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 Patterns

Everything service patterns

Everything I know about and have bookmarked about service patterns work since 2016. Read more

Service pattern people

Reflections on an event for Services Week 2025 and how organisations are working with service patterns. Read more

Bets on digital transformation for 2024

Exploring my predictions for the coming year in digital transformation. Read more

An introduction to service modelling

Introducing and exploring a way for organisations to create, test, and scale the design of whole services. Read more

Reflections from Services Week 2020

Some reflections on service design and service patterns after speaking in Newcastle at Services Week 2020 – as part of a Government Digital Service series of events. Read more

How to use service patterns in your organisation

How to work with service patterns to deliver consistency and quality of design at scale. Read more

Comparing service design and business design

How service design can bring a new set of approaches and focus to organisations. Read more

Patterns should be obvious

Explaining what I describe as the curtains principle. Read more