Service Design Book Club with Elise Talgorn
Elise Talgorn is our guest speaker for the online book club event in November.
Co-authors: Elise Talgorn and Monique Hendriks
About the topic:
Elise will introduce “systemic storytelling,” an approach that supports systems thinking.
This method uses stories that weave together tangible data with intangible elements—like intuition, emotions, uncertainty, and purpose—to help people make sense of and communicate complex systems.
Elise will share examples of how storytelling can capture multiple perspectives of system actors, engage stakeholders around systemic challenges, and stimulate meaningful change at the societal level.
Join us for an engaging conversation with Elise and fellow service design enthusiasts!
Event details
Date: Friday, November 28, 2025
Time: 11 am to 12 pm (EST) | 5 pm to 6 pm (CET) | Time zone converter
Location: Online event
Agenda
Introductions - 5 minutes
Overview of the topic by Elise - 20 minutes (will be recorded)
Conversations with Elise - 30 minutes
Note: The Zoom link will be shared with participants after registration.
About the guest speaker
Elise Talgorn is a multidisciplinary researcher and artist who explores how stories can spark compassionate connections between people, nature, and technology.
She holds a PhD in renewable energy physics and has worked in sustainable innovation and strategy at Philips, broadening her expertise to planet-centered design, systems thinking, and narrative sciences.
Currently, she is an Associate Professor in Impact Storytelling at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, where she researches how participatory story-based experiences can drive social and environmental transformation.
As an artist, she creates paintings and comics that give voice to the more-than-human with humor and emotion.
About Service Design Book Club
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Code of Conduct
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We do not tolerate harassment of event participants in any form.
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