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Service design

Developing service patterns - reusable designs for building government services

A laptop screen shows the Design System and the 'Apply' service pattern prototype.

This blog post describes what a service pattern is, how this one was made, how we think it could help design better services, and what we’d like to do next.

What happened in Services Week 2023

3 posters on a wall. One says Services Week 2023, the next Take part in Services Week 2023, the other is blurred text.

A week of talks, case studies and meet-ups led to the success of Services Week 2023, where people interested in designing better services for the public came together to teach, learn and work together on improving government for its users. …

Prioritise the riskiest assumptions in big problem spaces

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The first of two blog posts about how teams can use riskiest assumptions to focus on learning the things with the most value. It describes the method and is packed with helpful tips on how to apply it in your work.