World service

Have you had a really great experience of a service lately?
Did you think about whether it had been designed?

We like to keep an eye out for interesting and innovative services from around the world including services on our doorstep.

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03.03.08

X-it programme

In an attempt to ease the pressure of kids getting seduced into gang culture a recent service, X-it…

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20.12.07

Like a local

Like-a-local connects you with local people and places.…

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11.10.07

Kiva.org

Lets you become an international bank for as little as $25…

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28.09.07

Web services, piped direct

Yahoo's new pipes service could lead to a user driven revolution in web services development…

01.05.06

Inspired by the BBC

To this day I'm not sure why but as a child I didn't sleep well. To save their own sleep, my parents…

Upcoming events

Event date: 5th-8th October 2008

Olly talks service design at DMI REMIX

Olly is talking about design-led innovation in services at Remix, the 33rd annual DMI conference, Ogunquit, Maine, USA

Event date: 20th of January 2009

Designing Hospitality

Oliver has been invited by the Master Inn Holders to introduce their members to service design thinking, tools and strategies at their next annual conference.


The hospitality industry has service down to a fine art, but its not by luck. General managers and proprietors of the UKs finest hotels regularly meet to share and exchange ideas on what works and what doesnt.


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Engine news

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EDL Madrid Masters workshop

Tamsin and Lauren ran a workshop with visiting Masters students from EDL Madrid…