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We have the immense pleasure in hosting Stefan's talk on service design.Stefan Holmlid is associate professor at the Human-Centered Systems and is heading the Interaction and Service design research group. His current research projects make a deep dive into the realms of services, especially concerning the expressive powers of design methods and techniques in service development and service innovation, such as co-creative practices in service prototyping. The idea that design objects and design…See More

Half a day workshop on innovating the city @ The Design HubFollowing her talk on Monday, 18th Feb, Sarah will be facilitating a service design workshop to examine some of the problems experienced by people living in the City of Melbourne.  Sarah will be setting a 'problem' for the participants to consider and will introduce discovery techniques and ten moves in prototyping. This is one part of a series of on-going workshops that will continue throughout the year, facilitated by SDNM/DESIS…See More

It is with great pleasure to announce that Sarah Drummond, co-founder of Snook will be coming to Melbourne to host a series of exciting events at the new design research building at RMIT, the Design Hub!  Talk: Designing for social innovationSarah Drummond is the Co-founder and Director of Service Design Social Innovation outfit Snook, based in Scotland, UK. Her talk will focus on public realm service design and Snook's approach to designing…See More

Hi Guys! The next Melbourne Sustainability Jam registrations are now open!!!  The Jam is part of a global non profit initiative that will gather people who are passionate about sustainability, design thinking and collaboration all over the world.  Jams are about DOING, NOT TALKING! Participants will gather in teams to work on a new project, be it an app, product, service, campaign, or anything they get inspired by. Guided by facilitators & mentors they will have to present their project…See More

Reserve a free ticketDesignThinking TrailerWe would like to invite you to watch the latest documentary on design thinking. This documentary presents the current discussion on design thinking and the design discipline in today's society.The following questions questions:How does design thinking apply to business models?How are people changing the…See More

A reading group on books related to service design. We choose a book to read and set a date to begin an online discussion about it.(Image: http://www.servicedesignbooks.org)See More

Huddle is innovating its business model from being a traditional agency to a new freelancer and space based model. We would like to work with you over the next four weeks to design the following things:1. The service model.2. The business model.We want to do this with people who are interested in participating in this type of model going forward, but also want to be involved in the creation of it. We think this might be you... We will be running a rapid service design process involving the…See More

At last the first book club meet up.Some time ago we chose the book: "This is Service Design Thinking". Now it's time to dissect it!Please join us at a cosy space in RMIT, bring some nibbles to share and your well flagged copy of the book.Haven't read it or don't have the book? Come along any way.Make sure you keep my number handy in case the building is secure when you arrive. Enter the main doors of building 9, take the stairs to level 2 and look out for the sign.…See More

You are invited to take part in an enthralling, engaging and energising event – an audience-led Q&A (re. ABC 1 format) discussion on service design. The panelists…See More