Drainage Services Department

We are partnering with the Drainage Services Department on a project to engage with community members of Sheung Shui and the peripheral areas, green groups, educators and other professionals to co-design a future public co-space at the Shek Wu Hui Effluent Polishing Plant based on design thinking.

Whilst exploring the possibilities of connecting the public space and the facility to community life, we are also designing and incorporating an educational programme to promote sustainable development as well as local history and heritage in the distinct.

Leisure and Cultural Services Department

We are partnering with the Leisure and Cultural Service Department on a project to engage with users of the online booking system to co-design a user-friendly system based on design thinking.

Whilst understanding the difficulties users been encountered, we have been exploring the possibilities of implementing users opinions to be the principles of the change.

British Council (HK)

Building Research Innovation for Community Knowledge and Sustainability (BRICKS), launched by the British Council (Hong Kong) in 2018, is one of our latest projects aiming to find solutions to social challenges through academic collaboration between Hong Kong and British universities, local NGOs and social enterprises.

As the consortium partner of this project collaborating with the Social Innovation Exchange (SIX) and Saïd Business School of Oxford University, we are also working with the eight publicly-funded universities and other Higher Education Institutions to seek new approaches to teaching and research in social innovation and entrepreneurship. Through this project, we want to empower future leaders of Hong Kong to build a society in which nobody is left behind.

Bulbshare

Our partnership with Bulbshare includes using their mobile platform to help collect insight and co-create new ideas for clients in the APAC region.

The Jockey Club Charities Trust

Jockey Club YouthCreate Series is a 3-year cross-sector collaborative youth service innovation programme that aims to inspire 16 participating Integrated Children and Youth Services Centers in Hong Kong. They will learn and adapt new tools and platforms such as maker, new media, social tech and art for the empowerment of youth as changemakers and co-create innovative solutions in their respective communities.

Yan Oi Tong

Yan Oi Tong Youth Empowerment Programme is a 3-year incubation programme that supports youth to design and deliver social innovation initiatives in Tuen Mun.

Ednovators

Jockey Club ‘Ednovation Fest’, co-developed by the Good Lab and Ednovators, is a pioneer showcase of Education Innovation. Using design thinking as the methodology, the teachers are inspired and nurtured to achieve Learning Diversity, Multiple Pathways, and Teaching & Learning Innovation.

The Open University of HK

Open InnoChallenge is a brand-new programme to promote an innovative culture and entrepreneurial spirit amongst students aiming to unleash students’ creativity and imagination and enhance their entrepreneurial skills to translate innovative ideas “into viable operation” for profit and social good. Strengthening students’ engagement through the sharing of success or failure experience. We are creating a supportive community through the students’ entrepreneurial journey.

Henderson Land Development

Sponsored by the Henderson Land Development, Good Lab designed and delivered multiple cohorts of a 6-week leadership programme for 120+ self-nominated young citizens of Hong Kong from different disciplines to understand their local community needs and incubate new social innovation ideas using Design Thinking.

Many of the incubated ideas have grown beyond the programme, including ImpactX - a social enterprise founded in 2016 aiming to foster social awareness on community issues in Hong Kong by curating volunteer programmes and campaigns.