News & Updates

KCS is a significant culture change for most organizations. We are attempting to shift the culture away from recognizing people for what they know, and toward recognizing people for their…

Big news from the Consortium for Service Innovation: Arnfinn Austefjord joins the staff as the Global Head of the KCS Academy on June 3, 2019. The KCS Academy continues to…

We are pleased to announce that Arnfinn Austefjord will be joining the staff of the Consortium for Service Innovation on June 3, 2019 as the new Global Head of the…

There are a few important reasons to use the “Work in Progress” (WIP) status in a KCS implementation. First is to preserve the customer context across the life of the…

Based on discussions with Consortium Members, we’ve recently made two important changes to the KCS v6 Practices Guide: Visibility is now Audience (in reference to Article State) PII (Process Integration…

Intelligent Swarming℠ (Agile Collaboration) is a dramatically different way to organize people and work. It challenges 30 years of accepted practice and structure in support. Released April 2019, this Framework…

The Consortium for Service Innovation is pleased to announce the publication of the Intelligent Swarming: Framework for Collaboration. This post (available as a pdf here) is a recap of that…

Melissa George has announced that she will be leaving the Consortium for Service Innovation and the KCS Academy effective May 1, 2019.   As with all outcome-based measures, it is…

Join us for our in-person KCS® events. We’re bringing the KCS community together for Knowledge-Centered Service content, conversations, and connections. Due to concerns around COVID-19, the World Tours previously scheduled…

If you’re considering KCS®, or want to introduce KCS Practices and techniques to a broad audience, this interactive, online training offers an efficient, cost-effective way to do so. This $97…