DESIS showcase Helsinki 2012

1. Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI)
Department of Design Foundation Studies
Hong Kong
Key words: local resources valorization, community building, education
Geraes' Creative Communities Sustainable
development through social design
CCSL_HK
An Applied Research on
Creative Communities for
Sustainable Lifestyle in Hong
Kong

2. ContextHong Kong offers a specific context in hybrid synergy between Tradition-
Modern, West-East in a highly urbanized society. The principal objective of the project is to
map the emerging signals of sustainable lifestyle in the specific local context of Hong Kong
and investigate the implications on design for social innovation.

3. Projecta set of research strategies are defined and
taken up, including 10 case studies, 6 expert interviews, 3
field researches and seminars.

4. Design Rolethe research found that “Design Thinking” has been widely
recognized and discussed beyond of design communities as a new drive or approach to
trigger innovations in different fields in Hong Kong. HKDI would take the lead in vocational
training on “Design Thinking”, leading education of social innovators as a hub.