Creating the conditions
Why is this important?
Adopting service design means working differently. Give your project the best chance of success by putting the right foundations in place. Taking the time to lay the groundwork will help avoid delays and minimise risk. Having clear governance and project management is vital.
In our programmes we learned that it is important to build readiness for change, identify the right people to be involved and to plan effectively.
Hints and tips:
- Working differently will take time -- you will need to plan for this.
- Identifying and communicating outcomes at each stage will keep people engaged -- this helps your stakeholders to see progress along the way.
- Tools are only as useful as the insights you uncover – create new ones, tweak old ones and remember they are only useful as a project output if they are used!
- Trust the process – you’ll feel uncomfortable, you won’t know the answers – and you might find your first ones are wrong. Keep on keeping on. Part of the value of the process is that you don’t need to know the answers at the beginning.
- Involve and listen to the people – remember your answer to someone else’s problem is not the solution. People need to be fully engaged all the way through the process.
Useful resources for Creating the Conditions are available from NHS Education for Scotland on the TURAS platform. If you work in or with the public sector in Scotland, you can register for a free TURAS Learn account.
Find out more on the TURAS site.
Ethical considerations for User Research and Service Design
The process of involving people in shaping services, processes and policies in a respectful, dignified and equitable way.
Being legal and inclusive
Develop your approach to working in a legal and inclusive way
Are you ready?
Answer these 12 questions to see how ready you are, and where you might need to focus
Resources
| Maturity Assessment Matrix | Scottish Government (SAtSD) |
This matrix provides a set of prompts you can use to diagnose how your organisation is doing. It is organised along a scale of ‘maturity levels’ covering:
You can use it to identify key areas for action to improve your Scottish Approach to Service Design maturity and to give a general indicator of where you are on the scale, from ‘not evident’ though to ‘fully embedded’. |
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