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ServiceDesignpedagogyandeffectivestudentengagement:GenerativeToolsandMethods
HenaAlia,SilviaGrimaldib,MonicaBiagiolicaUniversityofWestminster,LondonbLondonCollegeofCommunication,UALcLondonCollegeofCommunication,UAL*Correspondingauthore-mail:[email protected]
KeyTerms:ServiceDesignEducation,GenerativeMethods,Pedagogy,StudentEngagement,Complexity,Simplicity,Meaningfulness
Abstract:Thispractice-ledinvestigationevaluatesthreegenerativedesigntoolsforactiveandtacitstudentengagementwithpostgraduateServiceDesignstudents,andtheirimpactonthestudents’approachtocomplexdesignprojects.InServiceDesigneducationgenerativedesigntoolshavearobustpedagogicalroleforefficientknowledgecreationandstudentengagement,yetarestillunder-exploredacademically.TheLearn’n’linkmethoddelineateslearningasaninteractivedialogicpracticeforcreativeideaconceptualisation.TheZineMethodisavisualethnographyapproachthatcanbeappliedholisticallytoframetheproblemarea,proposeawayforward,andprototypethesolution.TheNarrativeToolkitenablesstudentstodiscussandcritiquethenarrativepropertiesofexistingdesignsandenvisiondesignoutcomes.ThestudentsthenusetheZineMethodtoqualitativelyevaluatethemethods’contributiontotheirunderstandingofcomplexdesignproblemsandserviceuserexperience,andtheirfunctioninbridgingthegapbetweenuserresearchandgenerativedesignprocesses.
1.Introduction
ThisexplorationofServiceDesignpedagogicalmethods,aswellasqualitativedesignresearchapproaches,developsgenerativepedagogicalmethodsandteststhesewithservicedesignstudentsinastudioenvironment.Thestudyisledbydesignacademicsthatarepracticingdesigners,designresearchersandsocialinnovators,aimingtocontributetothediscourseontheemergenceofservicedesignpedagogy,andvalidatinginnovativedesign-ledmethodswithinServiceDesign(Servicedesigncolloquiumparsonschool,2013).
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Studiobaseddesignpedagogyengagesstudentsandtutorsinpractice(Shreeve&Batchelor,2012)andisembracedas‘constructed,self-regulated,situated,andcollaborative’practiceinformedbydesignthinkingasateam-basedlearningprocess(Scheeretal.2012).ServiceDesign,asanemergingdiscipline,drawsonmultidisciplinarypracticetostrategicallydevelopinnovations.ServiceDesignPegagogythoughisstillunder-exploredacademically(Sanders.2002,Gaver.1999),methodsareevolvingrapidly,andgenericmethodsinformedbytraditionaldesignpedagogicalpracticeareemployedforknowledgedisseminationandcreation.InServiceDesign,whichprimarilyfocusescreativity,experimentationandinnovationinthepublicsphere,theconsiderationofgenerativetoolscansupportquestions,buildingaframeworkfordesignpracticeandreflection.Alotofmethodsareadaptedfromtheservicedesignindustryintopedagogicalmethodsforservicedesign.Similarly,thisresearchre-appropriatestraditionalgenericdesignpedagogytocustom-designthreestructuredcollaborative,experimental,generativedesignmethods,withtheaimofexploringeffectivestudentengagementintermsofattention,retentionandinnovativeprocess.WithinServiceDesignpractice,generativedesigntoolshavearobustrolemapping,defining,developinganddeliveringeffectiveandsustainableservices.Thisresearchdevelopsthreecustomisedgenerativedesignmethodswithaninnovativepedagogicalroletotestefficientknowledgedisseminationandstudentengagement.LearnnLink,NarrativeToolkitandZineMethodsdelineatelearningasaninteractivedialogicpractice;thesemethodsdrawonindividualcapacityaswellascollaborativeteamdynamicsenablingthestudentstoprocessinformationwithtime-basedknowledgemapping,connectingandanalysingactivities(Learnn’Link).Theyallowstudentstodiscussandcritiquethenarrativepropertiesofenvisioneddesignoutcomes(NarrativeToolkit).Inadditionthesemethodsallowthestudenttocreativelyvisualisetheproblemareaandsolutionandrecordemotionindecision-making(ZineMethod).Thepracticeidentifieswiththenotionofculturalmapping(Duxbury2016);an‘actionjourney’undertakenspecificallythoroughstructuredmethodstoidentifyandinvestigatethecomplexcontextwithinwhichservicedesignoperates.Thesemethodstakethestudentsthroughastructuredjourneytoabsorb,assessandmapknowledgecreatively;tocreateinnovativetransformationstrategiesandservicesthroughdeepreflection.
