The Education and Training Committee is pleased to invite you to a seminar entitled ‘Human-Centric Public Engagement’, jointly presented by Mr. Terrence Chan, Head of Design Strategy, and Mr. Damian Lai, Head of Organisational Learning and Development, Education for Good.
Education for Good is a training and consultancy firm for innovation. Leveraging on innovative knowledge and case studies, the company collaborates with over 100 organisations to adopt user-centre approach for not only service and product innovation, but also organisation structural change. Education for Good also published more than 400 articles and 8 books on social innovation and related experience.
Our Speakers:
Mr. Terrence Chan, Senior Innovation Consultant & Head of Design Strategy, Education for Good.
Terrence is an experienced practitioner in human-centric innovation who has worked in creative industries for over 10 years. He led different innovation projects from transforming schools, NGOs to public services, covering different professionals from doctors, engineering firms to architects. One recent project is to incorporate well-being and co-creation process for public housing renovation where re-design proposals for 10 housing estates have been formulated through participatory process.
Mr. Damian Lai, Senior Innovation Consultant & Head of Organisational Learning and Development, Education for Good.
Damian is a certified ESG planner and coach with rich experience in program management and design thinking. He was in-charge of community-based projects in more than 10 rural villages in China to improve health and livelihoods, and managed programmes in Hong Kong to improve mental health. He has worked with various sectors ranging from corporate, government departments, NGOs and social enterprises with the believe that ‘business can be a force for significant social impact and a sustainable world.’
Abstracts:
Public engagement is an inseparable component in town planning and development project. It is apparent that public perception, approaches and results of different public engagement exercises vary significantly. How can we device a ‘Human-Centric’, effective and fruitful public engagement exercise within an array of constraints? What lessons can be learnt from other engagements exercises? In this seminar, our speakers will take us through the role of public engagement, human-centric approaches and how to integrate various aspects into our work. Using proven frameworks and real-life projects as examples, participants can have a chance to venture behind the scenes to identify key building blocks for a successful human-centric public engagement exercise.
Details of the Event:
Date: 16 July 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:00 p.m. ‐ 8:20 p.m.
Venue: HKIP Office (Unit 201, 2/F, Prosperity Millennia Plaza, 663 King’s Road, North Point, Hong Kong) & Online
* The seminar will be conducted in Cantonese. Members are strongly encouraged to participate at the HKIP Office for the seminar and the chance to exchange with our speakers, though online attendance is available for those who cannot attend in person.
Registration deadline: 12th July 2025.
For registration, please reply through the Google Form link: https://forms.gle/JWNY9MxM1VD8CJad9
Registration to attend the event at the HKIP office will be on first-come-first-served basis. Don’t miss the chance to gain a better understanding of public engagement as the latest trends, and more interestingly, some first-hand insights from recent public engagement exercises conducted by two experts in the field. For enquiry, please contact HKIP office through email: info@hkip.org.hk or telephone: 2915-6212.
We look forward to seeing you at the event.
Best regards
HKIP Education and Training Committee