Global Service Jam

19-23 Feb 2025

Global Service Jam will return Feb 19 - 23, 2025
HOST SIGN UP FOR #GSJam 2025 IS OPEN.
Start your host journey below and sign-up to become a host.

About

Our largest Jam will continue the recipe for success as it moves into its thirteenth edition, and local hosts can choose to run offline, online, or mixed Jams!

The biggest, oldest and boldest of the three Jams, the #GSJam appeals to everyone interested in a design-based approach to change. With its broad appeal, it’s a great place for beginners to learn – or get better at – a whole set of design tools, methods and mindsets, which can be applied to any project. Or for experienced participants, the unique and optional Deep Jam challenge lets you test your skills against the clock, and against your peers on five continents.
With usually over 100 Jam locations all over the world, you won’t have to look – or even travel – far to find a Jam site. Or why not start your own? Just pick your own dates within the Jam period.*
More locations are signing up all the time!
If you want to know more (for example about online Jamming) listen to this Podcast to hear all about it.

* Physical Jams need to fit inside one 48 hour period.  They can be shorter than 48 hours, but never longer. Digital or hybrid Jams can be up to 48 hours, but can spread the time over more days.

Start your host journey now!

Decide: nine questions

So, you are thinking about hosting a Jam? To help you decide, we put together the answers to nine key questions on this concise Slidedeck.

Learn more from our FAQ

For more information, check out our FAQ for hosts. Of course, you can get help any time at ​help@globaljams.org​

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If you feel ready, sign up to join the host community and make your Jam appear on the Global map of Jam locations.

Check out what our Jammers have been up to at previous Jams

Project archive

Over 20 projects Created
by Jammers in 21 Jam Locations
across the Globe.

Locations 2025

Location sign up is open. If you want to add your city to the Jam. Get in contact and sign up to become a host now!

["Gent Service Jam 2025",51.0840983,3.549412,4]

Belgium

Gent Service Jam 2025

  • Status: We are Jamming!
  • Status: Please confirm with the organisers directly!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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Luca School of Arts Gent

Alexianenplein 1, Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen 9000

We beloven veel fun en design for change. In 48 uur werk je in een team op een creatieve manier aan oplossingen voor een geheime uitdaging. Doe mee en bouw aan ideeën voor een andere, sociale, duurzame, inclusieve wereld.

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Botswana

Gabz Service Jam

  • Status: We are Jamming!
  • Status: Please confirm with the organisers directly!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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University of Botswana, Block 248/Foyer,

University of Botswana, Block 248/Foyer, Plot 4775 Notwane Road. Gaborone, Botswana

Join the Gabz Service Jam 2025, hosted by University of Botswana, in (potential) partnership with Botswana government. With this event we intend to introduce design thinking and creative facilitation processes to public service management. Participants are given a problem/theme, and then expected to find a solution in 48 hrs. Activities include research, ideation, conceptualisation and prototyping the solution to the problem. This is a diverse multidisciplinary environment, where students and proffessionals work together to come up with a solution to a given problem. Details comin

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["Bumba Jam",,,4]

Brazil

Bumba Jam

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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A Bumba Jam tem o prazer de conectar pessoas criativas e multidisciplinares com o propósito de transformar o mundo por meio do Design de Serviço.Ao longo de toda a imersão, os participantes formarão equipes e trabalharão juntos para prototipar soluções inovadoras para problemas reais, criando serviços impactantes.Contando com o apoio de mentores e especialistas em design e inovação, as equipes terão acesso a métodos e ferramentas que facilitarão o desenvolvimento dessas soluções.

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["Chengdu Jam 2025",30.6584241,103.9103937,4]

China

Chengdu Jam 2025

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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Join our Global Service Jam event in Chengdu next February! It's a creativity hub. People from diverse fields will meet to tackle real-world challenges. Through engaging workshops and teamwork, we'll explore new service concepts. Our expert facilitators will guide. You can network, share views, and gain insights. Whether you're a design pro or an eager entrepreneur, this jam is your stage. In Chengdu, let's reimagine services and transform interactions!

