Bad Services Podcast

A podcast powered by The School of Good Services

Bad Services is a podcast about why services fail — and how we can fix them

From the bestselling author of Good Services and the new book Bad Services, Lou Downe, Director of the School of Good Services, joins Sarah Drummond, Co-Director of the School, for an honest conversation about what’s broken in the organisations around us — and what it really takes to make services work for people


005. Context of Use
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005. Context of Use

Now you’ve spotted a bad service, and you’ve thought about who your users are, how about what they need in relation to where they’re at when they are using it?

In this episode we talk about ‘context of use’ and how it changes how people interact with your service

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004. How to spot a Bad Service

We’ve talked what makes a bad service, but how do you spot a bad one? In this episode we cover some of our go to data points of where to find indications your service might not be delivering what you want it to

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