Design Education in China

All of us are inundated by media accounts ​of ​how the rise of tech and manufacturing innovation, social innovation, the growth of the maker movement​,​ and other forces are changing our world. However, we seldom get to meet the people and experience the places at the center of change. The Strategy Conference World Tour will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the work of leaders in highly innovative​ organizations​ both​ large and small in five of the world’s centers of change.

Twenty individuals will be invited to join ​three​-day tours between October 2015 and May 2016. During each visit​,​ participants will have several intimate discussions about strategy with the CEOs who are driving design and innovation at public companies and with ​the ​founders of start-ups and social service organizations creating the next wave of innovation. The IIT Institute of Design Strategy World Tour will take participants to five transforming cites to experience innovation where it is most critical.

Fred Han, special guest on the Strategy World Tour Hong Kong, is an Assistant Professor at the School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. His current area of research is around developing a User-Experience focused Design Strategy for the Hong Kong Taxi associated with the Hong Kong tourism experience. Prior to his move to academia, Mr Han’s practiced over two decades as an Industrial Designer in industry sectors including Automotive, Electronics and Technology with a range of globally renowned organizations. These include General Motors and Ford Motors in the US, and more recently in the past decade, as a Strategic Design consultant and Designer for a range of organizations in Asia Pacific including Philips Design (Hong Kong and China), TCL (Shenzhen) to name a few.

Learn more at https://www.id.iit.edu/strategy-conference/

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