The soft launch ceremony of DesignThinkers Academy (DTA) China was held on 20 January 2022 and that was a hybrid event. The ceremony was co-organized by DesignThinkers Academy (DTA) Global, DTA Asia, and DTA China. (Please click here for the official video recording of the ceremony)

The opening speech (part 1) was conducted by Mr. Inno Man, Co-Founder of DesignThinkers Academy China. And the keynote speech (part 2) was given by Mr. Tim Schuurman, Co-Owner of DesignThinkers Academy Global, and Mr. Jeroen van der Weide, Partner of DTA Global. Furthermore, the session (part 3) of Asia Development of DesignThinkers Academy was conducted by Mr. Daryl Lim, Co-Founder of DesignThinkers Academy Asia.

The session (part 4) of the value proposition of DesignThinkers Academy China was conducted by Mr. David Chung, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of DesignThinkers Academy China and Hong Kong and Mr. Chung is serve as the legal representative of DTA China.

The session (part 5) of the major business strategies of DesignThinkers Academy China was conducted by the leadership team of China development. The four key members of the leadership team are Ms. Flora Chan, Mr. Berman Law, Mr. K M Yim, and Mr. Desmond Mok.

We also announced the partnership of DesignThinkers Academy China and OpenCertHub for the Blockchain Certifications of the DesignThinkers Academy Programs in session part 6 of the soft launch ceremony. Mr. David Chung, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of DTA China and Hong Kong, Dr. Toa Charm, Chairman of OpenCertHub, Mr. Andy Kwok, CEO of OpenCertHub, and Mr. Tim Schuurman, Co-Owner of DesignThinkers Academy Global shared their mission and vision of our partnership about the first-ever Blockchain Certifications of the DesignThinkers Academy Programs in China.

We also announced the graduated Design Thinkers Certified Design Thinking Facilitators of cohort 2020 and cohort 2021 in session part 7 of the soft launch ceremony. There are 14 Design Thinking Facilitators for cohort 2020 and 4 Design Thinking Facilitators for cohort 2021. The graduation ceremony was led by Mr. Tim Schuurman, Co-Owner of DesignThinkers Academy Global, and Mr. David Chung, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of DesignThinkers Academy China and Hong Kong. Furthermore, the session of the Training Philosophy (part 8) of DesignThinkers Academy was conducted by Mr. Tim Schuurman, Co-Owner of DesignThinkers Academy Global.

Finally, the closing speech (part 9) was given by Mr. David Chung, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of DesignThinkers Academy China and Hong Kong.

About DesignThinkers Academy China

DesignThinkers Academy (DTA) is one of the global leading Design Thinking (DT) training institutes. It represents 25 countries and has developed over 75,000 Design Thinkers for hundreds of top-notch companies. DTA China aims to provide a world-class innovation model with localized practices. Innoedge Consulting Limited is the major shareholder of DesignThinkers China Limited.