Designing Services for the Public / Service Design Drinks
The document discusses the importance of designing public services to better meet citizens' needs and expectations, particularly in light of declining government budgets. It highlights various innovative approaches and examples from different countries, such as Denmark and Singapore, illustrating how user research and co-design can enhance public service delivery. The takeaways emphasize the need for a holistic approach to service design that considers both internal and external stakeholders.
Service design for the public sector; Introduction of speakers, their backgrounds and relevance.
Interactive session on positive governmental service interactions; Definition and examples of public services.
Reasons for public service design: engaging citizens, saving money, humanizing services amidst budget constraints.
Statistics on digital engagement in Europe; Reasons for low usage of e-government offerings.
Examples from Denmark, UK, and Singapore highlighting user research, co-design, prototyping in enhancing public services.Overview of design methods and complexities in public service design covering user experience and public infrastructure.
Focus on skill development for public servants and problem definition in service interaction improvements.
Summary of key principles for public service delivery, stakeholder consideration, and impactful service design.
Next steps in public service design and recommended readings for further insight into systemic change.
Call to participate in a survey to understand service designers' earnings.
Thank you note and contact information for further engagement and follow-up.
What? EX AM P L E S E C TO R S
Law enforcement Fire service Education
Public libraries Public transit Waste managementPublic broadcasting
Urban planning Water supply Gas & electricity Social services
Health care
Icons: Jan Windisch, Jamie Hamilton, Luis Prado, Jayson Lim, Benjamin Brandt, Ofer Lehr / The Noun Project
7.
What? D EF I N I T I O N
— W I K I P E D I A
‘Public Service’
“A public service is a service which is provided
by government to people living within its
jurisdiction, either directly (through the
public sector) or by financing private provision
of services.”
8.
Politics for Tomorrow- a learning space for co-cre
Das 21. Jahrhundert verlangt nach neuen Denk- und Handlungs
plexität und beschleunigte Veränderungsdynamiken bringen He
VERANSTALTUNG
Innovative Approaches in Policy Making
P litics f r T m rr w° ° ° °°
Recap
9.
Why? P UB L I C S E R V I C E D E S I G N
engaging citizens
saving money
meeting needs
humanising services
Icons: Brock Kenzler / The Noun Project
10.
“We don’t onlyneed politics for tomorrow,
but as well citizenship of tomorrow.”
— S A B I N E J U N G I N G E R
P ro fe s s o r, B u s i n e s s a n d D e s i g n
11.
“The challenges weface:
People’s expectations go up,
while government’s budgets go down.”
— A DA M WA LT H E R
I n n ovat i o n Co n s u l t a n t , F u t u re G ov
12.
Usage of digitalofferings in Europe
0
25
50
75
100
Europeans
with Facebook
account
EU citizens using
e-gov offerings
Estonia’s
active
eID cards
94%
41%
35%
Source: European Commission (2014); McKinsey
13.
“There is aglobal contest to lead
the next revolution in governance.”
— P H I L I P P E N A R VA L
M a n ag i n g D i r e c t o r, F o r u m A l p b ac h
14.
Reasons for notusing
e-government offerings
Low usability /
prefer personal touchpoint
Missing IT experience
Missing knowledge about offerings
Concerns about data security
0 20 40 60 80
11%
21%
24%
80%
Source: McKinsey & Company, “E-Government in Deutschland: Eine Bürgerperspektive”, 2015
A look behindthe scenes:
Example for User Research
Content: MindLab conducted a user study
for the Danish Employment Agency to
understand young unemployed people
Method: qualitative research methods &
ethnographic interviews
Output: a concept for a digital mentoring
programme
19.
UK: Alzheimer 100project
How can we improve the dementia patient
experience?
Source:Tan/Szebeko 2009
20.
A look behindthe scenes:
Example for Co-Design
Content: creative solutions to the
challenges presented by Alzheimer’s
Method: storytelling, personas, co-design
workshops
Output: working in co-design teams
including people with dementia, carers,
service providers
21.
Singapore: Ministry ofManpower
How can we enhance the work visa application
process for foreign citizens?
22.
A look behindthe scenes:
Example for Prototyping and Testing
Content: Ministry of Manpower in Singapore
collaborated with IDEO to improve the
processing of work passes, including the
design of a new service centre
Methods: spatial prototypes, service walk-
throughs, user testing
Outcome: a new service centre
23.
Methods along thedesign processProblem
Solution
ProblemDefinitionDesignBrief
Discover Define Develop Deliver
24.
Artefact
Product
Interior
Fashion
Jewellery
Graphic
Web & NewMedia
Artefact &
Experience
Engineering
Interaction Design
Human Computer Interaction
User Experience
Anthropological Design
Human Centred Design
Systems &
Behaviour
Urban Planning
Service Design
Architecture
SMEs
Strategic Design
Culture
Large
Scale
Systems
Policy Design
Systems Design
Environment
Public Service Infrastructure
LevelofComplexity
M O D E L
Stratification of
Design (Thinking)
— S. Di Russo (2013): http://ithinkidesign.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/design-wars/
Think & note
Whatwas your last interaction
with a governmental service that
needs improvement?
29.
Apply problem definitionframework
A B
What is the
problem?
Why is it
important?
Who is the
problem
for? Who
are the
benefi-
ciaries?
Which are
the stake-
holders?
What are
the inte-
rests in
dispute?
What is
your vision
of success?
What is the
expected
impact /
outcome
for
citizens?
C D E
— Nicolás Rebolledo Bustamante, Laboratorio de Gobierno de Chile
Take-aways
Consider internal andexternal stakeholders
Take a holistic approach
–from policy to service delivery
Impact can range from small to big scale
Build capability within the organisation
Reading recommendations
John Seddon
‘Systems
Thinkingin
the Public
Sector’
Bryan Boyer,
Justin W. Cook
& Marco
Steinberg:
‘Recipes for
Systemic
Change’
Recipes
forSystemic
Change
In Studio:
Bryan Boyer,
Justin W. Cook &
Marco Steinberg
Sophia Parker
& Joe Heapy:
‘The Journey
to the
Interface’
Dan Hill:
‘Dark Matter
& Trojan
Horses’