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.

 

Information to decide

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

Course Leader

Sol Fernández

Service Designer

News

04 February 2026

punto—trama LAB: workshops for young designers

After its first edition, punto—trama continues its journey as a space for dialogue and experimentation dedicated to young designers.

Poster for the Saló Ensenyament 2026 showing two cheerful young people against a blue background

03 February 2026

IED Barcelona at Saló de l’Ensenyament 2026

From 18 to 22 March, attendees at this event focused on educational guidance will have the opportunity to explore the school’s design training programmes at stand D-453, located at the Fira de Barcelona Montjuïc venue.

General plan of a design project exhibition

12 January 2026

Portfolio Review Design 2026

The annual showcase of standout projects by final-year students in Interior, Product, Transportation and Business Design at IED Barcelona presented innovative proposals that envision the companies, objects, homes and vehicles of the future.

19 December 2025

IED Barcelona celebrates Graduation Day for a hundred students from Master's and Specialisation Courses

The event recognises their successful journey through their studies at the school.

Green lettering on a blue background with the copy Welcome Event 26

18 December 2025

Welcome event Postgraduate 2025/2026 - IED Barcelona

It will take place on 15 and 16 January for Master's, Postgraduate and Specialization Course students.

Environmental Psychology and Interior Design: The Influence of Space

15 December 2025

Environmental Psychology and Interior Design: The Influence of Space

How to design interior spaces that enhance psychological well‑being

15 December 2025

Solutions to boost the circular economy in the automotive industry and regenerate ecosystems by uniting science, creativity, and technology

Students from IED Barcelona, UPC and Esade together with SEAT and MAD Travel–Ateneu de Manila University have developed innovative proposals for recycling and extending the life of vehicles and monitoring systems in favor of sustainable rural development in the Philippines.

01 December 2025

AQU Catalunya and IED Barcelona begin a mass survey to gauge the satisfaction of recent graduates

More than 60,000 people who finished their university and artistic studies last year will receive the survey, which will serve to improve the degrees currently being taught. Participants will be entered into a prize draw for the latest generation iPhone.

Tres premios a Alumni y estudiantes IED Madrid durante el mes de noviembre: Premio Nacional de Innovacion, Frame Awards & Premio Antalia Decora

28 November 2025

Three awards for IED Madrid alumni and students in November: National Innovation Award, Frame Awards & Antalia Decora

Federico Sáinz de Robles wins the National Innovation Award with his brand Sepiia, while Lucas Muñoz receives the FRAME Editor's Pick mention for his COLAB project for Sancal and Jacobo López del Hierro Llopis wins third prize at Antalia Decora

Don't miss it

05 February 2026 - 07 March 2026

Madrid

IED Madrid · Official School of the Madrid Design Festival

From 5 February to 7 March, IED Madrid presents a diverse program deeply connected to the city, positioning it as the festival’s largest creative hub.

Exhibitions and Festival

06 February 2026 - 08 February 2026

Barcelona

Llum BCN 26: IED Barcelona takes part with “Fabric Maze”

An interactive maze of light and shadow that can be visited from 6 to 8 February at the Can Framis Chimney, in the Miquel Martí i Pol Gardens.

Projects Presentation

12 February 2026 - 26 February 2026

Bilbao

Naturalezas de Luz

The exhibition offers a journey through three ceramic lighting pieces that explore the relationship between material and light, combining formal experimentation, conceptual sensitivity, and applied design processes. Through both traditional and contemporary techniques, each piece highlights ceramics as a relevant and innovative material within contemporary lighting design.

Exhibitions and Festival

18 March 2026 - 22 March 2026

Barcelona

Saló de l’Ensenyament 2026

From 18 to 22 March, we look forward to welcoming you at stand D-453 at the Montjuïc venue of Fira de Barcelona, where you will be able to discover our educational offer in Design, Fashion, Visual Arts, Marketing and Communication. Come and visit us!