Service Design for Good

Framing and solving complex wicked problems through service design

SD4 Ecology

How might we tackle the rising problem of environmental polutions (i.e. plastic waste) through positive service design interventions?

SD4 ECONOMY

How might we turn waste (i.e. food waste) into resources to drive social enterprises that create new value through social capital?

SD4 INDIVIDUALITY

How might we design ethically for vulnerable populations and give voice to stigmatized topics (i.e. digital inclusion, mental health)?

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RECENT PROJECTS

Club. IGREEN

Educational teaching aid kits and contents using sea urchins, which cause sea desertification. We created a start-up club and conducted it with undergraduate students. It ended with a graduation exhibition. Hannah Kang of the SD4G Lab with Park Ha-young, Lee Yeon-soo, and Jung Hye-hoon from DSU.

Bio Design Challenge in New York

Since its founding in 2015, BDC has worked with over 100 high schools and colleges in 29 countries. Each June, finalist teams gather at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and Parsons School of Design in New York City to present their projects to the judging panel and a public audience.

Service Design Workshop with GDUT

GDUT and SD4G collaborated to conduct an online workshop on service design. Led by Professors Yong-Ki Lee and Linli Li, the workshop emphasized a six-step design process and the interdisciplinary nature of service design.

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

7/11/2023

Local Particularities in Regional Social Innovation: A Case Study of Rural Stay Program in Mungyeong, South Korea*

ServDes

11/6/2022

Quality Factors for Generative Toolkits in a participatory Design Approach to give Users a voice in Social Innovation

The 5th International Conference on Culture Technology (ICCT 2022)

9/16/2022

Framing Instead of Solving: Approaching the Wicked problem of Restaurant Food Waste through Service Design Research

Journal Of Service Research and Studies

6/30/2022

디자인씽킹 워크숍에서 퍼실리테이터의 6가지 핵심 역할 제안

Journal of Integrated Design Research

4/30/2022

초보 서비스 디자이너를 위한 디자인 퍼실리테이션 기법 제안

한국기초조형학회

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Study with us

We are looking for promising Ph.D. and MS candidates. Applicants with excellent academic track records or equivalent professional research experience may be eligible for talent-based research scholarships, covering Tuition fees and research-related expenses. Both Korean and International students are welcome.

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Dongseo University is a private university in Busan, the second-largest city in South Korea. The university has one of the highest Ph.D. Design graduates output in Korea.

DEGREE

DOCTORATE (PH.D.)

LANGUAGE

English & Korean

START in

Mar & Sep

CREDITS

36 credits, 24+ months

DEGREE

Master's (MA.)

LANGUAGE

English & Korean

START in

Mar & Sep

CREDITS

24 credits, 24 months

POSITION

Undergraduate Research Assistant (RA)

TYPE

Volunteer Internship

START

Jan & July

If you are interested in working as a Research Assistant, reach out to inquire about joining our research team.

Meet our lab director

Yong-Ki Lee

Lab director

Assistant Professor at Graduate school of Design, Dongseo University. I received my Ph.D. Degree in Industrial Design from KAIST, South Korea. With more than 10 years of teaching experience, my goal is to produce service design graduates who can make an impact. My four main research areas are UX Design, Service Design, Social Innovation, and Sustainable Development.

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