When lockdown sent most of us home back in March, the dust had just settled on my new home office before the thought kicked in: now is the perfect time to learn a new skill, take up a new hobby, completely reinvent myself! The problem is, all that ‘extra’ time usually spent on commuting, hasn’t transformed me into another human being. I’m still me. But like many others, I insisted on doing something productive with my new home-bound life. So I took up knitting and started a sourdough. I think they’re what you would call classic-COVID-projects. And, laugh all you…
Now that we’re all back from holiday, we wanted to catch up on what the team have been listening to, reading and watching over the summer. This time, our Director Ben, Lead experience consultant Billy and myself have some recommendations for you. Podcasts we’re listening to The Missing Cryptoqueen — new episode!! I was so delighted to see a new episode popping up in my podcast feed a few weeks ago! In The Missing Cryptoqueen Jamie Bartlett unpicks the financial revolution OneCoin in his chasing after the missing Dr. Ruja who disappeared after persuading millions of people to…
In celebration of International Service Design Day, we want to share some stories of our favourite services. Here’s to all the great, important, and meaningful services out there!
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and so we thought we would share some stories from the team about how we’re maintaining mental wellbeing during lockdown.
At Spotless we have a Culture Club. A team occupied with ways of working. Since working remotely, we have been trying out some new things. Here are some ideas and learnings from the team.
Part two of the insights I gained from this year’s Service Design Fringe Festival.