Language

English

Start date

July 2026

Frequency

Full time

Fruition

On campus

Duration

2 Weeks

Course Coordination

Manuela Procopio

In this course, you’ll learn methods you can use to create unique experiences in the form of prototypes to be tested by users.

Service Design for Innovation is an intensive summer course taught in English. It focuses on the most innovation methodology used to design interesting, new services or improve the services currently being offered. This specialisation has quickly become fundamental to all kinds of organisations committed to identifying innovative opportunities that meet the needs and suit the interests of their users.

In this course, you’ll explore and apply Service Design tools to a challenge, to give you a comprehensive vision of how service design works. We cover every stage of the process, leaving no stone unturned.

 

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A systemic, analytical, collaborative, practice-based course to create targeted user experiences.

During this course, taught in English, you’ll discover which tools professional designers use, and learn how to apply them to innovative service design solutions.

It’s a hands-on learning process that gives you first-hand experience in problem analysis, finding opportunities and proposing creative solutions to meet users’ specific interests and needs.

 

The Summer Course in Service Design for Innovation is for professionals, executives and CEOs from all sectors of industry who want to lead the field in service innovation.

This course is for those who want to find out how to solve complex problems in multidisciplinary teams, using innovation to turn Service Design into a competitive advantage over other companies in their sector.

 

It's the ideal course for aspiring leaders who want to make a difference in service innovation and problem-solving.

In a practice-based learning experience, you’ll learn the ins and outs of service design, creating an authentic, functional prototype.

And you’ll be doing so at IED in Barcelona, while rubbing shoulders with international Service Design professionals. It's an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas and know-how. What’s more, studying in Barcelona puts you right where the action is, in a hot spot of international service design.

Syllabus

AN INTRODUCTION TO SERVICE DESIGN

DESIGNING IN CONTEXT

AGILE DESIGN

THE SERVICE (ECO)SYSTEM

 STRATEGIC SERVICE DESIGN

Faculty

Course Coordinator

Manuela Procopio

Service Designer and Digital Design Specialist

Teacher

Sol Fernández

Service Designer

News

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22 July 2026

Design at the Intersection of Craftsmanship and Digital Manufacturing

In collaboration with the Government of Catalonia, through the Consorci de Comerç, Artesania i Moda (CCAM) of the Department of Business and Labour, and the Ateneu de Fabricació de Gràcia, third-year Product Design students from IED Barcelona have taken part in a new edition of 'New Crafts. Digital Revolution'.

10 July 2026

Degree Show 2026 opens IED Kunsthal Bilbao to talent, design and the city

Once again, the Papelera Building opened its doors to the public, showcasing the work developed by students over four years of study and turning the school into a meeting point for design, culture, industry and institutions.

03 July 2026

“ORA” wins the 3rd IED Alfaro Hofmann Collection Award

The project by IED Barcelona Product Design student Elisaveta Loseva is a tabletop device that reintroduces the sense of smell as a means of creating an emotional connection within the dining experience.

03 July 2026

July: Exhibitions, Installations and New Horizons for IED.60 Public Program

With the arrival of July, IED Graduation Days enter their busiest phase across IED’s Italian campuses, bringing with them a series of public events designed to showcase the ideas, projects and research developed by students.

02 July 2026

Product Design IED Madrid alumni Jorge Penadés designs the Museo Reina Sofía's new public space

The designer created Alhacena, an installation conceived to encourage visitors to pause, read and connect within the museum's permanent collection.

01 July 2026

Three IED Designers Win at the 2026 Spanish Fashion Academy Awards

Alumni Ernesto Naranjo, together with faculty members Miguel Becer (ManéMané) and Juan Vidal, have been recognised at the third edition of the Academia de la Moda Española Awards for their outstanding creative work.

30 June 2026

This Was IED Madrid's Graduation Shows 2026: Two Days of Designing the Future

Under the concept Times New, IED Madrid's campuses hosted the final project exhibitions for Graphic Design, Product Design, Interior Design and Fashion Design, culminating in the traditional Avant-défilé.

23 June 2026

Best Thesis Awards 2026 – IED Barcelona

Fashion that evokes nostalgia through layered fabrics; a reinterpretation of retail as a living biological interface; an exploration of how Korean Wave (Hallyu) cultural products generate value within the luxury fashion sector; and an interactive digital experience that makes a previously hidden financial language visible.

22 June 2026

Jaime Hayón, Product Design IED Madrid alumni, honoured at the Escala Interior Design Awards

The designer received the National Excellence Award, recognising the work of leading interior design professionals in Spain.

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Exhibitions and Festival

28 April 2026 - 30 September 2026

Barcelona

“Caliu” in “Matter Matters. Designing with the World”

The project “Caliu”, by IED Barcelona alumnus Judith Aubà, has been selected to form part of this exhibition, which reflects on the major challenges facing design today and in the future at a critical time marked by the scarcity of raw materials.