Lead… and let go
In our projects we often help clients to innovate by doing design research together. This usually includes qualitative research and co-creation sessions, in which…
In our projects we often help clients to innovate by doing design research together. This usually includes qualitative research and co-creation sessions, in which…
Recently I co-organised the Masterclass “Effective Implementation of Innovative Product Service Systems”. The masterclass was dedicated to share and discuss…
Bicycle parking at train stations in big cities is an increasing problem in the Netherlands. A lot of travellers park their bikes along the streets and footpaths …
The DIY toolkit we created with Nesta and Quicksand last year has just passed its first birthday. And what a year it was! Since its launch the website has had 350.000…
STBY was asked to edit the tools section of this first comprehensive book on the practice of Service Design. The initiators of the book, Marc Stickdorn and Jakob Schneider,…
Recently STBY hosted an intimate DIY session with innovation professionals from different sectors, as a brief introduction to the DIY Toolkit. The hands-on workshop…
We are very happy to have worked with our Indian REACH partner Quicksand, Nesta (UK’s Innovation foundation), and the Rockefeller foundation on the DIY Toolkit for social impact. The aim of the toolkit is to support and increase the innovation capacity of international development practitioners.
On the last day of January the Rotterdam Designprijs (decided by a jury) and the Rotterdam Design Publieksprijs (decided by public vote) were announced. Interestingly, both prizes went to product service systems.....
A new book that features our work was recently launched: ‘Design Transitions’ by Joyce Yee, Emma Jefferies and Lauren Tan. This book presents a series…
STBY is part of the Dutch national innovation programme for the creative industries called CRISP. The PSS 101 project in this programme focusses on how Prodcut Service…
Geke van Dijk wrote an article on Molblog (Dutch Marketing Magazine) on the benefits of design research for service innovation. ‘Say yes to the mess’…
Summer might not have made an appearance yet, but that hasn’t stopped us planning a PICNIC for this May.
The PICNIC Innovation Mash Up will be …