for STREAT • Create a roadmap of discrete, actionable mini- projects that could be delivered either by HeathWallace or one of STREAT’s other collaborators • Design a product or service that helps support STREAT’s social work by turning customers into advocates • Forge a lasting relationship with STREAT that delivers value over time for both parties
and coffee need to be exceptional: the organisation doesn’t want to guilt-trip customers into coming in to a cafe. The ‘social good’ aspect of the business is a bonus. With this sensitivity in mind, our challenge was to help discover ways of making STREAT’s customers more aware of the social good they’re creating both individually and collectively.
and plan accordingly to deal with typical project limitations: time, budget, availability of resources, etc. We also needed space to think divergently and follow tangents. The Double Diamond was a perfect framework for us - it’s rigorous, but it gives you time and space to explore and experiment. Divergent thinking theory generating Convergent thinking theory confirming Discover Define Design Deliver
with STREAT staff across the organisation - at HQ, in cafés and kitchens. We needed to immerse ourselves in all aspects of the business to understand where there were gaps and opportunities. It would also help us quickly find out whether a concept or solution was appropriate.
updates Impact tracker Cross-cafe communications The Happiest hour STREAT maps Choose where your money goes Cup stories Experiential menu Inside-out cookbook Through other people’s eyes Value of good deeds in coffee Box of stories & delights Soundscape Mini-projects
CEO spending 10% time on innovation • Innovation strategy being developed • Social intrapreneurship research underway • Range of projects underway • Service design methodology regularly used
• Working in a new medium (industrial design, electronics, 3D printing, etc.) • Estimation of time and budget • Maintaining momentum (for both HeathWallace and STREAT)
had to say no. There were mini-briefs and tracker features we would have loved to work on but couldn’t due to project constraints. Internally, expectations were also tricky to manage. We’re used to having a clear understanding of deliverables and outcomes: for this project, not so much. LESSONS LEARNT