IDK – New Normal GURU Design Thinking Workshop

IDK – New Normal GURU Design Thinking Workshop

Stepping into the new year and New Normal with unpredictable environment, what changes have you experienced in your life and work? Getting used to working and learning from home? Back to back online meetings as part of your everyday life? Companies and organisations, no matter the size, are all facing different challenges and opportunities in the New Normal. How can we make the best of it and become a New Normal GURU? We might get some hints through “Design Thinking”.

 The New Normal GURU Design Thinking Online Workshops organized by The Institute of Design Knowledge (IDK) will be held in January to February 2021. Through case sharing and interactive exercises, the workshop will introduce the basic of design thinking and handy tools, enabling you and your team to make the ‘New Normal’ better than ever.

Activity information

Track 1: Team GURU
Date: 20, 27 January and 3 February (Wednesdays)
Time: 12pm to 2:30pm
Facilitators: Iris Wan and Vince Siu
Fee: HK$480 for 3 sessions
Target: Anyone with interest in exploring Design Thinking
Language: mainly Cantonese supplemented with English materials
Learning Platform: ZOOM^ / MURAL
^Participants should have some experience in using Zoom
Partner: Epiphany Labs

Track Content:
Innovation often requires team collaboration. Design Thinking itself is an engaging collaboration process. Through Design Thinking and aided with visual tools, you are invited to redefine “team collaboration” with human-centered approach, and to reimagine the future “workspace” that encourage creativity and maximize effectiveness. Together explore the journey to be Team GURUs! 

1. Experience is King
2. Design, Centered on Humans
3. Reimagining a Future of Work


Track 2: Business GURU
Date: 22, 29 January and 5 February (Fridays)
Time: 12pm to 2:30pm
Facilitator: Marcus Lui
Fee: HK$480 for 3 sessions
Target: Anyone with interest in exploring Design Thinking
Language: mainly Cantonese supplemented with English materials
Learning Platform: ZOOM^ / MURAL
^Participants should have some experience in using Zoom
Partner: DTIA

Track Content:
Innovation is crucial for business success in the age of disruption! With Design Thinking and visualization, the workshops will lead you to think outside the box, identify innovation opportunities and envision the future of business. Together explore the journey to be Business GURUs!

1. Get to the Heart of your Users
2. Explore the Future of Business
3. Unleash the Power of Storytelling


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