2.Design-ledEvaluationFrameworkTheHigherEducationAcademyUKreportstheterm‘studentengagement’,basedondefinitionsintheliteratureandthediscussionofthecharacterofengagementanditsalternatives,summarisedbelow:
Studentengagementisconcernedwiththeinteractionbetweenthetime,effortandotherrelevantresourcesinvestedbybothstudentsandtheirinstitutionsintendedtooptimisethestudentexperienceandenhancethelearningoutcomesanddevelopmentofstudentsandtheperformance,andreputationoftheinstitution(Trowler,HEA,2010).
WithinServiceDesign,wherestudentscomefromdiversebackgrounds,weareconsciousofmakingassumptionsbasedontraditionaleducationmodels.Designthinkinginthiscontextisusefultoengagestudentscreativelywhilelearninganddesigningreflectively.Theresearchersobservedengagementin
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responsetothemethodsdesigned.Themethodspresentedherewerespecificallydesignedtodrawonthepracticeofknowledgetransferinthecontextofco-design,organizationallearning,activelearning,convertingtacitknowledgetoexplicitknowledge,collaborativeknowledgeconstruction,peer-to-peerlearningandlearning-by-doing.Engagementandcreativitywasassessedqualitativelyusingreflectiveinsights,narrativesaroundthelearningexperience,andzinesasholisticandsubjectiverecordsofthelearningexperience.
3.LearnnLinkLearnnLinkisatwo-stepcontextmappingmethodforprofessionalServiceDesignprojects.Fromadesignpedagogyperspective,themethodistestedatdesignbriefstageforcreativeideaconceptualisation.Ithelpsfacilitateidentificationofallegedissueswithinadesignbrief.Themethodisdesignedtofacilitatestudents’instinctiveimpressionstobecollatedanalyticallyintothematicdesigninsightsusingasystematicformat(LearnnLinkCanvasFig:3).Themethoddrawsonreflexivityforcreativeknowledgegenerationandisexaminedwith14ServiceDesignandInnovationstudentsinUKtounderstandefficacy.LearnnLinkmethodiscarefullystructuredwithinanoperationalframework(Fig:1)whichhelpsmapinformationinvisualthematicclusterstoidentifyproblems,issues,andactionpointsasinitialservicedesigntouchpoints.ForthispaperLearnnLinkwastestedindesignstudiosetting,asaclasspresentation,tokeepitfocusedandmeasurableforevaluationpurpose.
DesignBrief(Information/Data)
Collating
Processing
Identifying Mapping
InitialAssumptionsDesignQuestions
DesignInitiatingpoints(Information/Data)
}{Figure1:LearnnLinkframework
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Traditionallydesignstudentsarerequiredtoresearchadesignbriefbymapping,absorbing,processingandreflectingcreativelylargechunksofinformation.Thiscanbechallengingtoprocessespeciallywhenlargecomplexdatacreatesconfusionandpressurehencestudentsloseengagement.Toaddressthis,LearnnLinkisspecificallydesignedtoturnconfusiontoanactivelearningexperiencebyusingstructuredword-popandknowledgemappingactivities.Themethodhelpsgeneratevisualsemanticmapsasgraphicstructurestodisplaymeaning-basedconnectionsbetweenasetofconnectedactionsanddesignconcepts,whilstretainingfullstudentengagementthroughoutthesession.Themethodcommenceswithindividualactivitiesseamlesslytransitioningintoagroupactivity.Thisallowsstudentstograduallyprocessandanalyseknowledge.Withinstudiosetting,students’workwithspecifictimeframestorespondandtimeismonitoredwithmusic.
