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凌嘉勤教授 卸下規劃署署長一職，轉投社會創新，領導香港理工大學 Since leaving the post of Director of Planning of the HKSAR A Multi-generational Human-centred Perspective
Government, Professor Ling Kar-kan has devoted himself to
and Bottom-up Approach to Social Innovation
賽馬會社會創新設計院，凌嘉勤教授毅然接受跨界別、跨
Professor LING Kar-kan 專業的新挑戰。他時常警愓自己：「每一個人都是井底之蛙， social innovation and led the Jockey Club Design Institute for Professor Ling believes that the most important element for
Social Innovation at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
要努力跳出自己的井，到別的井交流，才能編織更完整的
social innovation is empathy—to profoundly understand
圖像，看到更完整的天空。」 To him, this signifies a career switch to a new profession the pain and needs of those you serve. For example, there
香港理工大學賽馬會社會創新設計院總監
where he would meet new challenges. As he often reminds
Director, Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation, are many grassroots elderly in Hong Kong who make a
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 十萬分一的創意 七百萬人的福祉 himself: “Every individual is like ‘a frog at the bottom of a well’. living by scavenging waste. Their contribution to society
專注城市規劃工作數十年，推動《香港2030+》為香港勾勒 We have to come out of our own well in order to broaden our may be insignificant in the eyes of ordinary people, but
中長期規劃遠景與策略，凌教授在策略規劃的研究過程中， horizon and gain a more comprehensive view of the world.” Professor Ling regards their work as crucial.
特別留意到人口和樓宇同時急速老化的「雙老化」趨勢，他
希望喚起政府和社會各界及早應對。 Improving Welfare for Seven Million People with After observing in the community and communicating
“Participatory Social Innovation” with the elderly, Professor Ling’s team spent eight
凌教授領導團隊展開理大賽馬會社創「騷‧In‧廬」項目， With decades of work experience in urban planning, months collaborating with the elderly to design and
透過「十萬分一」研討會及共創工作坊集思廣益，設計務實和 Professor Ling promoted “Hong Kong 2030+”, an outline modify the carts they use for scavenging. The team
創新的方案，涵蓋過渡性社會房屋、關懷長者就業、建構跨 that sets out the long-term planning vision and strategies fixed problems with steering, lifting, and holding the
代共融社區等議題。 for Hong Kong. During his strategic planning research, waste cardboard. They also installed practical add-ons
he noticed a “double ageing trend” in both Hong such as brakes and anti-theft devices. These changes
「假如每個特定社會議題都能凝聚十萬分一的香港人，即70 Kong’s population and buildings. It is his hope that the help reduce the physical strain that the carts cause on
多名市民，共同貢獻時間、知識與創意，定能帶來創新的解決 Government and the society will wake up to this issue and the elderly and improve safety, enabling them to work in
方案。」凌教授相信「參與式社會創新」能促進多面向的社區 address it as soon as possible. a more dignified manner.
參與和跨界別協作。
Professor Ling led his team in launching the PolyU Jockey “Social innovation does not necessarily result in earth-
跨代思考的人文關懷 由下而上的社會創新 Club “Operation SoInno”. Through organising the “One shaking changes,” said Professor Ling, but he believes that
凌教授認為，社會創新最重要是有同理心，深切感受服務 from Hundred Thousand” symposium and co-creation improving the lives of the grassroots through innovative
對 象 的痛點。他舉例說，香港不少基層長者靠拾荒維生， workshops, they presented ingenious solutions targeting projects can influence government policy planning, raise
他們對社會的貢獻在常人看來或許無足輕重，但在他眼中 different social problems such as transitional housing, government and public concerns on social problems, and
實為至關重要。 empathising with elderly in workplace, and building stimulate social innovation from the bottom up.
intergenerational communities.
細微的創新可策動 經過落區觀察、與拾荒長者交流，他的團隊用八個月時間與 “If we can gather one out of a hundred thousand Hong Kong
長者共同設計、改裝並解決傳統手推車轉向難、上壆費力、
由下而上的社會革新。 紙皮易倒下等缺點，加入煞車和防盜等貼地實用裝置，減少 people—around 70 citizens—to pay attention to each specific
social issue, and pool together their time, knowledge, and
勞損並提高安全性，令拾荒長者工作更有尊嚴。
Even a small innovation can creativity, this will definitely bring about innovative solutions,”
stimulate social changes 「社會創新未必要帶來翻天覆地的變化」，但凌教授相信， said Professor Ling, who believes that “participatory 關於得獎者
social innovation” is the way to promote multi-faceted
透過落地的創新項目改善基層生活，也能影響頂 層政策，
from the bottom up. 促進政府及大眾關注議題，策動由下而上的社會革新。 community participation and cross-sector collaboration. About The Winner

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