A design innovation framework research in the context of social regeneration

Abstract

This research was motivated by the lack of innovative design knowledge in the context of social regeneration. Since it is an open and diverse context, facing different methods in different disciplines, designers and the public are on the same platform. It looks for a framework to help them understand new methods and quickly get the rules of operation in various fields in response to changing social regeneration needs. This framework brings together the main methods in each area and spreads them across design stages, giving key elements that people can pick and select, and sort by their attributes. Method analysis and interviews are used to understand the effectiveness, co-design workshops are used to verify the feasibility of the proposed hypothesis. Through case studies and analysis with multiple design methods in social regeneration and innovation, the research seeks to better understand the role of “design” and “innovation” in the interpretation projects in a modern urban context, and the role of innovation framework in the transforming complicated context to help reach out the most practical strategy. The theoretical framework is based on three concepts: open innovation, social innovation and innovative design thinking toolkit. The framework is structured to help in the social regeneration decision making process to be more replicable, scalable and operable. The outcome will also have positive impact on the related design education fields to help students understand interdisciplinary methods and use them in the complex context.