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Rip + Mix

Overview

Rip + Mix  encourages creativity and lateral thinking in developing solutions to problems.

The tool

Rip + Mix is designed to be used collaboratively. The tool can be used in large groups or small teams.

When to use it

  • Use Rip + Mix in the develop stage of your service design journey.

Example of a RIP + MIX template

How to use it

  1. Using a template / worksheet, participants are encouraged to take the characteristics of services they find pleasurable and apply them to – rip + mix them with – things which are causing your service users difficulty.
  2. Through applying practices users find pleasurable / satisfying to ‘painful’ services, you may create ideas for new services which users will find more satisfying.

Additional information

  •  The Rip + Mix tool was designed by the Service Design Academy in conjunction with T-Labs at Deutsche Telecom, Berlin.

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