Technical skills in service design are not enough to influence change in large organisations. When designing to deliver, many organisations are only just beginning to realise the value of Service Design to their bottom lines, yet many delivery and technical teams still don’t understand why it is needed or how to apply it. From my experience working to embed service design in large Australian organisations, I have observed that those in house need to use relationship management and visual communication skills to deliver their work. In this talk I will outline 7 key concepts currently being used to embed service design that you can apply immediately.
3. How might we better understand
how humans work & use this
knowledge to influence design
outcomes at all levels?
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6. • They can be advocates
champion the work…
or send it to an early grave
• They provide different
perspectives help you to
navigate an organisation
1. It’s about humans
Relationship
Management
Jaclyn Ap | Sydney Metro Australia7 steps to earn the right to design and deliver
7. • Give them a heads up (the earlier the better)
• Articulate exactly what you’re trying to do
(with as much detail as possible)
• Involve them in the process
Learnings
Relationship
Management
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8. 2. Understand
their needs
• Use empathy to view tasks
from their perspective
Relationship
Management
Jaclyn Ap | Sydney Metro Australia7 steps to earn the right to design and deliver
9. Ask questions
• How do they behave work?
• What’s important to them?
• What are their skill sets?
• What are their pain points?
Relationship
Management
Jaclyn Ap | Sydney Metro Australia7 steps to earn the right to design and deliver
10. • Be relevant
• Speak their language
• Help them achieve their goals
3. Meet their needs
Visual
Communication
Jaclyn Ap | Sydney Metro Australia7 steps to earn the right to design and deliver
11. • Be clear
• Curate the page
• Reading = effort
4. Make it easy
Visual
Communication
Jaclyn Ap | Sydney Metro Australia7 steps to earn the right to design and deliver
13. 5. Bring them on
the journey
• Educate and guide
• Provide them with reassurance
• Make motivation intrinsic
Relationship
Management
Jaclyn Ap | Sydney Metro Australia7 steps to earn the right to design and deliver
15. • Reach out and be proactive
• Take small steps
• Build up an evidence base
6. Be persistent
Relationship
Management
Jaclyn Ap | Sydney Metro Australia7 steps to earn the right to design and deliver
16. • We are curious creative
• We simplify complexity
• We can see what others don’t
7. Have fun!
Jaclyn Ap | Sydney Metro Australia7 steps to earn the right to design and deliver
17. 1. It’s about humans
2. Understand their needs
3. Meet their needs
4. Make it easy
5. Bring them on the journey
6. Be persistent
7. Have fun!
Recap
Jaclyn Ap | Sydney Metro Australia7 steps to earn the right to design and deliver
18. Videos
Brene Brown - Empathy vs Sympathy
TED Talk: Christoph Niemann - You are fluent in
this language (and don’t even know it)
TED Talk: Julian Treasure - How to speak so that
people want to listen
Books
Back of the napkin by Dan Roam
Grid systems by Josef Muller-Brockman
Thinking with type by Ellen Lupton
Websites
Icon database - www.thenounproject.com
Graphic design tool website - www.canva.com
Interesting and
useful resources
Jaclyn Ap | Sydney Metro Australia7 steps to earn the right to design and deliver
19. Jaclyn Ap
Customer Experience and Service Design Specialist
Sydney Metro Australia
Thanks
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Email me at ap.jaclyn@gmail.com
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