
Future talks and Guest Lectures:
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Open University BDes (Bachelor of Design: Design Practices) Guest Talks
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T190 Topic 5: Systems and Services. Module-wide tutorial: Service design in practice | Open University | July 2025
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T190 Topic 5: User experience and service mapping | Open University | July 2025
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T190 Topic 6: Vision and Identity. Module-wide tutorial: Portfolio discussion and demonstrations | Open University | August 2025
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Topic 5
This project explores the complexity of design through systems, user experience and service design principles. You’ll develop skills useful in understanding complex product-service systems and apply these in Project 5 to redesign a service.
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Topic 6
The final topic focuses on your design practice, exploring what you’ve learned and your design values. In Project 6, you'll begin to prepare your final design portfolio and will use this to explore what areas of design interest you and what you want to do next.
Work in Progress Talk for PhD Research - Open University
Art, History and Design 16th January 2025 at 2:30pm

In 2024 I was grateful for the opportunity to give six industry and research talks:
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Wednesday 13th November 2024 - Panel Talk: Design Thinking
in Driving Organisational Change
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Association of Change Management Practitioners (ACMP - UK Chapter)

Inspiration Stage: 8th November 2024 - British Psychological Society
Careers Festival 2024
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'The Use of Psychology in Human Centred Design' - by Rachel A.Wood

View a flip book of the talk [Has no sound]
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Testimonial:
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"It was a pleasure to witness first hand the positive impact your insight had on our audience. The feedback we've received in the lobby has been overwhelmingly positive, with attendees finding your talk both insightful and engaging. We are so grateful for the time and energy you put into supporting this years Psychology Careers Festival, and for making the festival a success" (BPS Representative)
Cross Government Accessibility Community of Practice 18th July 2024
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Accessibility and Service Design for Inclusion

Customer Journey Community of Practice hosted by Natwest:
Wednesday 26th June 2024 - Panel Talk
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"Service Design: Transforming Public and Private Sectors for
Better Customer Outcomes"

International Criminal Justice Network Talk - Women and Criminal Justice:
22nd May 2024
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'Inside Mum': A Scoping Review of a Service Co-Design
Project by Rachel A.Wood​
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Inside Design and Innovation Careers - Employer Panel
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Open University 28th February 2024

Watch the Panel Talk
PhD Researcher Panel Talk including my journey for the OU Design Show 2023 - Thursday 21st July 2023
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