Service Design Challenge

Service Design Challenge

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Our 2021 Service Design Challenge Experience - thus far by Maryan Abdirahman, Design Enterprise Studio Member, March 2021Hi! I’m Maryan, part of a digital media student team competing in the 2021 Student Service Design Challenge, and this blog is about my experience thus far... But first, what is the Service Design Challenge and how does it work?The Service Design Challenge is a 6 month-long international competition run by Philips Experience Design, IBM, and IDEO to help coach the next generation of  designers. It invites groups of students in design disciplines to take part. The process itself consists of an application stage, a  first selection stage that determines the finalists who will remain for the full competition, followed by a series of month-long rounds that focus each of the teams on the development of their service design. The final stage awards prizes for the top 3 design teams.  2021 Service Design Challenge: rounds and deadlines Why did I get involved in the Service Design Challenge? I chose to do this...
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Managing Teams

Managing Teams

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Ways of Managing & Leading a Project Team by Catherine Hodgetts, Design Enterprise Studio Member, March 2021 During my time with the RAFAC (Royal Air Force Air Cadets) I have attended many training courses in leadership and team management. Being a military organisation the styles taught were always authoritative. Researching into management styles for digital media teams more recently has been a great opportunity to reflect on the styles I have been used to and how they compare with other options. So in this post I will share what I think are important aspects of managing a project team effectively! One key aspect to managing a team which can often cause confusion right from the start is that many people equate management with leadership. While these often go hand in hand, they are different skills and should be approached in very different ways. A leader is a visionary, the one who creates an idea and sets out the parameters of what they want done...
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