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["Service Jam Hong Kong",22.3526405,113.974246,4]

Hong Kong

Service Jam Hong Kong

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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The Service Jam Hong Kong is back for our yearly jam extravaganza. Wheter you're a design veteran or a design newbie, join us for an amazing weekend of fun, insights and intense jamming. Let's jam and connect.

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Latvia

Kuldīga Service Design Jam 2025

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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Adatu Fabrika

Kalpaka iela 4, Kuldīga, Kuldīgas pilsēta, Kuldīgas novads, LV-3301 Kuldiga

Join us at the Kuldīga Service Design Jam!This is a 2-day design workshop organised by Service Design students from the SDSI programme of the Art Academy of Latvia.Open to all, regardless of experience or background, this event is a great place for beginners to explore design-based approaches to problem solving, which can be applied to any project!You will meet and work with international students and local Kuldigans, form diverse teams, and spend 48 hours researching, ideating, and prototyping service solutions based on a surprise theme.

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["AbujaServiceJam",9.0242468,7.3672948,4]

Nigeria

AbujaServiceJam

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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Interested in design, innovation, creative problem solving or good service delivery? Come spend 48hours with us! #AbujaServiceJam is an opportunity to learn new skills, network, and prototpe services based on a secret theme!

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["Metro Manila Service Design Jam",14.5964947,120.9382742,4]

Philippines

Metro Manila Service Design Jam

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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We're bringing back the Global Service Jam to Manila! Become part of building and sustaining the service design community in the Philippines. Meet like-minded individuals who are all passionate about creating better experiences. People from all walks of life are welcome!

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["Service Jam Porto",41.1620847,-8.777671,4]

Portugal

Service Jam Porto

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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A Service Jam Porto, convida todos os interessados em inovação, design de serviços e criatividade a responder a um desafio comum. Criatividade, experimentação e competição amigável serão o mote das 48 horas deste evento.

https://www.jamporto.org/

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["Barcelona Service Jam",41.3926384,2.0576169,4]

Spain

Barcelona Service Jam

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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Runroom

Calle Santa Eulàlia, 5-9 / 3rd floor / Barcelona 08012

Barcelona edition of the Global Service Jam 202524 horas para cambiar el mundo.Por segundo año tenemos el honor de organizar la hackaton global del diseño de servicios e innovación a Barcelona.Ven a conectar con otros entusiastas de la innovación. Durante 24 horas practicaremos las habilidades más disruptivas.Te esperamos para un fin de semana de innovación, experimentación y diversión junto a profesionales y no profesionales con un ideal en común: el diseño puede hacer de este mundo un lugar mejor.

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["Service Jam Zaragoza",41.6516839,-0.9362662,4]

Spain

Service Jam Zaragoza

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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Espacio Joven Ibercaja

P.º de Fernando el Católico, 1, 3, 50006, Zaragoza

La Global Service Jam es un evento anual que se realiza a nivel mundial y que reúne a personas apasionadas por el diseño de servicios y la innovación. Durante este evento, los participantes se agrupan en equipos multidisciplinares para colaborar, idear y prototipar soluciones creativas para resolver desafíos relacionados con el diseño de servicios durante un fin de semana. 🌈 ¡Es una oportunidad para aprender, colaborar y experimentar con la metodología de diseño de servicios mientras conoces a nuevas personas y conectas con una comunidad global! 🚀 ¡Te esperamos! ✨

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[" Service Jam Zürich",8.4541636,,4]

Switzerland

Service Jam Zürich

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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🌟 Join our design thinking hackathon *Service Jam Zürich* at Ginetta's amazing HQ.🔍 In 48hours, you will learn and apply the design thinking methodologies, from research to ideation to prototyping. Join a global community, connect with industry professionals and receive valuable feedback from local founders.No previous experience or knowledge needed, just come open minded ready to have fun! Let's transform ideas into action together. 🚀

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[" Ivano-Frankivsk Service Jam",48.9118052,24.639276,4]

Ukraine

Ivano-Frankivsk Service Jam

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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Join the Ivano-Frankivsk Service Jam 2025, hosted by SPIIV NGO in partnership with UNICEF Ukraine and Lanka.cx. We're uniting public servants and enthusiasts to spread human-centered design across Ukraine, fostering innovation and making our country more people-centered. This hands-on event welcomes everyone to prototype solutions to real-world challenges while connecting with a global community. We are part of 10+ jams in Ukraine in 2025. Together, we create a chance to learn by doing and shape the future of HCD i Ukraine together.

