What’s the best way to gain real-world experience when starting in service design?
What’s the best way to gain real-world experience when starting in service design?
Q&A: Career in Service Design
Starting a career in Service Design
Starting a career in Service Design
Job interview tips for Service Design practitioners
Job interview tips for Service Design practitioners
Transitioning to Service Design
Transitioning to Service Design
The different types of service designers
The different types of service designers
Daily Service Design work
Daily Service Design work
Career development
Career development
These are the ways I've personally used to get more experience in Service Design and that I found worked well:
Work in a consultancy
Working in an agency is great because you'll get to work on a ton of different projects in a small amount of time. The agency culture isn't always the most healthy, but you'll get a lot of real-world experience, plus you get paid for it.
Volunteer to improve an existing non-profit service
You can help a local NGO to improve its service. For example, by doing a little research project for them or trying to improve things in the backstage to improve their efficiency. Here, you'll learn a lot about the political side of things and how to bring change in complex organisations.
Build your a service, startup idea or side project
Build something by yourself or with a few friends. Here, you'll learn to build something from scratch, and you can really use your full toolbox.