Spotlight - Service Design for Public Sector

Service Design for the Public Sector PhD Spotlight Seminar Series 2025

We are delighted to announce the launch of the SDPS PhD Spotlight seminar series, presented by the Associate PhD in Service Design for the Public Sector, chaired by Prof. Lorenzo Imbesi, together with its partners: Sapienza Università di Roma, Politecnico di Milano, Università IUAV di Venezia, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, ISIA Roma, ISIA Firenze, Università Mercatorum and l'École de Design Nantes Atlantique.

The series provides a dedicated space to explore how design research is shaping the future of a more innovative, sustainable, and inclusive public sector. Each session will bring together researchers, institutions, and communities to encourage the exchange of knowledge, critical debate, and collaboration.

From October to November 2025, we will examine emerging perspectives and innovative approaches to tackling today's societal challenges through design theory and practice.

We warmly welcome students, researchers, professors, practitioners, public officials, and anyone interested in the future of service design for the public sector to join us.

Upcoming sessions include:

• 08th October 2025  ·  14:30 @Sapienza University of Rome
  The Role of Design in Climate Policy Innovation — speakers Elena Battaglini and Nicola Moscheni; greetings Lorenzo Imbesi; introduction Angela Giambattista; moderated by Luca Baldini;
• 15th October 2025  ·  14:30 @Sapienza University of Rome
  Digital Twins in the Public Sector: Designing Accessible and Sustainable Public Futures  — speakers Bologna Digital Twin, Shaun West, Cecilia Lee, Utpal Mangla and Atul Gupta; greetings Lorenzo Imbesi; introduction Viktor Malakuczi; moderated by Mariia Ershova;
• 22nd October 2025  ·  14:30 @IUAV Venezia
  The Role of Service Design in Ecosystems Protection. Sustainability and Enhancement of Biomes Through Public Administration — speakers Claudia Zoccarato, Amalia De Götzen and Daniel R. Bond; greetings Lorenzo Imbesi; introduction Giovanni Borga; moderated by Efren Trevisan;
• 29th October 2025  ·  17:30 @ISIA Firenze
  Enhancing Coordination Strategies: Service Design in Public Administrations — speakers Mariacristina Sciannamblo, Progetto Rena and Simone Gheri; greetings Lorenzo Imbesi; introduction Marco Tognetti; moderated by Rachele Gracci;
• 05th November 2025  ·  14:30 @ISIA Roma Design
  Visualising Complexity for Decision Making. Participatory Approaches to Public Legal Design — speakers ⁠Kim Raad and Arianna Rossi; greetings Lorenzo Imbesi; introduction Tommaso Salvatori and Stefano Pratesi; moderated by Aureliano Capri;
• 12th November 2025  ·  16:00 @Sapienza University of Rome
  Systemic Service Design and Gigamapping — speaker Mari Suoheimo; greetings Lorenzo Imbesi; introduction Luca D’Elia; moderated by Sonia Belhaj;
• 19th November 2025  ·  14:30 @Sapienza University of Rome
  Participatory Design with Marginalized Communities: Methods and Practices to Design with Vulnerable People — speakers Alessandro Pollini and Melting Pro; greetings Lorenzo Imbesi; introduction Viktor Malakuczi; moderated by Miriam Saviano;
• 26th November 2025  ·  14:30 @Alma Mater Studiorum Bologna
  Critical Participation and Institutional Learning by Service Design: Urban Transition for Social and Environmental Justice — speakers Martina Massari, Marzia Mortati, Claudia Zampella and Jia-Xin Liu; greetings Lorenzo Imbesi; introduction Valentina Gianfrate; moderated by Lorenzo Brunello.

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