What kind of new public services and programs are needed in your community? Individuals interested in service design, design thinking, and innovation will meet at locations all over the world to develop brand new services and experience collaboration. In cities such as Los Angeles, Vienna, Chicago, and other places, teams will have one weekend to create ideas for new services.
How can an interaction with a bank, a bus, or getting your license at the DMV be improved? How can riding a bus be as great as using an iPod? How can problem solving and design thinking be applied to developing new services?
The “Global Service Jam” happens from Friday March 7 until Sunday March 9 when at 3pm, all new ideations of services will be published to the world. The event is like a brainstorming/meeting/ design session, where anyone can contribute ideas and skills. In past service jams, teachers, entrepreneurs, designers, developers, business people, community activists, artists, architects, makers and thinkers worked together to create prototypes that can be seen on the Global Service Jam website.
Some past projects from 2013 that included protoypes, videos, photos, and wireframed designs included:
Likuid
A simple device you can add to any water source in your house to track your water consumption. It will measure your water usage in real time so you can be more conscious of how much water you use, and help you save money along the way!
Emotional Drivers License
The emotional Drivers License that encourages positive driving behavior.
Food tracking project in feed’r
Feed’r.org is an independent food tracking service,that raises food awareness among consumers and creates transparency in food labeling.
You can read more about the event on the Service Design Jam – and you still have time to organize one in your town. Rules, ideas, and past projects can be viewed on the project website.
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