3.1:Learn(individual)Activities
What
Activelearningasaninteractivedialogicpractice
How
Byusingword-popactivitytoidentify,mapandlinkinginformationintheshortestpossibletime
Why
Tosemanticallyidentifyandlinkthematicstrandswithinaprojectafterinitialprojectintroductionwithindesigndiscoveryphaseasperdoublediamondprocessmodel
Who
MDesServiceDesignstudents
Why
Resultingvisualsemanticmapseffectivelydisplaymeaning-basedconnectionsbetweenasetofrelated:designobjectives,actionsandconceptsasexplorationpointsthatleadstomorefluidopenideationphase
Studentsarebriefedabouttheactivitybeforepresentationofdatathroughapowerpointpresentation.Theyareaskedtothinkaboutissues,actionstaken,actionsneedtobetaken,probablesolutionswithinthefollowingcategories(Table:2).Theyaskedtonotedownasmanyrelevantwordstoactionordescriptivewordsappearingrelevanttodesignchallengeintheirnotepads,innospecificorderatthispoint,duringthepresentation.Theyareespeciallyinstructedtocreaterichlistsofasmanywordsas
Table1:ThePracticeFramework
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possible.Thewordsarethenorganizedinlistsusinglargesheets.Asatime-basedactivitythishelpstoinstinctivelyabsorbprocessandreflectondatabyrapidgenerationofkeyword-listsusingLearnnLinkCanvas(Table:2)
Positives:ExistingorSuggested
Negatives:ExistingorSuggested
Factors
Impact
Action
Factors
Impacts
Actions
3.2:LinkActivities(GroupActivity)
Stage1Learn:Processing-Identifying(Individualmappingactivity)
UsingLearnnLinkCanvasDevelopakey-wordbankindiaries/notepadsfromdatapresented.20minutespower-pointpresentation.5minutestoenrichlistwithmorewords
Whatistheproblem/issue
WORDSONLY
Whyitexists:factors/gaps
WORDSONLY
How:Actionsthatarethere,orcouldbeapossiblesolution/solutions
WORDSONLY
Table2:Stage1
Table2:LearnnLinkCanvas
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Stage2LinkMapping-Collating(Acollectivegroupactivity)
CollectivelyIdentify,Strategise,Conceptualise
Addasmanywordstothe4lists.
WORDSONLY
Identifyconnected-words Forproblems,actions,solution,andreasonsfromwhatyouarebeingshowninresponsetothedesignchallenge
Breakthelistsandre-makethematically
Whateverthemesareevolvingfromlistsgeneratedinearlierstage.Itcouldbeanything,noframingatthispoint
Organizethematically
Actionimpactsfromlistsandaddyourownideasintheformofyourownwordstocreatemorevolumeofideas.
Discussandbrainstorm. Thinkofissuesandproblemsandinresponseidentifypossiblesolutions(atleast5)
Identify Designquestions,Researchquestionstotaketheresearchforward
Discussanditerate,Discussanditerate.
