Strategic & Service Design

Design services
that resonate.

We design and deliver impactful services that put innovation and people at the heart — creating simplicity amongst complexity, across public and private sector.

People-centred design.
Real-world impact.

At Rezonate, we design services that work — for the people using them, the teams delivering them, and the systems holding everything together. Getting that balance right, between people, process, and technology, is what good service design is all about.

We work as a true partner, from discovery through to delivery — building close relationships with our clients along the way. Collaborative, evidence-based, and always focused on outcomes over outputs.

Led by Zain Raza, with deep expertise across research, UX, service design, and strategic thinking, our work spans public and private sectors — delivering meaningful impact at scale.

Holistic
End-to-end view of every service — not just the surface experience.
User-centred
Every decision grounded in real human needs and behaviours.
Connected
Understanding how every part of a service depends on another.
Strategic
Evidence-based focus that balances user needs with business goals.

Our Services

From early-stage strategy through to live delivery — we bring the right expertise at every stage of your service's life.

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Strategic Design

Setting the direction. We work at the strategic level to define where your service needs to go — mapping the landscape, identifying opportunity areas, and building a clear vision backed by evidence.

Vision setting Service strategy Design leadership
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Service Design

Designing the experience. From discovery to detailed design — we map user journeys, surface pain points, ideate solutions and design services that genuinely work for the people who use and provide them.

Journey mapping Prototyping Blueprinting Systems thinking
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End-to-End Design & Delivery

From concept to live product. We don't just design — we deliver. Leading multidisciplinary teams through the full build, testing, and launch of digital services that scale.

UX Research Agile delivery UX Design Roadmapping

Projects & Case Studies

A selection of projects spanning government, financial services, insurance and transport.

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Public Sector
Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit Fraud & Error

Provided service design leadership for fraud and error in Universal Credit, including leading a multidisciplinary team to design a scalable, efficient fraud-prevention service. The work leveraged AI and innovation to proactively target risk, all grounded in user-centred thinking across a complex, high-stakes environment.

Design Leadership Service Design E2E Design AI Integration
£500m+ Saved in fraud & error to date
5,000+ Agents now using the service
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Public Sector
Kainos

Automated Vehicles Act Data Service

End-to-end service design for the Department for Transport on the Automated Vehicles Act data workstream. Delivered a comprehensive service and ecosystem map in Discovery, surfacing current-state gaps and opportunities. Progressing through Alpha toward assessment and Beta, with AI tools embedded across design and delivery.

Service Design GDS Assessment AI Tools
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HR/Finance
Investigo Government Solutions

DSIT — Matrix Programme

Service design leadership for the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology on the Matrix programme. Leading a multidisciplinary team of 10 — spanning service design, delivery and analysis — to transform HR and Finance operations and systems across multiple government departments.

Design Leadership Transformation Op Model
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Public Sector
Kainos

Bus Open Data Service (BODS)

Commissioned to reimagine BODS — transforming it from a purely data-focused platform into a user-centred experience. Facilitated collaboration across government, data and technical teams to map the end-to-end service, balancing user needs with regulatory and technical requirements.

Service Design Service Mapping
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Public Sector
Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme — Youth Employment

Led the redesign of the government's Kickstart Scheme, tackling youth unemployment post-pandemic. Delivered a digital employer account and end-to-end future-state service — cutting DWP vetting time from 90 minutes per vacancy to under 5 minutes.

Service Design E2E Design/Delivery
↓ 94% Reduction in processing time
↑ Vacancies Increase in live vacancies
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Financial Services
Lloyds Bank

Re-imagine Branch Services

Led service design on Lloyds' Branch of the Future initiative. Developed a strategic vision to shift customer behaviour and reduce branch reliance — running in-branch pilots to measure change and producing service blueprints for the future branch experience.

User Testing Service Design Transformation
↑ Digital Increase in digital awareness
↓ Footfall Reduction in branch footfall
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We use a trusted design methodology throughout every engagement — ensuring we design the right thing, then design it right. Collaborative, evidence-based, and always people-centred.

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Discover

Deep research to understand the problem, the users, and the landscape. We listen before we design — surfacing what people actually do, not just what they say.

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Define

Synthesising insights into clear problem statements and opportunity areas. Creating clarity from ambiguity — framing the right problem before we leap to a solution.

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Develop

Ideating, prototyping, and testing solutions collaboratively. Connecting people, process, and systems — making the ideas tangible enough to learn from quickly.

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Deliver

Designing things right — and seeing it through to live. Measurable, scalable, and built to last. We don't just design; we deliver services that work in the real world.

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together.

Whether you're looking for a service design lead, a strategic design partner, or want to explore what Rezonate can do for your organisation — get in touch.

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Based in
United Kingdom · Available for contract work