Service Design Q&A Library

Find an answer to your Service Design Question in these answers written by Daniele, your fellow Service Design nerd.

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How to give a course with only illustrations?

How to give a course with only illustrations?

In short: draw in advance and make the illustrations with text available as a hand-out. Re-make the sketches in big and use them in class.

How do I continuously improve my on-site Service Design teaching?

In short: Ask for feedback, make changes and explain them. Write about my work and review my writing.

How to adapt class workshops to different speeds and needs?

How to adapt class workshops to different speeds and needs?

In short: we can split a class in two: one group does the activities guided and one unguided. Both get first an overview of the end goal. The guided groups then gets step by step guidance.

How can you teach Service Design to people with Dyslexia and ADHD?

In short: shorter sessions, multiple types of activities, multiple types of media and digital tools that support dyslexia.

How do I run an HQ tour for Service Design learners?

How do I run an HQ tour for Service Design learners?

Context There are some topics that can be hard to be practiced in a one day class setting. For example Organizational transformation. To keep a practical approach a nice alternative is to do a tour of the HQ of a large organization. In such a tour people who are in

How do I use stations in a prototyping course?

In short: sometimes I setup different tables and workspaces with exercises, challenges and materials that learners can use to develop their prototype. Learners can pick and stick to a station or move from one to the other.

What is the design tool young professionals and learners forget to use ?

What is the design tool young professionals and learners forget to use ?

In short: sleeping. Taking real breaks. Doing nothing.

What are the pieces of information I repeat in each class?

What are the pieces of information I repeat in each class?

In short: a human start, a review of the plan of the day and why it matters, a final summary and reminder of what comes next.

Meet the creator

Hey lovely human, I'm Daniele.

I'm Daniele Catalanotto, I worked with clients from all over the world to help them improve their customer experience using simple Service Design principles. I've been blessed to be able to learn a lot. Today I want to share these learnings back with the community.