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["Chernivtsi Service Jam 2025",25.8513466,,4]

Ukraine

Chernivtsi Service Jam 2025

  • Status: We are Jamming!
  • Status: Please confirm with the organisers directly!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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Join the Chernivtsi Service Jam 2025, hosted in partnership with UNICEF Ukraine! We're uniting public servants and enthusiasts to spread human-centered design across Ukraine, fostering innovation and making our country more people-centered. This hands-on event welcomes everyone to prototype solutions to real-world challenges while connecting with a global community. We are part of 7+ jams in Ukraine in 2025. Together, we create a chance to learn by doing and shape the future of HCD i Ukraine together.

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Ukraine

Kharkiv Service Jam 202

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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Join the Kharkiv Service Jam 2025, hosted by Design Thinking Lab Ukraine in partnership with UNICEF Ukraine! We're uniting public servants and enthusiasts to spread human-centered design across Ukraine, fostering innovation and making our country more people-centered. This hands-on event welcomes everyone to prototype solutions to real-world challenges while connecting with a global community. We are part of 10+ jams in Ukraine in 2025 mentored by Lanka.CX. Together, we create a chance to learn by doing and shape the future of HCD in Ukraine together.

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["Kyiv Service Jam 2025",50.4015679,30.202373,4]

Ukraine

Kyiv Service Jam 2025

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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Join the Kyiv Service Jam 2025, hosted in partnership with UNICEF Ukraine! We're uniting public servants and enthusiasts to spread human-centered design across Ukraine, fostering innovation and making our country more people-centered. This hands-on event welcomes everyone to prototype solutions to real-world challenges while connecting with a global community. We are part of 10+ jams in Ukraine in 2025 mentored by Lanka.CX. Together, we create a chance to learn by doing and shape the future of HCD i Ukraine together.

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Ukraine

Lutsk Service Jam 2025

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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Diia.Business in Lutsk

Bohdana Khmelnytskoho 26, 4th floor, Lutsk 43020, Ukraine

Lutsk Service Jam 2025, hosted in partnership with UNICEF Ukraine! We're uniting public servants and enthusiasts to spread human-centered design across Ukraine, fostering innovation and making our country more people-centered. This hands-on event welcomes everyone to prototype solutions to real-world challenges while connecting with a global community. We are part of 7+ jams in Ukraine in 2025. Together, we create a chance to learn by doing and shape the future of HCD i Ukraine together.

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["Lviv Service Jam 2025",50.0644947,31.4071893,4]

Ukraine

Lviv Service Jam 2025

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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Join the Lviv Service Jam 2025, hosted in partnership with UNICEF Ukraine! We're uniting public servants and enthusiasts to spread human-centered design across Ukraine, fostering innovation and making our country more people-centered. This hands-on event welcomes everyone to prototype solutions to real-world challenges while connecting with a global community. We are part of 10+ jams in Ukraine in 2025 mentored by Lanka.CX. Together, we create a chance to learn by doing and shape the future of HCD in Ukraine together.

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["Odesa Service JAM 2025",46.4598531,30.5466379,4]

Ukraine

Odesa Service JAM 2025

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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Join the Odesa Service Jam 2025, hosted in partnership with UNICEF Ukraine! We're uniting public servants and enthusiasts to spread human-centered design across Ukraine, fostering innovation and making our country more people-centered. This hands-on event welcomes everyone to prototype solutions to real-world challenges while connecting with a global community. We are part of 10+ jams in Ukraine in 2025 mentored by Lanka.CX. Together, we create a chance to learn by doing and shape the future of HCD i Ukraine together

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["Poltava Service Jam 2025",49.6020151,34.4746667,4]

Ukraine

Poltava Service Jam 2025

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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Join the Poltava Service Jam 2025, hosted in partnership with UNICEF Ukraine! We're uniting public servants and enthusiasts to spread human-centered design across Ukraine, fostering innovation and making our country more people-centered. This hands-on event welcomes everyone to prototype solutions to real-world challenges while connecting with a global community. We are part of 7+ jams in Ukraine in 2025. Together, we create a chance to learn by doing and shape the future of HCD i Ukraine together.

