<p>If you look at the current job market, you might notice something strange... </p><p>The words &quot;service design&quot; seem to be slowly disappearing from job titles. </p><p>Does that mean our field is shrinking, or worse, becoming obsolete? </p><p>Well, according to our guest, Giulia Di Gregorio, that&#39;s definitely not the case. </p><p>If anything, the opposite is true. </p><p>Giulia argues that while the titles might be vanishing, the practice is actually spreading. </p><p>Service design is everywhere now; it&#39;s just hiding under different names. </p><p>But this &quot;diversification&quot; creates a new challenge. </p><p>If everyone has a different job title, where do you find your professional peers? </p><p>Where&#39;s that safe space where you can get together to commiserate, find inspiration, and learn from each other? </p><p>That&#39;s what Giulia and a few folks were thinking as well. </p><p>But instead of just thinking about it they rolled up their sleeves and decided to revive Service Design Drinks Milan. </p><p>This didn&#39;t become just another meetup; it became a &quot;pirate version&quot; of a community. </p><p>And it’s been a pretty successful one.</p><p>In this conversation, we explore what it looks like to run a community that&#39;s driven by volunteers, has no hierarchy, and is governed by the energy people actually have to give. </p><p>We also talk about building &quot;synergies&quot; with other communities instead of acting like isolated islands. </p><p>And we dig into why the best way to scale might be through small, independent nodes across the world rather than one big centralized network. </p><p>So if you’ve been feeling a bit &quot;homeless&quot; in your service design role lately, this is a great conversation about reclaiming your identity and connecting with your tribe. </p><p>What stuck with me is the idea that when a project starts feeling like &quot;work,&quot; you might be heading in the wrong direction and should reconsider your options. </p><p>Something to think about both in our professional context as well as in our passion projects. </p><p>Enjoy the conversation and keep making a positive impact!</p><p>~ Marc</p><p><br></p><p>--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- </p><p>00:00 Welcome to Episode 247</p><p>07:30 Flat Hierarchies &amp; Freedom</p><p>09:30 Global Nodes vs. Centralized Networks</p><p>13:30 The Toolkit Takeover</p><p>17:45 Managing by Time</p><p>23:15 Pirates vs. The Navy</p><p>27:30 The Cost of Being Brave</p><p>31:45 The Un-conferenced Model</p><p>36:30 Turning Points: From Branding to COVID</p><p>43:00 Learning Effortless Leadership</p><p>48:00 How to Start Your Own Pirate Node</p><p>55:30 Question to ponder on</p><p><br></p><p> --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/giulialogodigregorio/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/giulialogodigregorio/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/service-design-drinks-milan" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.linkedin.com/company/service-design-drinks-milan</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://creativemornings.com/cities/mil" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://creativemornings.com/cities/mil</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p> --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- </p><p>Join our private community for in-house service design professionals. </p><p><a href="https://www.servicedesignshow.com?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=episode_description&utm_id=247&utm_term=servicedesignshow&utm_content=v2" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle</a></p><p><br></p><p>[4. FIND THE SHOW ON]</p><ul><li>Youtube ~ <a href="https://go.servicedesignshow.com/247-youtube" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://go.servicedesignshow.com/247-youtube</a></li><li>Spotify ~ <a href="https://go.servicedesignshow.com/247-spotify" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://go.servicedesignshow.com/247-spotify</a></li><li>Apple ~ <a href="https://go.servicedesignshow.com/247-apple" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://go.servicedesignshow.com/247-apple</a></li><li>Snipd ~ <a href="https://go.servicedesignshow.com/247-snipd" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://go.servicedesignshow.com/247-snipd</a></li></ul>