Discussanditerate,Discussanditerateissues,challenges,possiblesolutions,researchquestion-insights,designfeasibilitiesassolutionstobedevelopedandtested
Prioritize
Mosteffectivesolutionsonthescaleof1-2-3-4-5
Suggest Pitchingpossibledesignopportunities/solutions(minimum3-maximum5).Identifynextdesignstage(Grouppresentation)
Identify Nextdesignphase(Grouppresentationwiththedatagenerated)
Table3:Stage2
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Stage1:KeyWords Stage1:Structuring
Stage2:ThematicClustering Stage2:DesignInsights
Stage2:Strategise Stage2:InitialPitch
Figure2:LearnnLinkStructuredTwoStageActivities
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Duringthesecondstagestudentsareinstructedtobreakintogroupsandusebigsheetsofpapertocombinetheirlistsandgetmorevolumeininsights.Theyareaskedtoidentifythemesasdesigntouchpoints,collateandconnectinsights,developfuturescenariosanddefinedesignfeasibilities.Towardstheendofthesessiontheyareaskedtopitchfivepossiblesolutionstobefurtherdevelopedinthenextstage.Eachactivityhasasettimeduration,whichissignaledthroughmusic.Studentfeedbackwasrecordedafteraweekofthedesignsprint.Theyrespondedtoopen-endedquestionsregardingtheirlearningexperience.Thequestionswerestructuredaroundeasewithsimplificationofcomplexdataandinformationcomprehension,interestandretention,designinsightsandideageneration,collectiveandindividualcreativeexperience(teamdynamics).Evenafteraweek,thestudentswerequiteexpressiveabout‘achievingalotinsuchashorttime’.Theyreflectedonhowthelearningexperiencefeltinterestingandengaging.Mostofthemreportedaninitialfeelingofdiscomfortatbeingaskedtoworkinanunconventionalthinkingoutoftheboxmanner,howevertheyquicklyre-adjustedtotheexperience,easilyfollowedinstructionandcreatedrichlistsofkeywords.Theyadmittedthattheunusualwayofworkingturnedintoaninterestingandausefulwaytodevelopcreativeideas.Usingword-mappingactivitiesdemonstratedtothemhowseeminglyspontaneouslygeneratedsemanticmapshelpedgraphicallydisplaymeaning-basedconnectionsbetweenobviousknowledgeandasetofcreativedesignactionswithouttoomucheffortandstress.Theseamlesstransitionofthelearningfromindividualexperiencetoteamworkhelpedthemunpackobservationsandinsightsfromthepresentationcollectivelyanddevelopdesignleads.Thestudentreportedhowtheclarityinunderstandingthecontext,issues,challenges,andstakeholder-needs,ascreativedesigntouchpoints,madeiteasytoreflectoninitialsolutions.Thestudentsalsosharedhowtheyappliedthemethodtootherdesignbriefsforothermodulesandfounditveryuseful,creativeandeasytoapply.Onestudentquoted“HowImissedtheclassandfeltbadlaterasoneofmyfriendstoldmehowtheyworkedwithmusicanddevelopedsomegreatideas.Itwascreativeandfunwaytowork.”Anotherstudentreported“Iwasconfusedfirstwhenaskednottothinkandjustfilterwordspoppingout,butlaterIthoroughlyenjoyedreactingto,andprocessingideas,instinctively”.
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4.NarrativesinDesignToolkitTheNarrativeinDesignToolkitisbasedontheGrimaldietal.’sNarrativesinDesignframeworktoanalysethewaysinwhichnarrativesareusedindesign(Grimaldietal.,2013).Narrativeisusedquitealotinthehuman-centreddesignprocess,throughmoreubiquitousmethodssuchasdesignethnographies,userpersonas,orproductnarrativesattachedtobrands,butthecontributionofthenarrativequalitiestothedesignarenotpreciselydefined.Inaddition,narrativeiscentraltothewayweinterpreteventsandthewayweassimilatetheseintoourownlifestories.NarrativesinDesignToolkitisacardsetwhichre-elaboratesandsimplifiestheframeworkdescribedinGrimaldietal(2013),dividingitupintofivecards,Who,What,Where,WhenandWhy.Itisamethodtobothanalysethenarrativefeaturespresentinexistingdesignsandtogeneratenewdesignworkbasedonitsnarrativequalities.Thismethodhelpstalkaboutthewaysinwhichdesignmaybeinterpretedinanarrativewayandenablesalanguagetotalkaboutnarrativefeaturesofdesignworkbothinananalyticalcontextandwithingenerativephasesofaproject.Whenusedinagenerativeway,thetoolkithelpstoenvisionhowadesignoutcomemaybeinterpretedinanarrativemanner,beforethedesignhasbeengenerated.TheToolkitthereforeallowsdesignerstorefineabrieftothepointofaconcept,inaveryhuman-centredway.Servicedesignisparticularlytiedtonarrativebecauseofitsuser-centredapproach,itsrelianceonnarrativeformsofuserresearch,suchasethnographyandexperiencemapping,andthefactthatservicesarenecessarilyexperiencedovertime,andnarrativeisthemechanismweashumansusetomakesenseoftime-basedevents(Abbott,2008).Narrativeisalsoparticularlygoodatconveyingcomplexsetsofinformationthatneedstoberemembered(Lloyd,2000),aswellasempathisingwithpeople(WrightandMcCarthy,2008);thesearebothparticularlyimportantaspectstoservicedesignprojects.
