Ben Holliday

This is my blog where I’ve been writing for 20 years. You will find posts about digital transformation, design and leadership. You can also find me on Bluesky and LinkedIn. In 2022 I published a book for TPXimpact, Multiplied.

Service Design

The needs of government

Understanding user needs and understanding the needs of government isn’t a choice. You need to do both Read more

Mission statements: better, faster, super-duper

What do our long term goals mean, keeping the focus on outcomes? Read more

The hard line of complexity

We complicate things, and we do so most of the time. All progress depends on finding ways to side step the complexity we create at every opportunity. Read more

Creating better missions

Missions are built on words then actions. What helps define a great mission statement? Read more

What does a successful product or service look like?

Success looks like a product or service that solves a real problem for people Read more

Thinking about how we use evidence in user-centred design

The challenge of how to bring together traditional types of evidence-driven decision making and a new focus on delivering digital at the Department for Work and Pensions. Read more

Working towards zero

Content design for service design

Why it’s important to think differently about content formats and content ownership when designing a service. Read more

Supersized. Making design work in large organisations

Does your organisation have design leadership? Read more

Is it transformational?

Service design in London, and everything else that happened

Service architecture and user journeys