FOREWORD
In December 2025, we facilitated a workshop at the Service Design Forum in London to explore the current state of service design within organisations and as a profession more widely. Participants were asked to consider the service design services offered within organisations, the practices, tools and techniques in use, and the state of the service designer role, profession and community. The findings from this workshop provided relevant insights into the state of the service design discipline.
Service design is being applied in many organisations to develop and improve services for both internal and external customers. However, the value offerings of service designers can vary widely between organisations and business contexts, ...
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