Service Design Methods and Tools (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Autumn 2021
Start 22.10.2021. Submission of final assignment 31.12.2021

Service design process:
- starting points, definition
- identification of customer's problems and needs
- strategic planning
- engagement, co-design
- design (idea generation, concept design, prototyping)
- service production
- piloting and launching
- evaluation

Service design methods e.g:
- probes, observation, service safari, interviews, benchmarking, trend analysis, visualisation, prototyping, validation

Service design tools e.g:
- mind map, story board, personas, customer journey map, scenarios, service concept, service blueprint, business model canvas

Service design group project - adapting theory to a real working life project with a commissioner

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
- Put in practise established, research-based service design methods, especially in order to gain, analyse and utilise customer/user insights
- Use different tools to visualise different stages of the service design process
- Work proactively and creatively and start, manage, validate and analyse a service design project
- Design and offer alternative solutions to service design challenges

Content

- Service design process:
- starting points, definition
- identification of customer's problems and needs
- strategic planning
- engagement, co-design
- design (idea generation, concept design, prototyping)
- service production
- piloting and launching
- evaluation
- Service design methods e.g: probes, observation, service safari, interviews, benchmarking, trend analysis, visualisation, prototyping, validation
- Service design tools e.g: mind map, story board, personas, customer journey map, scenarios, service concept, service blueprint, business model canvas
- Service design project - adapting theory to a real working life project with a commissioner

Materials

Clark. T., Pigneur, Y.& Osterwalder, A. 2010. Business model generation: a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers. John Wiley & Sons.

Clark, T., Pigneur, Y. & Osterwalder, A. 2012. Business model you: a one-page method for reinventing your career. John Wiley & Sons.

Curedale, R. 2013. Service Design. 250 essential methods. Design Community College.

Curedale, R. 2016. Experience Maps. Comprehensive step-by-step guide. Design Community College Inc.

Kimbell, L. 2014. The Service Innovation Handbook. Action-oriented creative thinking toolkit for service organizations. Templates – cases – capabilities. BIS Publishers.

Martin, B. & Hanington, B. 2012. Universal Methods of Design. Rockport Publishers. https://books.google.fi/books?id=pCVATIpzYfUC&pg=PA44&hl=fi&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false

Osterwalder, A. 2014. Value proposition design: how to create products and services customers want. John Wiley & Sons.

Polaine, A., Løvlie, L. & Reason, B. 2013. Service design: from insight to implementation. Brooklyn, NY: Rosenfeld Media.

Stickdorn, M., Schneider, J. 2011. This is Service Design Thinking. John Wiley & Sons.

Stickdorn, M., Hormess, M., Lawrence, A. & Schneider, J. 2018. This is Service Design Doing. O'Reilly. An excerpt of the book available: https://www.thisisservicedesigndoing.com/

Tuulaniemi, J. 2013. Palvelumuotoilu. Talentum.

Additional links to tools will be published on the learning platform.

Teaching methods

- Lectures , workshops and team work
- Service design group project for a commissioner
- Presentations
- Peer feedback
- Process portfolio
- Active participation and interaction in group work

Exam schedules

The process portfolio by 31.12.2021.

Overdue assignments shall be returned by 31.1.2022 or 31.3.2022.

International connections

The course is based on innovation pedagogy and constructivism. The student group is international.

Completion alternatives

According to the principles for credit transfer.

Student workload

Work load approximately 135 h:
- contact sessions: ca 24 h
- distance studies: ca 111 h

Group work:
Working on briefs 4h
Project plan 8h
Research and service design project 70h
Process portfolio 20h
Peer feedback 5h
Presentations 4h

Contact sessions:
Friday 22.10.2021 at 8.30-12.00
Saturday 23.10.2021 at 8.30-12.00
Friday 12.11.2021 at 8.30-12.00
Saturday 13.11.2021 at 8.30-12.00
Friday 10.12.2021 at 8.30-12.00
Saturday 11.12.2021 at 8.30-12.00

Qualifications

Basics in service design thinking adopted

Further information

Katajamäki´s and Vartama´s lessons are in Novia´s premises, Henrikinkatu 7, Turku.

Prerequisities: Competense objectives for Service Design Thinking course or corresponding competences obtained.