Reflection Canvas for Conferences

A tiny A4 canvas to help conference or community events participant to: * Set an intention for the day * Take notes about the workshops and talks they attend * Reflect at the end of the day in duos Get the template This template was created for the Swiss Service Design Day 2026,

What are tips for a mindful conference?

In short: ask for the intention at the start of the day, do embodiement and mindfulness exercises throughout the day, give space for reflection, less input more conversation.

How and why I'm building a tool to turn notion docs into books I can print

In short: With a tiny tool built with Replit I can turn in a few clicks a full biography written in Notion in a PDF formatted for printing. Without having to do manual copy and paste with another design tool.

What would I do if I had to lead again an inactive community?

In short: focus on intervision to attract community members, events for awareness and stability to create a heartbeat. These lead all to an open call for new leadership. Don't lose time with on site events, online community spaces, admin.

What are different types impacts a student Service Design project could have?

In short: contribution to the field (theoretical impact), organisational, social, environmental, business, personal, career, etc.

What are ways to showcase or prove the impact of my (student) Service Design project?

In short: stories, quotes, numbers, before and after, validation from organizations, scaling, photos, awards, certifications, principles versus achievements, etc. all are ways to prove your impact and there are for sure even more. Having a mix of numbers and stories usually helps.

How can you avoid stupid critics from the people who will grade your work?

In short: Frame your project in a way where you define what is the zone of combat. Four things you can use for this are: Title, Scope, Type of project, Role.

Why is a narrow scope for Master project better for mental health?

In short: Reducing the scope of an idea means letting go of things which feels like a grieving process. Widening the scope of an idea means exploring additional stuff which feels like getting gifts (if you’re curious at least)

How Can You Use AI for Academic Writing?

In short: Check institution rules: Check your institution's guidelines. Say you've used it: Be clear about how you use AI. Be radically transparent: Share links to AI conversations. Don't use it only for text generation: Use AI to interview you, or to write while walking.

How to find renewed motivation for your design or research project?

In short: focus on what you can do today. Ask yourself why am I not less motivated? This question reveals all the deep motivation you have.

Are there good and bad topics for a master Service Design project?

In short: No. There just good scopes and bad scopes for a topic. The topic isn’t what’s important.

How can I explore more in more depth a Master Service Design topic?

In short: decompose the different parts of your topic (who, where, touchpoints, issues, etc) and then remix them to create new focused topic ideas. From there, start working topic on a few that resonate and see which one has more potential.