Events
Sharing Session on Design Thinking: A Humanistic Approach to Problem-solving
8 Oct 2015
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Open Forum, Learning Garden, LG/F of University Library, CUHK
Mr. Alex Fung(Former Principal of Hong Kong Design Institute)
Prior to his retirement in 2012, Alex Fung has served as the Principal of Hong Kong Design Institute and Academic Director of the Design Discipline of Vocational Training Council, and previously holding posts of Associate Head and Associate Professor of the School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Since joining the PolyU in 1995, he has taught in Design Thinking; Visual Communication Design; Branding and Packaging Design; and Advertising Design within the BA(Hons) in Design programme. Alex has a special research interest in the development and application of creative and strategic thinking methodologies in design and other related disciplines. He also researched, and published, in the area of design education development in Hong Kong and Mainland China. He is the co-author of the best selling book “Creative Tools”, published by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. For many years, Alex has served as subject specialist in design for the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications and taken part in the validation of many design problems. He also served as Honorary Professor of Shanghai Jiaotong University since 2001; and appointed Visiting Professor of the Macau Polytechnic Institute from 2007 to 2010. He is currently serving as MPI’s External Examiner.
Online registration:
http://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/learning/workshops/ls_regform_20150922
3943 3730 / liblc@lib.cuhk.edu.hk
What is design? What is thinking? Is it Art? Is it Science? Design thinking is not just about finding solutions, it is more about exploring possibilities beyond the confines of limitations and expectations. Developing a skill in finding a perfect answer to every single life and work’s problem is as rare as blue moon, but as the experts always say: “creativity can not be taught, it can only be caught!”, so can we think like Leonardo de Vinci? During the sharing session, the speaker will take the audience through a journey of discovery from a humanistic angle to explore ways to generate creative and innovative solutions. Participants will be given idea generation exercises, then compare and debate on the resultant propositions to gain a working understanding of how ideas developed, analysed, refined, and executed.
Language : Cantonese, but will change to English when there is any student who does not know Cantonese.
