2026 HK Infrastructure Living Lab
Wednesday 13 May 2026 / Academy of Mobility Humanities ・ Citizens’ Empowerment Centre
The Academy of Mobility Humanities’ “2026 HK Infrastructure Living Lab” seeks to establish a collaborative problem-solving model in which citizens, the public sector, and experts work together to address the various challenges facing local communities, and to foster a sustainable ecosystem of regional innovation through field-centred idea generation and experimentation. To this end, it supports the process of developing and realising ideas, so that anyone can readily take on the challenge of solving local problems.
◎ Call for proposals: Innovation in regional mobility infrastructure
◎ Theme: Exploring processes for solving local problems identified in everyday life — Mobility infrastructure innovation in Suwon Special City and Yongin Special City
◎ Application period: Tuesday 3 March – Friday 20 March 2026, 18:00
◎ Eligibility: Residents of Suwon Special City and Yongin Special City; groups of five or more
◎ Activity period: April – June 2026 (approximately three months)
◎ Activities:
- Participation in training to refine ideas and draw up plans for putting them into practice
- Participation in mentoring or consulting as required during the process
- Field research and in-depth interviews with stakeholders
- Sharing of activity outcomes
※ This project does not involve carrying out actual experiments; rather, it is a process of drawing up experimental plans.
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2026 HK Infrastructure Living Lab Orientation and Introductory Training
The HK Infrastructure Living Lab, together with the Citizens’ Empowerment Centre, successfully held an orientation and introductory training session to help participants understand the aims and operating methods of the “2026 Suwon–Yongin Mobility Living Lab” project and to prepare for the team projects to follow.
◎ Date: Wednesday 13 May 2026
◎ Content: Project briefing, team introductions, introductory training in social living labs and design thinking, and the drawing up of project plans for each team
◎ Training: Sharing of the concept of the living lab and methods of co-production, the design thinking process, domestic living lab case studies, and methods for identifying problems, defining problems, developing solutions, and delivering solutions
◎ Activity plan: The participating teams will carry out their respective projects over a period of about five weeks, from 13 May to 17 June, and will share weekly activity records along with outputs such as photographs and videos
The HK Infrastructure Living Lab and the Citizens’ Empowerment Centre will provide tailored mentoring and training based on each team’s plans and activity records. They will also operate an ongoing channel of communication throughout the entire process — from identifying and defining problems to developing and implementing solutions — and will provide continuous consulting support.
In addition, on 17 June an outcome-sharing and evaluation workshop will be held to compile the final outputs and to review the project process as a whole.
