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Service Design Tools: A Resource for Co-Creation and Innovation
Service Design Tools is an open-access platform offering methods and templates for designing user-centered services. With tools spanning research, ideation, and implementation, it supports collaboration and co-creation across diverse contexts like healthcare, education, and social innovation. Suitable for both beginners and experienced designers, the platform provides resources to facilitate inclusive and impactful service development.
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Service Design Tools is an open-access platform that provides a comprehensive collection of methods and templates for designing human-centered services. It focuses on fostering collaboration, creativity, and user engagement across all stages of service development.
Key Features:
- Extensive tool library:
- Includes templates for journey mapping, stakeholder analysis, prototyping, and more.
- Tools are organised to support every phase of the design process, from research and ideation to implementation and evaluation.
- Practical application:
- Resources are accessible to both beginners and experienced designers, offering guidance for effective facilitation and co-creation.
- Focus on collaboration:
- Emphasises participatory design, encouraging engagement with users, stakeholders, and communities to ensure services meet real needs.
- Global Relevance:
- Applicable to diverse contexts, including social innovation, healthcare, education, and community development.
Why It Matters:
Service Design Tools equips organisations and teams with practical methods to create meaningful, user-centered services. By fostering collaboration and innovation, it helps ensure that services are inclusive, efficient, and impactful.
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