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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

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

We have the great pleasure in hosting Steve Portigal from Portigal Consulting!How can you broaden your sphere of influence within the field of human-computer interaction?  You can start by building your muscles!  Steve will take a look at some fundamental skills that underlie the creation and launch of innovative goods and services. He will discuss the personal skills that he considers to be “the muscles of innovators” and the ways you can build these important muscles, including noticing,…See More

Feel like you never get to chat to everyone at the Service Design Melbourne events?  Come out for a dinner and a chat instead.  Pay your own way at a cheerful Chinese restaurant in the heart of Chinatown, Melbourne, and catch up with people you keep promising to catch up with "next time"!  This place does good food in a relaxed upstairs banquet room, and you can BYO alcohol too if you don't want to buy from them on the night.See More