Helping people see what connects

Helping
people see what
connects

I’m Chen HAO - service designer, researcher & educator.


I’m curious about what happens between people, services and organisations: the assumptions we make, the things we don’t notice, and the connections that can change how we see a problem.I work through research, faciliation and design to help people make sense of complexity and move forward together.

service design · user research· organisational change · intercultural design

Designing Services

Helping organisations see services through users' eyes.

At TU Delft Library, I realised we weren't struggling with too few services - we were struggling to make them visible. That insight became the starting point for redesigning services, journeys and the way teams worked together.

Service design workshop and mapping activities
Service design workshop and mapping activities

Connecting Cultures

Helping design teams become curious before becoming certain.

Working across Europe and Asia taught me that cultural differences rarely announce themselves. They emerge in conversations, assumptions and everyday ways of working. My work explores how design can help people gain intercultural empathy.

Intercultural design research in practice
Intercultural design research in practice

Growing People

Helping people discover confidence through design.

Designing services is rewarding, but what stays with me most is helping people grow. Whether I'm working with students, designers or colleagues, I enjoy creating the conditions for people to ask better questions, collaborate with confidence and continue learning together.

Growing People

Helping people discover confidence through design.

Designing services is rewarding, but what stays with me most is helping people grow. Whether I'm working with students, designers or colleagues, I enjoy creating the conditions for people to ask better questions, collaborate with confidence and continue learning together.

People learning and collaborating together
People learning and collaborating together

Field Notes

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Every service makes sense to someone.


The real question is: to whom?

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Every service makes sense to someone.


The real question is: to whom?

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Design isn't about making services perfect.
It's about making understanding possible.

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Design isn't about making services perfect.
It's about making understanding possible.

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Good workshops don't always produce answers. They help people ask the right questions together.

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Good workshops don't always produce answers. They help people ask the right questions together.

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Curiosity takes you further than cultural knowledge.

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Curiosity takes you further than cultural knowledge.

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Curiosity takes you further than cultural knowledge.

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The goal isn't to understand every culture.
It's to understand every person a little better.

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The goal isn't to understand every culture.
It's to understand every person a little better.

Contact

Chen HAO

I'm always happy to talk about a design challenge, a research question, a workshop opportunity or simply an idea that might be worth exploring together.


Feel free to reach me on LinkedIn.

Chen HAO


Always open to have a chat. Feel free to reach me on LinkedIn!