Service Blueprinting: A Practical Technique for Service Innovation
Mary Jo Bitner, Arizona State University Amy L. Ostrom, Arizona State University Felicia N. Morgan, University of West Florida
This article describes one technique—service blueprinting—that has proven useful for service innovation. Service blueprinting is securely grounded in the customer’s experience and it allows the clear visualization dynamic service processes. The technique is described in detail in the paper including real case examples that illustrate the value and breadth of its applications. (Link to PDF of the article: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.2307/41166446) A fee may apply. The cases illustrate how service blueprinting can be successfully applied for the following purposes:- Providing a platform for innovation
- Recognizing interdependencies among people and functions in delivering service
- Facilitating both strategic and tactical innovations
- Designing moments of truth
- Visualizing and understanding the customer’s experience
- Transferring and storing innovation knowledge
- Creating ideal experiences