From silos to services: innovation lessons from service design
at UX Brighton 2023
Type
talk
Large organisations were never designed for successful service delivery. Rooted in age-old structures built around internal functions, embracing a service led approach often goes against every fibre. This talk is about what we can do to help our organisations deliver services that really work. Forget about creating separate innovation hubs or creative teams, this needs a radical change to how everyone designs, delivers, collaborates and decides. And it starts by seeing things differently: our services, how they perform, and the value in improving them. This talk has practical examples and ideas that you can share and use in your organisations this week.
People
Chris How
Methods
Service DesignService design examines how people, tools and organisational processes work together to deliver an experience. Map the customer-facing steps alongside the staff activities, policies and systems that support them, often using a service blueprint. Bring the relevant teams together to identify broken handoffs, duplicated work and conflicting responsibilities, then coordinate changes across the service. Use it when problems span departments or channels and cannot be resolved through interface changes alone. Include employee experience because internal constraints shape what customers receive.