Kudos to HSBC, who have partnered with Shelter to provide special bank accounts for people with no fixed address.
Having no fixed address can prevent people applying for jobs, benefits, and paying rent. It's a viscous loop, affecting around 300,000 adults in the UK according to Shelter.
It's heart-warming seeing charities and (considerate teams within) corporations co-designing useful inclusive services - without waiting for regulatory pressure or legislation.
Kudos to Askable who seem to have cracked good service-design for user research platforms. In the past I've found qualitative research platforms to be a bit fragmented in quality and limited in scope. Askable seem to have addressed this. Which is awesome in removing the barriers to user-centred-design.
Kudos to all you companies who offer free lifetime repairs on your products. Take a bow Patagonia clothing, Osprey backpacks, Nudie jeans, Hiut jeans, Custom Fender guitars, Zippo lighters, Rapha cycling jerseys. (non-exhaustive list) And this article from HBR (from 1988 but still entirely valid) looks at the business considerations
Today's Service Design Kudos goes to Olio - who have created a service to get food surpluses from shops and producers into the hands of people struggling. Their service is an orchestration of volunteers, partnerships, an online portal, local charities, plus a lot of consulting with the food
Kudos to Airbnb for launching an improved service for people with extra accessibility needs. Service Design elements: * A new dedicated category for 'adapted places' * A team dedicated to reviewing every accessible feature submitted by hosts, for accuracy * Detailed 3D scans of each adapted room, with greater information such