The need for theater-based service design to negotiate the politics of service design in relation to service providers perspective

1. service design
being rigorous about
to whom it is relevant
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2. “How can I help you?”
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What are the expectations and limits of my role here?
How can this organization help you?
I am having such a bad day!
I can only help you if you help me by telling me clearly
what you really want.
How much are they paying me to be nice to someone as
awful as you?!
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3. “How can I help you?”
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service design is unavoidably political
insofar as it is in essence getting people
to perform the role
of _being friendly to_ a stranger
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(servicing the needs of)
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4. “How can I help you?”
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service design is theatrically political
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5. service engineering
servqual management
service design
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6. service engineering
servqual management
service design
new ways of consuming
ROI Margins/Market Share
Customer Loyalty/Brand
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7. service engineering
servqual management
service design
user‐centered design new ways of consuming
research‐led design ROI Margins/Market Share
Customer Loyalty/Brand
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8. new ways of living
service engineering social design
servqual management co‐creation
service design
user‐centered design new ways of consuming
research‐led design ROI Margins/Market Share
Customer Loyalty/Brand
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9. new ways of living
service engineering social design
servqual management co‐creation
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user‐centered design new ways of consuming
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Customer Loyalty/Brand
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10. Friday’s New York Times
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11. new ways of living
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new ways of working
service design service providers
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user‐centered design new ways of consuming
research‐led design ROI Margins/Market Share
Customer Loyalty/Brand
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12. new ways of living
service engineering social design
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economic politics
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new ways of working
service design service providers
employees
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user‐centered design new ways of consuming
research‐led design ROI Margins/Market Share
Customer Loyalty/Brand
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13. new ways of living
service engineering social design
servqual management co‐creation
new ways of working
? service design service providers
employees
user‐centered design new ways of consuming
research‐led design ROI Margins/Market Share
Customer Loyalty/Brand
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14. at the least
having (empathy with)
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employee service providers
as part of service designing
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15. [ and precisely (or politically)
not merely managerial
representatives of employees
(i.e., the clients commissioning
the service design) ]
at the least
having (empathy with)
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employee service providers
as part of service designing
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18. managerial
serv qual
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19. employees?
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20. to what end (beyond functionality)?
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21. can a designer/client quickly learn to
perform and improvise within
an unembarrassing service role?
awkwardness
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22. SCAPES TRAINING
servicescapes
(sets, props, costumes)
cuing service provider roles
as well as customer
co‐production roles
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23. designing training
SCAPES TRAINING iterative
(learning from ‘in
the Vield’ service
providers in order
to re‐teach the
design)
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24. ?
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