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["Uzhhorod Service Jam 2025",48.6193744,22.2383524,4]

Ukraine

Uzhhorod Service Jam 2025

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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Join the Uzhhorod Service Jam 2025, hosted in partnership with UNICEF Ukraine! We're uniting public servants and enthusiasts to spread human-centered design across Ukraine, fostering innovation and making our country more people-centered. This hands-on event welcomes everyone to prototype solutions to real-world challenges while connecting with a global community. We are part of 10+ jams in Ukraine in 2025 mentored by Lanka.CX. Together, we create a chance to learn by doing and shape the future of HCD i Ukraine together.

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["Zaporizhzhia Service Jam 2025",47.8561106,35.0102043,4]

Ukraine

Zaporizhzhia Service Jam 2025

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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Join the Zaporizhzhia Service Jam 2025, hosted in partnership with UNICEF Ukraine! We're uniting public servants and enthusiasts to spread human-centered design across Ukraine, fostering innovation and making our country more people-centered. This hands-on event welcomes everyone to prototype solutions to real-world challenges while connecting with a global community. We are part of 10+ jams in Ukraine in 2025 mentored by Lanka.CX. Together, we create a chance to learn by doing and shape the future of HCD i Ukraine together

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["Zhytomyr Service Jam 2025",50.2678572,28.5911458,4]

Ukraine

Zhytomyr Service Jam 2025

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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Join the Zhytomyr Service Jam 2025, hosted by SPIIV NGO in partnership with UNICEF Ukraine and Lanka.cx. We're uniting public servants and enthusiasts to spread human-centered design across Ukraine, fostering innovation and making our country more people-centered. This hands-on event welcomes everyone to prototype solutions to real-world challenges while connecting with a global community. We are part of 10+ jams in Ukraine in 2025. Together, we create a chance to learn by doing and shape the future of HCD i Ukraine together.

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["Norwich Jam",52.6409746,1.2039224,4]

United Kingdom

Norwich Jam

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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University of East Anglia

University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ

Join us in Norwich for the inaugural Global Service Jam, a weekend of creativity, teamwork and problem-solving where you'll work with others to design innovative services that make a real difference. Whether you're a newbie or a experienced pro, everyone is welcome to get involved.It's a chance to learn, prototype and contribute to positive change. Don't miss this exciting event - let's make a difference together!

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["Boston Service Jam",32.44341,-62.3383842,4]

United States

Boston Service Jam

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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Massachusetts College of Art & Design

621 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115

Seasoned service designers to the design-curious are welcome to join us at MassArt for 2 days of hands on service design. Day 1 we will focus on exploring the problem space and finding solutions worth bringing into Day 2, where we will build some prototypes, get some rapid feedback, and share what we've come up with. A great opportunity to use your design powers for positive impact, build your portfolio, and share your perspective as a teammate, mentor (limited spots available), or subject-matter expert.

https://tripetto.app/run/U53RVPB2OA

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["Puerto Rico Service Jam",17.9992675,-66.6585236,4]

United States

Puerto Rico Service Jam

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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2831 Av. Las Américas. Suite 104, Ponce, Puerto Rico 00717

Change Makers Wanted! Join the 2025 Global Service Jam in Puerto Rico, hosted by SeriouslyCreative. This action-packed weekend is all about doing, not talking. Work in teams, unleash your creativity, and apply design thinking and human-centered design to tackle real-world challenges. Connect, collaborate, and build something meaningful in a high-energy, fun environment. No experience? No problem! Bring your curiosity and a learning mindset—let’s jam!

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["RVA Service Jam",37.5245587,-77.6489805,4]

United States

RVA Service Jam

  • Status: We are Jamming!
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  • Status: CANCELLED for 2020
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RVA Service Jam invites everyone curious about problem-solving, collaboration, and creativity to join us for a weekend of hands-on innovation. Whether you’re an expert in product, UX, CX, interaction, or service, or just interested in trying out design thinking, there’s a place for you here. No previous design experience is needed – only a willingness to dive in and explore! More than just a networking opportunity, participants will start with a blank slate and leave with new insights, connections, and a shared experience in crafting a meaningful service design. Details/tickets coming soon!

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