Sebastian Hartmann

Next Generation Management for Professional Services

Tag: ServiceDesign

Managing Technology as a Revenue Driver in Services Firms
January 26, 2021

Managing Technology as a Revenue Driver in Services Firms

Technology is moving to the center of attention across professional and business services – and firms are spending more and more, not just absolutely but also relative to their revenue. If solely treated as a cost position, it becomes a race to the bottom. Instead, if considered a revenue driver and managed as an integral part of your firm’s P&L, technology paves the way for new business models, growth, and profitability.

Designing for Client-Centricity: A Lens for Legal, Consulting, Accounting and Technology Services Firms
May 19, 2020

Designing for Client-Centricity: A Lens for Legal, Consulting, Accounting and Technology Services Firms

Facing the current challenges has unleashed innovative thinking, agile methods and more dynamic organizations in many professional services firms. But how to anchor this way of thinking permanently?

Infusing old ways of working and outdated services with technology will not do the trick. Collaboration tools may provide a pioneering bridge, but will fail to deliver sustainable value – unless engagement models are re-designed.

Best Practices for Virtual Design Thinking Workshops in Professional Services
April 21, 2020

Best Practices for Virtual Design Thinking Workshops in Professional Services

Professional Services Firms are currently facing questions such as:
– How to best solve our clients‘ issue in the COVID19 crisis?
– How can we deliver in virtual or fully digital setups?
– How to design or adapt solutions for the emerging recession?
– How to adapt our solution portfolio and firm for the new normal?

Tackling these challenging topics in virtual design thinking workshops is not just necessary and one of the only few options available at the moment – it may turn out to be surprisingly effective and efficient.

The Benefits of Virtual Design Thinking Workshops
April 8, 2020

The Benefits of Virtual Design Thinking Workshops

Professional Services, like everyone else, are forced to move quickly towards delivering their expertise virtually or even digitally in the face of the COVID19 crisis. For legal, consulting and other expert services, design thinking takes on a whole new meaning, in order to adapt services and solutions for clients – and to develop and design answers to unprecedented challenges.

However, Design Thinking has been mostly known for its playful, innovation and creativity fostering and immersive on-site workshop settings… until now. And like everything else, these workshops need to take place virtually now. But is this even possible?