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Table4:NarrativeToolkitOperativeFramework
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Figure3:TheNarrativeToolkithelpsstudentstoenvisionhowadesignoutcomemaybeinterpretedinanarrativemanner,beforethedesignhasbeengenerated
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FourteenServiceDesignpostgraduatestudentsparticipatedinthetwo-hourworkshop.Theywerefirsttrainedinusingthecardsbydescribingtheirownexperienceofaservice,andthenanalysedthisnarrativewiththeToolkit.Followingthis,studentswereaskedtowritedownallthenarrativesthattheyhadaccumulatedthroughthefirstphasesoftheircurrentproject,whichinvolvedfocusgroupswithserviceusersandproviders,andanalysethesenarrativesusingtheToolkit.InthefinalstageoftheworkshopstudentswereaskedtousetheToolkittodefineanarrativeaboutthefinaloutcomeoftheproject,thusdefiningthewayinwhichthisservicewouldcommunicatetousersandwouldbereceivedbyusers,beforedefiningwhattheserviceactuallyis.Thisnarrativecouldbewrittenfromanystakeholder’spointofviewandoutlinedwhattheconsequencesoftheprojectwouldbeasopposedtowhatformtheprojectwouldtake.ThisinpartmimicsthetechniqueusedinInvisibleDesign(Briggsetal.,2012),withthetoolkitaidingintheconstructionofthatenvisionednarrative.Observationsduringthesessionshowedthattheinitialexercisewasnecessarytounderstandingthemethod,asalotofquestionswereaskedandclarifiedthroughthisphase.Themajorityofstudentswereabletousethecardsasananalytictool,withsomestudentsrequiringfacilitationinthistask.Whenitcametousingthetoolasagenerativemethod,studentswereabletoimmersethemselvesinwritingthenarrative.Observingtheresultsthatweresharedattheendofthesessionitisclearthatengagingwithanarrativefromaparticularpointofviewenabledstudentstoidentifyidealoutputsoridealfinalsituationsfortheprojectaswellasenablingstudentstoempathisewithdifferentstakeholders.Fromtheinformaloralfeedbackattheendofthesessionandtheformalfeedbackcollectedfromthezinesitemergedthatseveralstudentswereabletousethistooltoenvisionwhattheeffectsofthefinaldesignoutcomecouldbeonthedifferentstakeholdersandhencehadabetterideaofwhattheycoulddesigntogetthedesiredeffect.Someofthesestudentsreportedthisbeingthefirsttimetheywereabletoenvisionanoutcome.Moststudentsalsoengagedinthewayinwhichafinalserviceoutcomecouldbepresentedbacktothedifferentstakeholders.
