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About us
Welcome to the Design Thinker Network, a vibrant nonprofit community dedicated to fostering innovation and creativity among the alumni of the DesignThinkers Academy Design Thinking Certificate courses across China and the Hong Kong SAR regions. Our mission is to build a supportive and dynamic ecosystem where certified Design Thinking professionals can connect, collaborate, and evolve together, guided by the values of the Design Thinking method.
The official homepage of Design Thinker Network: www.DesignThinkers.org
Founded with the vision of fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement, the Design Thinker Network aims to empower individuals and organizations by hosting knowledge exchange, case sharing, networking, company visits, and study tours tailored to the specific needs of our members.
At the heart of our activities are the core values of Design Thinking: empathy, creation, and result-driven ideation. These principles guide our approach to solving complex problems and inspire our community to think differently and innovatively. Moreover, the Design Thinker Network is committed to expanding its reach and impact by engaging with local communities and industries. We encourage our members to apply Design Thinking to address real-world challenges, fostering a broader understanding and appreciation of how design-led strategies can lead to meaningful change.
Upcoming Event: 3rd Design Thinker Meetup (in 2026)
Date: 27 February 2026, Friday (19:30 – 21:30)
Venue: Kool Limited, Flat A, 10/F, Goodwill Industrial Building, 36 Pak Tin Par Street, Tsuen Wan (荃灣白田壩街36號信義工業大廈10樓A室)
Topic: DT3.0 for Business Transformation and Product Innovation
Join us for the 3rd DesignThinker Meetup — an exciting gathering at Kool Limited, a traditional OEM manufacturer transforming its organisation culture, business approaches, as well as product innovation through design thinking with AI (DT 3.0). This two-hour event will immerse you in the world of design thinking through their first-person sharing, inspiring conversations and a collaborative co-creation session.
This time, we are honored to feature Mr. Kenny Ko, co-founder of Kool Limited, as our special guest. With his extensive experience as a design thinker and his key role in shaping Kool’s transformation, Kenny will share insights into the power of design thinking to develop his organisation, strategy and product innovation.
In addition, you will get hands-on experience co‑creating side‑by‑side with some of the most advanced AI Design Thinking (DT 3.0) Agents [www.DesignThinkers.AI], tackling a real‑world business challenge, rapidly turning raw insights into concrete ideas, and seeing how human creativity and AI intelligence can amplify each other in practice.
Program Rundown:
Part 1: About Business Innovation and Kool
We will share the latest updates on DT World and DTA courses. We will also share our activities in China and Hong Kong.
Mr. Kenny Ko will also share Kool’s successful cases with Design Thinking and AI adoption. Kool Limited was established in 2003 and initially engaged in OEM production for several internationally renowned kitchenware brands. With extensive experience, Kool Limited founded the “kool” brand in 2020, leveraging its outstanding production and design capabilities. Kool’s trademark is a fingerprint-shaped logo that symbolizes integrity and commitment. Guided by the core value of “Never Stop Creating,” Kool is dedicated to developing novel, practical, high-quality kitchenware that enhances people’s lives by offering a fun cooking experience.
Dialogue with Mr. Kenny Ko: Gain valuable insights from Kenny’s and Kool’s journey as a visionary design thinker and his transformation of Kool’s business using Design Thinking.
Part 2: Connect, Share & Co-Create
- Mini Innovation Jam: Participate in an interactive co-creation session, using design thinking to develop a solution of our everyday life problem
- You will be part of an innovation team helping Kools to solve some common pain points of cooking through co-creative collaboration with other DTA Graduates.
Seat Availability: 30 Seats Only (Free-of-Charge, Exclusively for Graduates of the Certificate Courses of DesignThinkers Academy)
Inquiry: +852 6395 9027 (WhatsApp | Office Hours Only)
Past MeetUps
- Cohort: 202503
- Date: 12 Sep (Friday) | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
- Topic: AI-Powered Design Thinking: Revolutionize Business for the Future
- Please click here for the details of the event
- Cohort: 202502
- Date: 27 June 2025 (Friday) | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Topic: Empowering Innovation: Adopting an AI-Driven Design Thinking Mindset and Technologies to Tackle Contemporary Challenges
- Please click here for the details of the event
Join Us Now
Join us today and be part of a growing movement of change-makers and innovators. Membership in the Design Thinker Network is completely free of charge. Please provide your basic personal information, the certificate course(s) you have attended, and the number of certificates you hold (this can be found in the lower right-hand corner of your certificate). We will confirm your application within 5 working days.
Note: If you cannot locate your certificate number, please don’t hesitate to contact us for assistance. You can reach us by email at cs@innoedge.com.hk or via WhatsApp at +852 6395 9027. We are here to help you with any issues you may encounter during the registration process.
