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Observation guides

Simple ways to observe experiences and dynamics in services

Service Design

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The experience begins before service →

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The environment also serves →

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When the service works without being noticed →

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Experience is built through repetition →

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The experience at the moment of leaving →

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The experience of those who return for a second time →

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Hospitality / Omotenashi

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Omotenashi as quiet choices that create comfort →

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Omotenashi applied to the arrival of a new team member →

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When someone on the team begins to feel they belong →

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Care when no one is looking →

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Care that does not appear to the customer →

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When the team works well, but no one talks about it →

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When care turns into overload →

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The difference between presence and friendliness →

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Care in saying no →

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Lean Six Sigma

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What repeats without value creates wear →​

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When everything depends on one person →

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The weight of constant improvisation →

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