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5.ZineMethodTheZineMethodutilisesamulti-pagetechniquefromthegraphicarts,thezine,asaspacewhereelementsofaproblemareaorasolutioncanbemappedviathevisualplane.Goingbeyondthesinglepageformat,thezineallowsformulti-pageandmulti-dimensionalexpressionstocomeintocontactwitheachother;forexamplevisualnotionsthathavenotbeenconnectedinthemindoftheparticipantcanbejuxtaposedviathisapproachwhilestillretainingtheirindividualintegrityinthesinglepage.ThezineformatappliedherewasdevelopedbyBiagioliandco-designedwithAllanOwensandAnnePässiläforapplicationduringtheIFKAD2016conference(Biagioli,Owens,andPässilä2016).Thisformatallowsfornotationstobemadeonthesinglepageplane,sothatfocuscanbeappliedtothesingularityofthatimage,whileatthesametimeallowingforanoverviewoftheprojecttohappenviathecutsandfoldsbuiltintotheconstructionofthezine.Theseallowformultiplewaysofstructuringand’reading’theinformationandforvariousjuxtapositionstobemadedependingonproximityofspreads.Thereisanelementofchancebuiltintothisdesignthatfreestheparticipanttemporarilyfrommakingcausalrelationshipsbetweenelements,andallowsthoserelationshipstoemergedependingonhowthestructureispresented.Itisamethodthatencouragesintentionalplay,muchlikeagameorapuzzle.ViatheZineMethod,complexsetsofelementscanberepresentedinonepackage(thezine)lettingideasemergefromtheactivehandlingofthepapermatter;byfoldingindifferentways,bysettingupthezineintoathree-dimensionalstructurethatreferstoalargerconcepttakingshapeinthemindoftheparticipant.Itisanemergentframeworkthatexpressesasanactiveprocessthesubjectiveengagementwithcomplexityandambiguityinproblemsolving.Becauseofitsplayfulformat,thestudentsfirstengagedwiththezinebyfoldingandunfoldingit,tryingtofigureoutthepossibilitiesofitsconstruction.Theresearcherexpectedstudentstoapplyvisualssingularlyoneachpageandthenallowforallthosesingleexpressionstocometogetherinavarietyofadhocconstructions.Instead,amajorityofthestudentsworkedoutaholisticconceptforthezineandusedthesinglepagestorepresentthevarious,complexelementswithinthatstructure.Thistooktheformatintonewapplicationsnotexpectedattheonsetoftheresearchsession.TheMAstudentsappliedtheformatinthreekeywaysasanactivepartofpresentingtheircurrentprojectsonthecourse:usedasamaterialprototype/visualaidtovisuallyexpresshowthestudentframestheproblem(Shaika);usedtodemonstratehowthestudentisgoingaboutsolvingtheproblem(Tritra);usedasanactualearlyversion,roughprototypeoftheoutcomeintendedfortheproject(Jeff).TheZineMethodprovedtobeastrongvisualisingtool—amethodofpaperprototyping—thatallowedthestudenttomodeltheproblemareaand/oritssolutionandusethatmodelasanactiveelementofpresentingtheidea.
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Figure4:MethodConstruction
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DuringtheZineMethodsession,studentswouldreportbackonhowtheywereusingthemethodwithoutpromptingandtheresearcherrecordedthesereflections.Attheconclusionofthesession,wewentoverasagroupthekeyusesoftheZineMethod.•Mappingtheprojectahead(prototype)•Emotionalrelationshipsmap/record(uncertainties)•Findingrelationshipsoutofrandomplacements
Mapping emotions during project through drawing. Signe. Detail from her conclusion zine. 2016
Framing the problem. Shaika. 2016
Solving the problem. Tritra. 2016
Prototyping the solution. Jeff. 2016
Reflecting on emotion. Signe. 2016
Figure5:MappingEmotions
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•Usingformofzineasmetaphor(ahouse,forexample)•Brainstormingaroundatheme•Storytelling—useascommunicationtool•Focusofeachmemberofateam•Whatisgoingonwithyourself•Connectdisconnectedelements•Thejuxtapositionsoftheformatworkreallywell•Nicemethodtomixitup•EmbracetheuncertaintyThesecanbegroupedintothreecategories:Awaytoprogresstheprojectiteratively.Thisisdonebyapplyingtheformattomaptheprojectahead;useitasmetaphor;brainstormideasaroundonethemeontheformat;andcreateanarrativethroughitthatoperatesasacommunicationtool.Awaytoreflectsubjectivelyonownengagementwiththeprocess/project/teamworking.Eachzinecanfocusonvariousmembersofateamtoidentifytheirpositionandcontributiontodevelopingproject.Itcanserveasaself-reflectiontool;“whatisgoingonwithyourself”Asacontainedwaytoaddresscomplexityandambiguityinsolvingaproblem.Itcanmapandrecorduncertaintieswithintheprocessandhowemotionplaysaroleindecision-making.Itcanhelpfindrelationshipsoutofrandomplacementsandconnectelementspreviouslydisconnected.Thestudentsgenerallycommentedthatthejuxtapositionsoftheformatworkreallywelltomixthingsupatkeypointsoftheprocessandhelpthedesignerembraceuncertaintyatkeystagesofaprocess.Thiswasthefeedbackemailedtotheresearcherbyoneofthesessionparticipants(Anupa):“Our[project]groupusedthezineasoneofouriterativemethodswherewecreatedanotherone.Couldunderstandtheprocessbetter.1.Agreatiterativemethodwhichhelpslinkunrelatedideas.2.Theformationofmultipleideasatonesessionhelpsyoutimemanagebetter.3.Thethemesthataregenerated,areeitherstrongorweak,soithelpstheindividualorgrouptodeliberate,articulateandgenerateconstructively.4.Multiplezinescanbeusedattheprojectandsession,eitherwithsimilarthemesorunrelated.Theinferencesleadtobetterinsights.HelpsinCocreation.5.Ifeelthezinemethodologyissimilartotheagilemethod-theprocessofcreationtoexecutiontoinsightbuildingtorevisiting.”Twoparticipantsusedthezineformattodocumenttheiremotionalstateduringtheproject,anduseditaswelltomaptheemotionalstateofthosetheyinterviewedaspartoftheirworkontheproject.Thisis
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akeyapplicationofthemethod,astherearesofewopportunitiestoproperlyaccountforemotioninprojectdevelopmentandevaluation.
5.Conclusionsanddiscussion
Thethreemethodsengagewithcomplexity,drawingonemotionandsubjectivitytofomentstudentinvolvementwithaprocessandactivelyengagecreativityforservicedesignpedagogy.Theresearchersdesignedthispedagogytobringdesignskillsandknowledgetotheforegroundasintegralcomponentsoflearningandexperimenting;enhancedstudentengagementthroughinnovativeteachingmethods;andasdemonstratedinthefeedbacksessions,providedaricherlearningexperiencesoastogenerateadeeperunderstandingofproblemareaandsolutionforthestudentsinvolvedinthesessions.
Figure6:Allthreemethodsemployedasamethodologyforeffectivestudentengagementandsustainabledesigngeneration
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Ourcontributionisinthreekeyareas:addressingcomplexity,addressingpersonalpointsofviewandnarratives,andacknowledgingtheroleofemotionintheprocessofanalysis.Servicedesignprojectsarecomplex.Creativeteachingfacilitatesunderstandingthroughtheorganisationandinterpretationofprojectinformationandencouragesconnectionstoemergefromtheprocess. Thekeyelementistobreakupthebrief/initialinfo/textandpulloutinformationthatcanhelpinitiatetheresearchfromaninformedbaseline(discoveranddefinephase)tothemoreopenandcreativeideationofdesignoutcomes(developphase).Engagingwithnarrativesintheprocessofenvisioningdesignoutcomesallowsstudentstoeasilyempathisewithstakeholdersandinterpretthedesignfromtheirpointofview.Thezineconstructionfomentsexplorationoftheprojectspaceinallitsfacets,andalsoallowsforprototypingthesolution.Personalperspectivescanbeexpressedviafolds,cuts,andplacementinthreedimensionalspace.Allthreemethodscanbeespeciallyusefulwhenthereisconflictoraprojecthasstalled.Emotionsaremadevisibleandcaninthatwaybeapartoftheanalysisatkeyjuncturesintheproject.Ifforegroundedattheverybeginningofaprojectforbothstakeholdersanddesignersbystructuringinteractionstoaccountforthem,thentheiremergencethroughouttheprojectcanbebettermanaged.Thisisakeyfinding,astheemotionaldimensionisoftennotcapturedintheanalysisprocess,andyet,itisakeycomponentindecision-making(PässiläandOwens2016;Gill2016;Damasio2000).Usingonlyonemethodforevaluationatthecompletionoftheproject,thezinemethod,workedtoreinforceideasthroughthemethod.Findingsrelatedmoretoitsapplicationanditisbelievedbytheresearchersthatthiswasaformatbias.Thefindingfromthisisthatinfuturetestingofvariousmethodswithonegroup,theresearcherswouldmakeallmethodsavailableforconclusionsandevaluation;inthiswaygivingtheparticipantcontroloverthewayfindingswouldbeorganisedandpresented.Thiscouldinturnallowforhybridisingofmethodsattheevaluationstage,perhapscombiningallthreeinoneformat.
