As part of the exciting line-up of the HSUHK Innovation Project Competition 2025, the workshop “Impact Innovation: Secrets to Unlocking Your Creative Minds” was held on 23 January 2025, led by Mr Cyron Chan, Executive Director of MakerBay Foundation. With a focus on human-centred innovation, the workshop offered our students a hands-on exploration of design thinking principles, equipping them with the tools to address complex challenges through empathetic and creative problem-solving.
Organised by the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Section (TLE) of the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), the workshop drew HSUHK students to explore the transformative power of design thinking in driving meaningful solutions. Cyron stressed the importance of empathy as the cornerstone of innovation, urging participants to deeply understand the experiences, needs, and challenges of others before developing solutions.
Participants engaged in an interactive exercise where they paired up to share personal challenges and brainstorm solutions tailored to their partner’s needs. This activity brought design thinking principles to life, demonstrating how empathetic approaches can lead to impactful, user-centric solutions.
The workshop aligned directly with this year’s competition theme, “ESG@HSUHK”, which focuses on advancing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives. As the workshop concluded, our students left with actionable strategies and fresh perspectives to integrate into their “ESG@HSUHK” proposals.
By embedding experiential learning opportunities like this into its academic framework, CTL empowers students and staff to make impactful contributions to sustainability and innovation on campus and beyond.
Cyron explains how design thinking can drive meaningful and impactful solutions during the HSUHK Innovation Project Competition 2025 workshop.
Interactive in action: Students dive into design thinking exercises, reimagining innovative solutions for everyday problems.
Participants collaborate enthusiastically, learning how to apply design thinking to this year’s competition theme, “ESG@HSUHK”.
Engagement at its best: A student shares their challenge while their partner brainstorms solutions during the workshop exercise.
