Overview
When planning community projects, if the understanding of the target group is insufficient, proposals easily become detached from reality. A systematic framework can precisely focus on needs and improve the feasibility of a plan. This workshop is designed for student teams planning campus activities or service learning who want to make their proposals more "grounded".
The course combines Design Thinking and Community Mapping, guiding participants to gain insight into needs with empathy and to systematically organise resources and stakeholder networks. Participants will master the process from defining a problem to building a prototype, improve discussion efficiency and problem-solving ability, and then create proposals with a sense of social connection, laying a foundation of professional planning literacy for future service practice. 。
The course combines Design Thinking and Community Mapping, guiding participants to gain insight into needs with empathy and to systematically organise resources and stakeholder networks. Participants will master the process from defining a problem to building a prototype, improve discussion efficiency and problem-solving ability, and then create proposals with a sense of social connection, laying a foundation of professional planning literacy for future service practice. 。
Course Content
Basic Concepts and Practical Applications of Design Thinking
-Understanding the design thinking process: empathise, define, ideate, prototype and test
-Community mapping methods: covering the organisation and analysis of community resources, stakeholders, service points and opportunity points
-Using empathetic methods to explore needs and turning insights into concrete proposal directions and action plans
-Understanding the design thinking process: empathise, define, ideate, prototype and test
-Community mapping methods: covering the organisation and analysis of community resources, stakeholders, service points and opportunity points
-Using empathetic methods to explore needs and turning insights into concrete proposal directions and action plans
Format
In-person / Online
Duration
Half day / Full day
Location
Provided by the company / 302 Jockey Club Road, Fanling, New Territories (The HKFYG Leadership Institute)
Instructor
Ms. Jenny Seto
Senior leadership training instructor, registered social worker and low-structure adventure activity coach. She has 30 years of youth work experience, with course coordination, planning and teaching at its core, covering gifted education and leadership training. She is skilled at combining experiential learning with practical tools to help young people enhance self-awareness and build abilities through activities. Her areas of expertise include creative thinking, leadership and teamwork, volunteer and service team training, and adventure activity facilitation. Her teaching style is practical and clear, emphasising depth of reflection and practical application results.