On October 5th-6th Service Designers from across the world will come together in Berlin for the Service Design Global Conference They'll talk about the challenges facing the industry,  catch up with old friends, meet new friends and hear inspiring talks. They'll also argue about the availability of good coffee in Berlin.  It's just what designers do.  In this bonus pico-podcast, we talk to SDN's David Russo,  about:  the conferences overarching theme, the most interesting speakers how to play the AI drinking game,  and what's going to be expected at the Service Design Afterparty (imagine Coachella + Burning Man for the Design Community).  You can get your tickets here and, for a limited time,  use the code ALLSDGTENPERCENT to get your Service Design YAP listener discount.  We'll also be recording a YAP Student episode at the event tapping into the world of our next-gen designers (and rewarding them with exclusive swag). Watch out for our roving reporters. This is our pilot season. We’re testing the water and working out if podcasts are a good way to reach the UK Service Design Community. Let us know what we should do next: Keep going? Give up? Change direction? Click on this 7 question survey to tell us how we can make this better for you. Service Design YAP is developed and produced by the Service Design Network UK Chapter. Its aim is to engage and connect the wider Service Design community. Episode Host: Stephen Wood Production Assistance: Jean Watanya