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Transformative Services and Transformation Design. / Sangiorgi, Daniela.
In: International Journal of Design, Vol. 5, No. 2, 08.2011, p. 29-40.

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Sangiorgi, D 2011, 'Transformative Services and Transformation Design', International Journal of Design, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 29-40. <http://www.ijdesign.org/ojs/index.php/IJDesign/article/view/940/344>

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Sangiorgi D. Transformative Services and Transformation Design. International Journal of Design. 2011 Aug;5(2):29-40.

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Sangiorgi, Daniela. / Transformative Services and Transformation Design. In: International Journal of Design. 2011 ; Vol. 5, No. 2. pp. 29-40.

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