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Andy Polaine | SpeakersList

Andy Polaine

Andy Polaine

Educator, Leadership Coach and Author @Independent

Speaks aboutService DesignDesign LeadershipDesign ResearchInteraction Design

Speaks aboutService Design Design Leadership Design Research Interaction Design

GermanyEnglishPersonal website,LinkedIn,YouTube channel

About

Dr Andy Polaine is a design leadership coach, educator and writer who helps clients build design and innovation capability and transform their organisations. He is a coauthor of the book Service Design: From Insight to Implementation and coleads the MA Service Design at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

He hosts the Power of Ten podcast and writes the Doctor's Note newsletter, and holds a PhD from the University of Technology, Sydney.

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May2026
Leadership AteliersWorkshop series · In person
Navigating the journey into Design Leadership
Nov2025
Leadership AteliersWorkshop series · In person
Navigating the journey into Design Leadership
Sep2025
Design Literacy International Network
The Paradox of Design Education
Dec2024
Advancing Service DesignConference · United States
What is the role of service design in product-led organizations?
Nov2024
Design Leaders+
Navigating the Design Leadership Dip
Nov2024
Leadership by Design
Navigating the Design Leadership Dip
Oct2024
Service Design Global ConferenceConference · Wiesbaden, International
It's not business, it's personal. Leadership & Service Design.
Oct2022
Mind the ProductConference · London, United Kingdom
Mind Your Product Language
Oct2019
Emerce eDay
Creativity in the Age of Synthetic Realities
Aug2019
UX AustraliaConference · Melbourne, Australia
Design in the Age of Synthetic Realities
Jul2019
NEXT ConferenceConference · Hamburg, Germany
Creativity in the Age of Synthetic Realities
Oct2018
Service Design Days
Towards Mindful Service Design
Jul2018
Rising Minds
A Seat at Whose Table?
Apr2018
Web DirectionsConference · Sydney, Australia
Design for the Long-Term
Apr2018
Web Directions Design
Design for the long term
Aug2017
UX AustraliaConference · Melbourne, Australia
Living design
Aug2016
UX AustraliaConference · Melbourne, Australia
Design to the power of ten
May2016
Enterprise ExperienceConference · United States
Service Design For The Enterprise Ecosystem

Mar2016
Service Design Australia
Remembering what we have forgotten

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