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Jakob Schneider Books

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Markus Edgar Hormess and Adam Lawrence are co-initiators of the Global Service Jam, and Jakob Schneider is a designer and partner at KD1.

Known for: This Is Service Design Doing: Applying Service Design Thinking in the Real World, This Is Service Design Thinking: Basics, Tools, Cases

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Understanding Service Design and the Double Diamond Process

Service design starts with a mindset. Before we dive into methods, we need to understand what it means to approach challenges as designers of experiences rather than products. In our practice, we describe service design as the human-centered, iterative process of creating systems that serve people e...

From This Is Service Design Doing: Applying Service Design Thinking in the Real World

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Core Principles: Co-Creation, Sequencing, Evidencing, and Holistic Thinking

Service design operates through a set of core principles that form our professional compass. Co-creation is the first and most fundamental. Every service is co-produced — not only between provider and consumer but among teams, departments, and even technologies. In our experience, the best ideas eme...

From This Is Service Design Doing: Applying Service Design Thinking in the Real World

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The Five Principles of Service Design

Every profession has its guiding principles, and for service design, five core ideas form the backbone of our practice: being user-centered, co-creative, sequencing, evidencing, and holistic. These principles are not theoretical slogans; they are deeply practical lenses that shape every project. Be...

From This Is Service Design Thinking: Basics, Tools, Cases

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The Service Design Process: An Iterative Journey

Service design is less a linear process than a living cycle of exploration, creation, and reflection. Many frameworks have been proposed — from the Double Diamond to iterative loops of research, ideation, and prototyping — but all share the same rhythm: understanding before designing, co-creating be...

From This Is Service Design Thinking: Basics, Tools, Cases

About Jakob Schneider

Markus Edgar Hormess and Adam Lawrence are co-initiators of the Global Service Jam, and Jakob Schneider is a designer and partner at KD1.

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Markus Edgar Hormess and Adam Lawrence are co-initiators of the Global Service Jam, and Jakob Schneider is a designer and partner at KD1.

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