At the Service Design Global Conference in Berlin, we talked to 9 designers at the beginning of their professional journeys.  Each told a different story about what brought them to the discipline and what their hopes and aspirations were.  Thanks for sharing your stories. PolinaValentinaAndreaOona Amanda AnnuFelipeTetyanaJaidon The YAP team for this episode were: Elmer ZinkhannJean WatanyaMandana DilmaghaniStepen Wood. Special thanks to the folks from the Service Design Podcast for lending us their recording kit when ours "went missing" on a flight. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Resources mentioned in the podcast. Polina Step into ecology of mindPolitics of everydayThe Reflective Practitioner (by Donald Schön)Jaidon Alex HormuziFelipe The machine stopsValentine Good Services by Lou DowneAndrea Visualising Complexity 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. 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