ThisinitialresearchsuggeststhatthesemethodshavealotofpotentialtofillspecificgapswithinServiceDesignPedagogy.ThenextstepsinthisprojectwillbetocontinuetestingandrefiningthesemethodsbyembeddingthemthroughoutprojectworkonanMAinServiceDesign,continuetotestapplicabilitytootherprojectswithintheservicedesignfieldandcontinuetoidentifypedagogicalgapstoaddressthroughdesignmethods.
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AbouttheAuthors:
HenaAliHenaAliisacommunicationdesigner,innovator,journalreviewer,andaseniorlectureratUniversityofWestminster,London.SheisafellowoftheRoyalSocietyofArts,London,andholdsapractice-ledPhDin‘CommunicationDesignforSustainableSocialInnovation’fromCentralSaintsMartins,UAL.SheisanexperiencedleadershippanelexpertandkeynotespeakerfororganisationssuchasHigherEducationAcademyUK(2014),BritishCouncilUK/Pakistan(Todate)andCommonPurpose,UK(2015).Hercurrentteaching&researchinterestsexploreinterdisciplinary/cross-disciplinaryexperimental&generativedesignmodelsfordesignpedagogy,andcollaborativedesignprojects.Currentlysheisengagedinexploringcollaborativetoolsfordesignpractice&researchwithdesigninstitutionsinUKandPakistan.
SilviaGrimaldiSilviaGrimaldiiscourseleaderoftheMAServiceExperienceDesignandInnovationatLondonCollegeofCommunication,UniversityoftheArtsLondon.Herresearchfocusesonproductexperienceandinteractions,narrative,surprise,andemotionaldesign,aswellasdesignpedagogy.SilviawrotechaptersincludedinTheRoutledgeHandbookofSustainableProductDesign(2017)EditedbyJonathanChapman,inExperienceDesign:ConceptsandCaseStudies,editedbyPeterBenzandpublishedonBloomsburyAcademicandinDesign&EmotionMoves(2008),editedbyPieterDesmet,JeroenVanErpandMariAnneKarlsson.ShehaspresentedpapersatDPPI2013,DesigningPleasurableProductsinNewcastleUK;NORDES13,NordicDesignConferenceinCopenhagen;DesignandEmotion
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conferencesinLondon(2012),HongKong(2008)andSweden(2006)aswellasattheDeSForMconferenceatNorthumbriaUniversity(2008).
MonicaBiagioliMonicaisafellowofRoyalGeographicalSociety,amemberoftheInternationalAssociationofArtCritics,amemberofthePhotographyandtheArchiveResearchCentre,andseniorlectureratLondonCollegeofCommunication,UniversityoftheArtsLondon.Shehasinterlinkedpracticeandtheorythroughouthercareerwithanemphasisonculturalheritageandsocialvalue,developingprojectsonLondon2012,andforRadarProject,Cybersalon,andAntiDesignFestival.SheiscurrentlycollaboratingwiththeRECAPResearchCentre,applyingartsanddesignapproacheswithintheorganisationalcontext.HerchapteraddressingthatworkispublishedinthebookIntegratingArtandCreativityintoBusinessPractice(2017).
Acknowledgements:Thankyoutothestudentswhotookpartintheworkshops.