Welcome to 7+1

香港設計中心自2008年開始與香港中文大學創業研究中心合辦「7+1志在創業 ─ 設計與創意工業」證書課程 (簡稱「7+1」)，第十二屆課程將於今年夏天再次開課。

在人工智能，大數據和網絡無處不在的時代，智能產品、服務和互動系統等新途徑都改變著我們每個人與社會的聯繫和體驗。全球主要的一線城市都在經歷這種「智能化」，包括香港。與此同時，中國國家發展和改革委員會、外交部、商務部共同發布的「粵港澳大灣區」新戰略已經預示著珠三角地區新時代的來臨。大灣區勢必冒升成為全球技術創新、文化發展和經濟增長的重鎭。這些全球和區域性的綜合趨勢為本港設計師和創意專業人士創造了巨大的機遇，也帶來了不少威脅。為保持競爭力，他們必須重新定義自己在未來商業環境中的角色和策略。

結合用戶體驗(UX)，科技和商業模式創新是「7+1」課程的一大特色，亦是過往10屆報名反應踴躍的關鍵所在。課程將由深具行業知識及擁有豐富實踐經驗的導師教授，輔以來自各個專業領域的嘉賓分享，以及特選城市的實地考察。修畢學員預期能掌握一系列的管理技巧、營運業務的資源和商業見解，助他們踏上創業成功之路！

Co-organised by Hong Kong Design Centre and Centre for Entrepreneurship of the Chinese University of Hong Kong since 2008, the 11th “7+1 Entrepreneurship for Design & Creative Business Certificate Programme” (nicknamed “7+1”) will run this summer, from 28 June – 16 August, again.

In an era of Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and ubiquitous network connectivity, every one of us have to experience new ways to interact with smart products, services, and systems which transform the way we experience and connect to the world. This is what every major first tier city in the world, including Hong Kong, is going through to become “smart”. At the same time, the new Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Big Bay Area strategy issued by the PRC’s National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Commerce have heralded the coming of age of a new Pearl River Delta region — an emerging global powerhouse for technological innovation, cultural development, and economic growth. The combined global and regional trends have created tremendous opportunities as well as threats for Hong Kong design /creative professionals and practitioners, and they have to redefine their roles and strategies in the upcoming business landscape to stay competitive.

Fostering design entrepreneurship by blending User Experience (UX), technology, and business model to innovate is what makes our training program unique and well received in the past 10 editions. The 11th “7+1” will be taught by experienced instructor with deep understanding and hands-on- experience on the subjects, complemented with guest speakers from a wide spectrum of fields and a short study trip to a designated city in the Pearl River Delta. The programme will provide you with the management skills, resources and insights that a design and creative business needs to chart for profitability and growth in the coming decade in one of the most vibrant regions in the world.