2023 Los Angeles Service Jam

The LA Service Design Meetup group is dedicated to advancing advocacy and knowledge of service design and uniting the growing community of Service Design practitioners in Southern California.

LA Service Design Meetup

48 Hours to Change The World! 
The Global Service Jam is the world's biggest design-focused innovation event.

University of Southern California

<h2>48 Hours to Change The World! </h2><h3>Some of the biggest challenges we face today, both locally and globally, will require innovative thinking. In order to work towards meaningful impact, our community must come together to design brand-new ideas for services, products, organizations, experiences, and more.</h3>The Global Service Jam is the world&#x27;s biggest design-focused innovation event. It is a 2-day interactive workshop where local innovators learn service design thinking and work directly with the community to imagine new ideas for services. Part professional development, part design summit, and part community gathering, this event is part of a global network of similar events being hosted in 100+ cities around the world.Jammers will create and present a prototype for a service, based on the principles of human-centered design, and share it with the global network through an online database. Everyone is welcome! One thing we all have in common is that we are all interested in a design-based approach to change.The LA Service Jam is hosted by the official <a href="https://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Service-Design-Meetup/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Los Angles Service Design Meetup Group.</a> <h2><a href="http://laservicejam.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">LAServiceJam.org</a></h2><h2>Complete Schedule:</h2>Saturday, March 18 and Sunday March 19: 9:30 am - 6:00 pm Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat’s a jam?A jam is an activity where people gather around a theme to create something new, based on the human-centered design process. The LA Service Jam is an annual weekend where curious people — like you! — come together to work in small teams to come up with new ideas that can help our community. Who can attend the jam?Everyone and anyone can join the jam! You don&#x27;t have to be a “designer” to jam. Service design and design thinking are processes and tools that anyone can use for innovative and creative approaches to problem solving, regardless of job title or skill level. In fact, we especially encourage attendance from those who are not familiar with the design process! Why should you attend?You will learn design-based approaches to creative problem solving and gain hands-on experience, all while having fun. You will experience how a structured innovation process can produce robust, concrete and human-centered results, in just 48 hours. You will have an awesome time and connect with passionate people from your community, and from all over the globe.Can I attend just one day of the jam?Unfortunately, you cannot attend the jam for just one day, as teams use the entire weekend to research, concept, prototype and test their ideas. We understand that people have other obligations, such as family and work, so arriving a bit late/leaving a bit early, or stepping out for a few hours, is ok. If you can&#x27;t make the entire weekend, but want a taste of the jam, consider getting involved as a volunteer! Who’s organizing the LA Service Jam?LA Service Jam 2023 is part of the Global Service Jam, a non-profit volunteer-run event organized by a network of service design enthusiasts, who all share a common belief that collaborative tools and design processes can be used to cause change for the better. The LA team is a group of volunteers and advocates of service design. Want to get involved?Want to sponsor the event or get involved? Consider joining the jam as a sponsor, mentor or volunteer! Sponsors make the jam possible, by providing meals to keep jammers fueled, and supplies to keep jammers prototyping! If you are a skilled practitioner in your field (service design, creative director, entrepreneur, start up/business development, customer service, etc.), consider being a mentor! Volunteers help keep the jam going the whole weekend! SchoolsSchools may purchase a pack of tickets for students at a discounted rate. If you are interested, contact us at losangeles.servicejam@gmail.com.Who is our venue host?We are currently seeking a venue partner. If you have access to a venue and would like to support us, please reach out! Ticket Costs &amp; ScholarshipsWe reserve some free spaces for those on lower incomes. If you’re a student, on maternity leave or unemployed at the moment please contact us and let us know you&#x27;d like to receive a scholarship ticket. We don’t ask for evidence - we trust you. Please email losangeles.servicejam@gmail.com.

2023 Los Angeles Service Jam

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