How to practice and not give up on Service Design?
How to practice and not give up on Service Design?
Service Design Questions and Answers
Basics of Service Design
Basics of Service Design
Examples of good Service Design
Examples of good Service Design
Learning Service Design
Learning Service Design
Service Design and others fields
Service Design and others fields
Service Design tools, apps and methods
Service Design tools, apps and methods
Service Blueprints and Journey Maps
Service Blueprints and Journey Maps
Service Design as a career
Service Design as a career
Hiring service designers
Hiring service designers
Coaching and Service Design
Coaching and Service Design
Service Design portfolio
Service Design portfolio
Service Design workshops and facilitation
Service Design workshops and facilitation
Service Design and Ideation
Service Design and Ideation
Service Design and research
Service Design and research
Service Design and Presentations
Service Design and Presentations
Service Design Principles
Service Design Principles
Service Design projects
Service Design projects
Service Design Books
Service Design Books
Accessibility and Service Design
Accessibility and Service Design
Sustainability and Service Design
Sustainability and Service Design
Service Design in government
Service Design in government
Service Design Philosophy and Mindset
Service Design Philosophy and Mindset
Service Design in Switzerland
Service Design in Switzerland
"You are what you do everyday"
This idea is one of the key ideas that might help you if you are really passionated about Service Design. If you have a real passion about Service Design, you'll practice it every day no matter what.
The context and limits don't really matter
No matter if you:
You don't feel like it
Your job isn't really about Service Design at the moment
You don't have much time
Because in the end even if you work in a completly other field at the moment, have kids and no time, you still can find 5 minutes everyday to practice your passion.
You need a daily routine
Practically I'd suggest to have a daily routine that is about Service Design.
It can be reading about Service Design, writing about Service Design, improving a specific skill, etc.
Personally I've found that it's much simpler to do something everyday instead of trying to do it once a week. When something is done everyday there is a kind of muscle memory that kicks in. You don't need motivation or planning to get started. You just get started. Just like brushing your teeth.
Service Design Katas
If you are interested in improving your Service Design skills you might find the "Service Design Katas" I've created interesting. These are simple exercices you can do daily to improve your skills in Service Design.
Recommended readings
If you want to build such a daily practice over the years I'd recommend you read these books that will really help you get into this mindset:
Atomic Habits: to learn to build the habits
Grit: to learn to stick to one key passion over years
More Service Design questions and answers like this one
Check out all the questions about Service Design as a career.