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Deadline Extended: ServCollab PhD Student Scholarship Now Open Until March 16, 2026
ServCollab announces that the application deadline for the ServCollab PhD Student Scholarship has been extended to March 16, 2026 . The ServCollab PhD Student Scholarship provides $1,000 (US dollars) to one selected PhD student to present their research at a 2026 service research conference. Eligible conferences include: SERVSIG Conference (June 2026, Braga, Portugal) Frontiers in Service Conference (June–July 2026, Helsinki, Finland) ServCollab is founded on Transform
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ServCollab Special Session at the 2026 AMA Winter Conference in Madrid, Spain
ServCollab is presenting a special session at the AMA Winter Academic Conference titled: Redesigning the Service System of ‘Spaceship Earth’ Humans live within service systems, from the micro level of everyday service experiences to the meso level of nation-states, and to the macro level of Planet Earth—the Spaceship that sustains all life. However, across these levels, service systems are failing to serve humanity and the other beings on our planet wisely, creating severe
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Feb 41 min read


ServCollab Research Funding Opportunities Webinar - Wednesday, February 4th
07:00 AM Central Time (North America) | 14:00 CET | 22:00 JST You are invited to a ServCollab Research Funding Opportunities Webinar. This webinar will explain the 2026 ServCollab Research Grants and the 2026 ServCollab PhD Student Scholarships, made possible through generous donations from ServCollab Donors. Webinar Highlights: Introduction to ServCollab's Purpose and Process An overview of the ServCollab Research Grants An overview of the ServCollab PhD Student Scholarship
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Jan 231 min read


ServCollab Research Grants
ServCollab's Service Research Themes ServCollab is pleased to announce new Research Grants that will be made possible through generous donations from ServCollab Donors. With these Research Grants, ServCollab seeks to support and amplify innovative research that aligns w ith ServCollab’s mission, one of the seven ServCollab Service Research Themes, and that is invited for revision by a peer-reviewed journal. ServCollab was founded on Transformative Service Research (TSR). Mo
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Jan 193 min read


2026 ServCollab PhD Student Scholarship
ServCollab is pleased to announce the second year of the ServCollab PhD Student Scholarship, made possible through generous donations from ServCollab Donors. This scholarship seeks to support and amplify innovative doctoral research that aligns with the purposes of Transformative Service Research (TSR). TSR emerged as a research movement at the 2011 Transformative Consumer Research Conference. Anderson, Ostrom, and Bitner (2011, p. 3) define TSR as “the integration of consum
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Jan 62 min read


Pre-Conference Workshops at the SERVSIG 2026 Conference
June 10, 2026 | University of Minho, Braga, Portugal The SERVSIG 2026 Conference will host a series of pre-conference workshops on June 10, 2026 , at the University of Minho in Braga, Portugal . 🔗 Learn more about all pre-conference workshops here: https://servsig2026.eeg.uminho.pt/pre-conference-workshops/ ⸻ ServCollab Morning Workshop “Launching the ServCollab Wisdom Quest: Seeking Collaborative Wisdom to Serve Humanity” ServCollab will host a morning pre-conference work
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Dec 18, 20251 min read


Giving Tuesday Is Today
Giving Tuesday has become an internationally recognized day when donors participate in shaping the future of nonprofits/NGOs. In ServCollab’s brief history, we have been seeking to serve humanity by: Conducting research for serving humanity: We have published 27 ServCollab research papers, including 24 journal articles and 3 book chapters. We have presented 58 ServCollab conference presentations, including 6 keynote presentations, 3 special sessions, and 10 workshops. Se
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Dec 1, 20251 min read


Together, Let’s Elevate the Human Experience
ServCollab seeks to elevate the human experience in service systems by reducing suffering, improving well-being, and enabling well-becoming.
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Nov 28, 20251 min read


Serving Humanity: Our Shared Purpose
Dear ServCollab Colleagues, ServCollab's purpose is simple yet profound: Serving Humanity. Service is so pervasive that humanity is born into service systems, lives in service systems, and dies in service systems. At its core, service is how humanity sustains itself and expresses our shared responsibility to each other and to the Earth. ServCollab is building a research movement for serving humanity. When you donate to ServCollab: 🎓 You help us provide 2026 scholarships for
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Nov 21, 20251 min read


ServCollab has Joined the Wellbeing Economic Alliance!
On this Earth Day, ServCollab is excited to share that we have joined the Wellbeing Economy Alliance - https://weall.org/.
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Apr 22, 20251 min read


Announcing Two ServCollab Scholarship Winners
Griffin Colaizzi and Floriane Goose are the winners of the 2025 ServCollab Scholarship.
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Apr 17, 20252 min read


Biomimicry for sustainability: Upframing service ecosystems
Amidst an urgent need for sustainability, novel approaches are required to address environmental challenges.
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Jan 11, 20251 min read


Introducing the ServCollab Scholarship for PhD Students
ServCollab is excited to announce a new scholarship for PhD students in service research, funded by donations from the ServCollab Community! This scholarship was created to support and amplify innovative research that aligns with Transformative Service Research’s (TSR) purposes. TSR emerged as a research movement at the 2011 Transformative Consumer Research Conference. Anderson, Ostrom, and Bitner (2011, p. 3) define it as “the integration of consumer and service research th
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Dec 14, 20242 min read


Elevating the Human Experience through Service Standards: Insights from the Global Refugee Crisis
Gnusowski, Marek and Fisk, Raymond P. (2024) Journal of Service Management https://doi.org/ 10.1108/JOSM-11-2023-0487 Figure 1. Wisdom crane metaphor for the ADD service systems framework Abstract Purpose: This article proposes a set of three service standards for serving humanity; develops the ADD (Agency, Dignity, and Diversity) Service Standards Framework; integrates these standards with human experience; and then applies this framework to refugee service experiences....
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Nov 9, 20241 min read


Cultivating Wiser Service Systems Through Communication
Moulton-Tetlock, Edythe, Town, Sophia, Rafieian, Hoori, Corus, Canan, & Fisk, Raymond P. (2024) Journal of Service Management...
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Aug 4, 20242 min read


Conceptualizing service ethics for the complexity of modern service interactions
Sebhatu, Samuel Petros, Qusay Hamdan, and Raymond P. Fisk (2024) Service Industries Journal https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2024.2359651...
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Jul 14, 20241 min read


Join ServCollab for an Inspiring Webinar Series on the Sustainable Development Goals
Join ServCollab for an Inspiring Webinar Series on the Sustainable Development Goals
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Apr 12, 20241 min read


Weaving the Fabric of Global Well-Being with Service Research
Join Us for an Inspirational ServCollab Preconference Morning Workshop on Thursday, June 6, 2024 What: If you are attending the SERVSIG Conference in Bordeaux, France, we invite you to an enriching morning prelude: the ServCollab Preconference Workshop. This free session explores ServCollab’s Seven Service Research Themes, a pioneering framework derived from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These themes were developed by ServCollab and the Journal of S
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Mar 14, 20242 min read


Call for Research Projects on ServCollab's Seven Service Research Themes
Recently, ServCollab and the Journal of Services Marketing collaborated to create a Special Issue focused on Improving Life on Planet...
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Feb 29, 20241 min read


Journal of Services Marketing / ServCollab Special Issue on Improving Life on Planet Earth
With Emerald Publishing’s Journal of Services Marketing, ServCollab is announcing a ServCollab Special Issue on Improving Life on Earth.
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Jan 31, 20242 min read
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