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Framing the Service Challenge & Data-Driven Discovery

The Service Owner’s Mindset & UCD Foundations

  • Service design versus product design: scope, touchpoints, and operational realities for government
  • User-Centered Design (UCD) principles in service ecosystems: co-creation, empathy, and iterative validation
  • The role of the Service Owner: orchestrating cross-functional alignment and experience ownership for government services
  • Workshop: Service ecosystem mapping exercise (identifying actors, channels, and handoffs)

Defining the Real Design Problem

  • Moving beyond symptoms: root cause analysis for service pain points in public sector operations
  • Problem framing techniques: 5 Whys, Problem Statement Canvas, and Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD)
  • Aligning stakeholder expectations with user realities for government services
  • Workshop: Drafting and stress-testing a core service problem statement using real organizational data

Identifying Opportunity Areas

  • Mapping the customer journey & employee experience (dual journey mapping) for government services
  • Identifying friction, moments of truth, and experience gaps in public sector operations
  • Opportunity sizing: Impact vs. Feasibility matrix for service improvements in government
  • Workshop: Highlighting high-leverage opportunity zones on a live service blueprint for government services

How to Choose Data That Captures Important Aspects of UX

  • Qualitative vs. quantitative data in service design for government
  • Selection frameworks: interview triggers, observation contexts, behavioral telemetry, and touchpoint analytics for government services
  • Avoiding data bias: sampling, representation, and context validity for government
  • Workshop: Building a data collection matrix tailored to a specific service phase (e.g., onboarding, support, renewal) in government

Metrics, Alignment & Service Optimization

How to Choose UX Metrics That Align with KPIs

  • Bridging experience and business: mapping UX metrics to operational KPIs for government services
  • Selecting the right metrics: NPS, CSAT, CES, Task Success, Flow Efficiency, and Retention for government operations
  • Defining measurement cadence, baselines, and attribution models for government services
  • Workshop: Designing a metric dashboard that ties service experience directly to business outcomes in government

Service Blueprinting & Cross-Functional Alignment

  • Building operational service blueprints: frontstage, backstage, and support processes for government services
  • Mapping internal capabilities to customer journey requirements for government operations
  • Aligning design, operations, IT, and customer success around a shared experience vision for government services
  • Workshop: Populating a layered service blueprint with process nodes, SLAs, and experience touchpoints for government services

Prototyping, Testing & Iterating Services

  • Service prototyping: role-playing, walkthroughs, and pilot service trials for government services
  • Running experiential tests and collecting behavioral vs. attitudinal feedback in government operations
  • Iteration strategies: small-batch pilots, rollback plans, and scaling successes for government services
  • Workshop: Conducting a live service prototype test and capturing actionable iteration notes for government services

Capstone & Implementation Strategy

  • Synthesizing mapping, data, and metrics into a Service Optimization Roadmap for government services
  • Governance models: how Service Owners track, maintain, and evolve experience assets for government operations
  • Overcoming implementation barriers: budget, change management, and tech debt in government
  • Capstone: Present a complete service improvement plan (problem → opportunity → data → metrics → roadmap) for government services

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Basic understanding of user experience (UX) principles, customer experience, or service delivery processes
  • No formal design degree is necessary; familiarity with operational or product workflows is beneficial
  • Proficiency in cross-functional collaboration and data-driven decision-making

Audience

  • Service Owners and Service Design Managers for government
  • CX Leaders, Product Owners, and Experience Strategists
  • Operations and Customer Success Professionals engaged in service delivery
  • UX Researchers and Designers transitioning into service ecosystems
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