1. When people think that service design is only about facilitating playful workshops.
2. When C-level argues the company does not need service design because “we know what the customers want”.
3. People are sure that every person with a job title that contains the word “design” is a graphic designer.
4. What you see when you want to do a 2-minute warm-up exercise with a room full of managers and C-level.
5. When you finally get that dedicated CX budget.
6. … and when they cut the CX budget again because the business is not going well.
7. If you’re a public sector service designer and there's new legislation coming down that requires you to redesign - basically everything.
8. When you finally convinced the team of using proper journey mapping software instead of Excel.
9. “We don’t need more CX research, we have a business analyst.”
10. But after all you just know that you’ve got the best job in the world, and you love it and celebrate every little win along the journey!