Case Studies that are of interest
The customer journey of taking a flight has changed beyond all recognition over the last few decades.
This change is a prime example of service innovation in action, and the "invisible hand" of co-value generation
No one person has architected the journey, rather many aspects, suppliers, and customer expectations have come together, competed, some succeeding, some falling by the side, to get where we are today; and what's next?
We'll look at describing some examples of services using my update to Gallouj & Weinstein "service as characteristics" model.
And we'll take some examples from across the service-service continuum. From self-service - which includes what we would have called goods in the old days - through to full service.
Where does Electrolux's recently launched robotic vacuum cleaner service sit on the goods-service continuum? What aspects of the ongoing shift to the service economy does this service address? What could Electrolux do next? And, will this be successful?
This mini case study looks at all these questions around the service recently launched on the Swedish market, built upon their successful product.
The music reproduction industry is a fascinating industry to observe. It shows the progression to a service economy but also starts as a service.
Along the way we see service development is dependent upon product developments and supporting innovations from other industries
Can we make credit cards better - getting rid of Visa, Mastercard, Diners and the complex expensive infrastructure that goes with that, etc?
By doing so, we can save money for vendors, reducing costs for consumers
