Tybee Beach environmental supports

Class Project: Service Design: A Systemic Perspective

University: Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)

Group Members: Laura Matteson, Hailin Chen, Abhishek Khan, Shark Lao, Clair Potter

The goal of this group project was to identify gaps and design solutions for a service of our choice. We chose Tybee Beach Management as our service and after secondary and primary research we discovered the following areas for improvement:

  • Parking limitations

  • Coastal erosion

  • Rule-breaking by visitors was harming the beach ecosystem

  • Large school events wrecked the beach ecosystem

You can see our entire process in the book below:

Our proposed solution was a new cross-channel (both in person and virtual) check-in system for the beach that would help visitors:

  • find parking

  • plan carpooling

  • understand the reason for rules

  • participate in ecotourism to help restore the beach

  • access needed tools and resources to engage with the beach responsibly

Tools included in this project and HOW they can support you:

  • Stakeholder Map: Identify who is affected by your work so you can meet their needs efficiently and holistically.

  • Current State Customer Journey Map: See the journey your clients take when working with you so you can find the gaps and areas for improvement.

  • Future State Customer Journey Map: Dream up a new or updated way to seamlessly meet your clients on their problem-solving journey.

  • Story boarding: Show how a new solution could look so you can identify gaps, build on your ideas and save money “testing” out your idea on paper first.

  • Field Research and Contextual Interviews: Get the information you need to make impactful decisions and allow your audience to feel heard and included as you problem-solve.

  • Affinity Mapping: Organize and Translate insights into usable graphics and frameworks

  • Current State Service Blueprint: See how the client facing and internal sides of your business are functioning together so you can identify areas for change.

  • Future State Service Blueprint: Build out a new or updated service structure that works smoothly externally and internally.

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