Facilities 

Templates for design processesInteraction Bar: High tables with chairs Presentation Space and Large Group Discussion Space: Big tables with chairs Reading corner: Books about service design theories and case studiesWhite boards with sticky notesProjector (if needed, please ask for permission to use by sending an email to Prof. Birgit Mager birgit.mager@th-koeln.de before booking the room)Stationary (ball pen, marker pen, paper, sticky notes, tape and glue, scissors)Paper for brainstorming methods and games 

All tools and books can only be used in the Service Design Lab. 

Use Cases

Before using the room, make sure the room is available by using the room booking system. You can concentrate and be productive!

There are 3 types of use cases in the room:

PresentationDiscussion WorkshopPresentation

You want to find a space for the audience to concentrate while you are presenting. Also, you want to provide seats with tables for interactive activities in one part of your presentation. 

The flexible room arrangement with large tables and chairs can facilitate your presentation. By moving the tables and chairs to face the beamer with the presented images, the audience can focus on your content easily. You can also place materials like paper cards on the table for the activities. Stationary like sticky notes and pen is also provided in the room for the audience to write down important points.

You can also use the projector to show your slides, videos, reference photos and websites for everyone to see.

Discussion 

You want to find a quiet and productive space for discussion. However, there are too many people around the Gute Stube. Here, we provide you with a suitable and comfortable space for discussion with sufficient reading materials. There may be many ideas in your head and you want to present them clearly. Now, sticky notes and white boards are useful. 

You have to separate yourselves into groups and discuss. The room includes an interaction bar with high tables and chairs. The room arrangement is flexible, which means the furniture is movable. Simply arrange the tables and chairs according to the number of group mates you have. There is also paper for brainstorming on the wall for writing freely! We are sure that you can come up with innovative ideas and improve project results.

For some of you who want to continue your work when the professor leaves the room, it may be difficult to start by yourself. Now, templates of design processes are helpful as they guide you to think systematically. You can also scan the QR codes of templates to use them in your laptop. Later, you can put the diagrams (pdf) in your presentation file.

Workshop

If you are searching for a classroom with sufficient stationary and tools for brainstorming activities and workshops, Service Design Lab is the best place for you. There are white boards with sticky notes, brainstorming paper, stationary, templates of design processes and a projector for presenting slides. You can invite 15-20 students with guests from other schools and organizations. Feel free to ask for more resources if needed.

Rules

Please follow these rules so we keep the space functional:

Keep your working area tidy and please put all things you used back to where you took them from. Please take all things related to your project with you. The Service Design Lab does not have the responsibility to store personal items.Before leaving the room: Close all windows, turn off the lights and the heaters.When leaving: close the door and return the key to the gate.

Liability

Every student is liable for the loss or negligent damage to facilities and can be excluded from using them.

Materials

Please bring your own project materials (e.g. documents, paper, sticky notes) and take them off with you before leaving. For example, remove all sticky notes on white boards. Before removing sticky notes, you could take a photo of the board for the record.