2022 Fall Duke Kunshan University Social Innovation Forum

The purpose and responsibility of innovation have changed from economic growth to sustainability transition, from the central role of firms to multi-stakeholder collaboration. Such claims are referred to as “grand challenges” involving “wicked” problems that are “complex, systematic, interconnected, and urgent” (Mazzucato, 2017)“Social innovation is the process of developing and deploying effective solutions to challenging…

2022 Fall Duke Kunshan University Social Innovation Forum Poster

2022 Fall Duke Kunshan University Social Innovation Forum

In Fall 2022, the Social Innovation Lab will initiate its first Social Innovation Forum. This forum will bring influential social innovators, entrepreneurs, and new generations to exchange minds about critical issues for social changes via policy, technology, design, and entrepreneurship. It aims to promote the idea of business for good across different sectors in China and inspire young entrepreneurs to dive deeply into the social innovation domain with a dynamic, systematic, and futurist perspective.

U-Corp @ 我的打工网: To be a Gentle Reformer Photo

U-Corp @ 我的打工网: To be a Gentle Reformer

U-Corp is the abbreviation of the Duke Kunshan University-Corporation Innovation Lab, a co-innovation platform that connects innovative organizations/companies with the vibrant DKU research and entrepreneurial community. The goal is to provide DKU students with the opportunity to master industry-proven innovation research methodologies through productive practice and co-creation projects with companies. Meanwhile, the projects also offer…

0120 Improv theater – Zmack

0120 Improv theater – Zmack Improvisational theater (improv) is a form of theater and acting which trains performers to create comedy scenes from audience suggestions – at the moment, right before their very eyes. As Shanghai’s most celebrated Improv Actors, the Zmack All-Stars will perform a fantastic comedy show and deliver an innovative workshop for DKU students…

Dii 2022 Fall Batch Team Announcement

After careful evaluation by the judging committees, a total of 11 teams passed the tough selecting process and successfully joined the Dii 2022 Fall batch. During the selection process, these teams demonstrated their motivation and passion for innovation and entrepreneurship. With the support of Dii, they will keep working on their innovative and entrepreneurial ideas…

Dii 2022 Fall Batch Team Announcement Photo

Dii 2022 Fall Batch Team Announcement

Congratulations to the 11 teams who have been selected for the Dii 2022 Fall batch! We hope you can enjoy the journey of creating and developing your own projects. For those of you who were not able to join the Dii this time but still be interested in presenting your innovative and entrepreneurial projects, we encourage…