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Hybrid touchpoints for relational service in social innovation: a case study of "Eat Me!"

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posted on 2015-02-11, 11:48 authored by Kathy Lo
This paper: (1) proposes an analytical framework using hybrid touchpoints (interweaving of online and offline service touchpoints) to facilitate relational service in social innovation, and (2) through a case study of social innovation “Eat Me!”, examines the link between theory and practice by analysing how hybrid touchpoints are applied in service design for social innovation. Initiated by interdisciplinary collaborations and empowered by enterprising initiatives, Eat Me! is a case of social innovation that demonstrates positive impacts of connecting academic researchers, design industry professionals, users, enterprise experts and multidisciplinary team. It is an award-winning holistic service system that helps people grow fruits, share a hobby, exchange experiences, harvest homegrown vegetables and share the fruits of their labour. Features of Eat Me! include: Participatory digital maps that show locations of sharable fruits, and service platforms that cross the boundary between online interactions and real-life events to connect local communities.

History

School

  • The Arts, English and Drama

Department

  • Arts

Published in

10th NordDesign 2014 International Conference Proceedings of NordDesign 2014 Conference

Pages

437 - 447

Citation

LO, K.P.Y., 2014. Hybrid touchpoints for relational service in social innovation: a case study of "Eat Me!". IN: Proceedings of NordDesign 2014 Conference (10th International Conference), Aalto University Design Factory, Helsinki, Finland, 27-29 August 2014, pp. 437 - 447.

Publisher

Aalto University and Design Society

Version

  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publisher statement

This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Publication date

2014

Notes

This paper was presented at NordDesign 2014.

ISBN

978-1-904670-58-2

Language

  • en

Location

Aalto University Design Factory, Helsinki, Finland