Lena Wood

Design Innovation, Research & Transformation 

Lena Wood is an Edmonton based researcher and service designer. She specialises in community transformation,  service design, social research, and speculative innovation. 




2024

Community Transformation & Service Design
︎︎︎Area Lead

Service Design Practice Support


Overseeing the practice of service design through the guidance of practitioners, product teams, and the development of a cross-country design community.
2022
Masters Thesis Project
Research, Speculative,
& Transformation Design

Mapping Glasgow: Transporting Futures


Exploring the impact of privatised buses on Glasgow communities, speculating future transformative solutions.


2022
Research & Service Design
︎︎︎Collaborative

Community Integrated Care


Adapting NHS 24 to better address complex psycho-social needs of patients. 


2021
Health, Research, & Service Design
︎︎︎Collaborative

Together for Cardiac Care


Bridging communication between care providers to improve  cardiovascular health detection in primary school.


2021
Exhibition & Information design
︎︎︎Collaborative

Addictions Don’t Discriminate


The stories of six people who have experienced addiction, sharing their journeys to increase empathy and awareness.


2020
Health & Service Design
︎︎︎Collaborative

Design to Save Lives


An educational toolkit targeting opioid users, and combating misinformation about naloxone administration.
2019-2021
Health & Information Design
︎︎︎Collaborative

Safe Opiod Use


Information and illustrations on how to safely use opioids during COVID-19. 


2015-2016
Exhibition Design
︎︎︎Collaborative

Exploring our European Values 


An secondary school collaborative exhibition exploring what it means to be a European citizen.



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