podcast regarding your project
• Feature articles in Touchpoint, the International Journal for Service Design
• One-year free membership for your team

All Service Design Award finalists will receive a recognition certificate and your work will be added to our Case Study library - allowing our network to discover the top-tier projects and uncover trends and insights in Service Design that define excellence. 

Winners will be awarded with a trophy and be celebrated on stage at Service Design Global Conference in Helsinki on October 3, 2024. 

Highlight your Great Work

Highlight your exceptional projects by entering one of the three Award categories:

• Professional Commercial
• Professional Non-profit / Public sector
• Student 

For additional inspiration and motivation, check out the winning projects from the previuos season.

Be our Partner

Are you interested in placing your brand front and centre at the most critical event service design professionals will attend all year?

The Service Design Award is one of the highlights or our annual conference. Recognised as the only international award honouring service design excellence on both the professional and academic levels makes this a highly-coveted recognition. Help make our 2024 finalists and ultimate winners feel how special they are by supporting us in bringing this event to the SDGC24 stages.

For all questions and suggestions contact us via:
awards@service-design-network.org