Become an ISSIP Ambassador
ISSIP is the professional association for people committed to advancing service innovation. We established our ‘Ambassador Program,’ to provide a channel for ISSIP members involved in other organizations or peer entities to effectively liaise and collaborate on behalf of ISSIP with those groups.
Today, we enjoy the contributions of more than 100 ISSIP Ambassadors co-creating value with peer professional organizations, conferences that center service innovation, government, national or community entities, journals, initiatives and research institutions and foundations. We are volunteer led and managed, limited only by ISSIP community participants’ vision for mutual benefit and time to invest to make it happen.
What do ISSIP Ambassadors do?
- Propose ISSIP sponsored workshops, panels, Student or General ‘Best Paper’ awards in the top service-related sessions or conferences of the professional association that they represent.
- Ensure that ISSIP community members are aware of and have an opportunity to contribute to the other professional associations’ conferences, publications, and other service-related activities.
- Help ISSIP individuals develop as T-shaped service innovation professionals, with both depth in their ‘home’ professional skills and capabilities and breadth across other disciplines.
- Earn digital credentials for contributions in the field of service innovation, for knowledge sharing eminence, or contributions to innovation excellence.
Meet ISSIP Ambassadors Lead: Andrew Spanyi
Andrew Spanyi has been a management consultant assisting organizations in re-imagining their large business processes for over 30 years. He is the author of three books on process management and operational leadership and has written over 200 articles. Andrew was formerly an adjunct professor at Babson College and is currently the Editor in Chief at Cognitive World. Throughout his career, he has worked with business leaders to help organizations improve performance, accelerate innovation, and create lasting value through better ways of working.
As ISSIP’s Ambassadors Program Manager, Andrew is committed to building a vibrant global community of Ambassadors who champion the Society’s mission of advancing service innovation. His goal is to strengthen connections across regions, encourage collaboration among members and partners, and expand ISSIP’s global presence through meaningful engagement, knowledge sharing, and outreach. By empowering Ambassadors, he aims to help ISSIP continue to be the leading international community for service innovation that benefits business, government, and society.