Course Description
2-Day Design Thinking Training for Social Innovation (13 June 2025)
Course Objective: Empower Social Workers, NGOs, and Social Entrepreneurs to Innovate for Impact
Language: Cantonese (粵語) with English Materials
Why This Course Matters
Addressing complex social challenges requires innovative, human-centered solutions. This Design Thinking for Social Innovation course equips participants with the skills to empathize with communities, identify root causes, and co-create impactful solutions. By mastering Design Thinking principles, participants can tackle pressing societal issues and drive meaningful social change.
Whether you’re a social worker, NGO professional, or social entrepreneur, this course will empower you to deliver creative solutions that improve community well-being and foster collaboration across diverse stakeholders.
Course Overview
What You’ll Gain From This Training
This 2-day interactive training empowers participants to:
■ Understand the core principles of Design Thinking and their application in social innovation.
■ Develop empathy and uncover deep insights through user research and stakeholder engagement.
■ Identify and address the root causes of complex social problems.
■ Generate innovative, actionable solutions using collaborative brainstorming techniques.
■ Create and test prototypes to refine ideas and ensure real-world impact.
■ Evaluate and iterate on solutions to maximize their effectiveness in the community.
Targeted Participants:
This course is tailored for professionals and individuals committed to social innovation, including:
■ Social Workers
■ Professionals in Social Services NGOs
■ Social Entrepreneurs
■ Community Organizers
■ Educators
■ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Professionals
If you’re passionate about driving positive change and improving lives, this course is for you.
Why Choose This Course?
■ Human-Centered Approach: Learn how to put communities at the heart of your solutions.
■ Real-World Application: Work on real-life case studies to apply the concepts you learn.
■ Collaborative Focus: Foster teamwork and creativity across disciplines.
■ Proven Methods: Leverage the globally recognized Double Diamond Framework to address social challenges.
■ Learning-by-Doing: Engage in hands-on activities that allow immediate application of techniques.
Early Bird Price
HKD 6,500 (up to one month prior to the start of the course)
Length
2-Day
Language
Cantonese with English Materials
Standard Price
HKD 7,000
Involvement
7 hours per day
Course Type
In-person
About this Course
Key Learning Outcomes. By the end of this course, participants will:
- Master the Double Diamond Design Thinking Process to solve wicked social challenges with a systematic framework.
- Learn how to achieve human-centered innovation in social service projects.
- Gain tools to conduct empathetic research and identify the needs of stakeholders.
- Build cross-functional, collaborative teams that foster creativity and co-creation.
- Create prototypes and refine them based on stakeholder feedback to achieve impactful results.
What you'll learn
Teaching methodologies
This interactive course is designed to equip you with the Design Thinking mindset, tools, and skills necessary to drive bold innovations. Engage in a dynamic learning journey that includes highly interactive sessions and culminates in collaborative group work focused on addressing a human-centered challenge. Our commitment to a “learning-by-doing” philosophy guarantees practical application and immediate implementation of the concepts taught.
This interactive course is designed to instill a Design Thinking mindset, equipping you with the tools and skills necessary for driving bold innovations throughout the manufacturing process. Engage in a dynamic learning experience featuring highly interactive sessions culminating in collaborative group work focused on addressing human-centered challenges. Our commitment to a “learning-by-doing” philosophy ensures practical application and immediate implementation of concepts taught.
The course will allocate time as follows:
- Lecturing: 20%
- Case Studies: 20%
- Hands-On Practices: 50%
- Reflection: 10%
Participants will work on real-world challenges, collaborate in teams, and leave with practical prototypes and actionable insights.
Pre-Course Preparation
Before the course begins, participants will receive pre-course materials, including readings and videos. These resources will introduce the Double Diamond Design Thinking Process and highlight its application in social innovation.
Session 1: Discover Stage
Understanding the Social Challenges: Use empathy-building techniques like stakeholder mapping and interviews to uncover deep insights into societal issues.
Identifying Opportunities: Use insights gathered to uncover unique career guidance needs and opportunities.
Session 2: Define Stage
Persona Development: Create realistic personas refl ecting the needs, goals, and challenges of key stakeholder(s).
Mapping Stakeholder Journeys: Visualize the experiences of stakeholders to identify opportunities for meaningful interventions.
Session 3: Develop Stage
Ideation for Social Innovation: Use multi-level creative brainstorming techniques to generate a wide range of potential solutions.
Prioritization: Apply the Idea Priority Map to focus on high-impact, feasible solutions.
Session 4: Delivery Stage
Prototyping Social Solutions: Build prototypes to test ideas and gather feedback from stakeholders.
Effective Communication: Learn techniques to pitch ideas and engage stakeholders eff ectively.
Refining Solutions: Gather further feedback and improve prototypes to ensure they meet the needs of stakeholders and create real impact.
Optional Follow-Up Support
Participants can access post-course consulting sessions to address challenges in applying Design Thinking techniques to their specifi c projects. Details will be shared during the training.