Empowering Design Thinking Practitioners

What are we seeing — and what do we make of it?

You know how DTIA usually unfolds.

We come in with a few ideas, conversations take unexpected turns, and by the end of it, something shifts.

Last year especially had that “house party” feel—people stayed, conversations carried on, and the best moments weren’t always the planned ones.

Time well spent—with people who matter

We’re bringing it together again this year.

This year, the theme has taken shape through what we’ve been hearing across the community:

Theme and format

The World Has Shifted — What Now?

Making sense in a bewildering world. Moving forward.

Over two days, we’ll move through a simple journey together:

Making Sense → Rethinking Our Role → From D (Domesticated)  to W (Wilder) → Becoming Wilder

Each part building on the last—moving from understanding to action.

This isn’t a traditional conference—more a curated, participative gathering shaped by the people in the room.

As always, it’s something we organize as a community and simply share the cost of making it happen.

This includes:

• Lunch on Saturday and Sunday

• Saturday drinks and light food (informal, roaming — same setup as before)

Bringing someone new into the room

Past Get Together participants joining this year can bring a first-time participant who would add to the room.  Both of you will receive HK$200 off.  Please contact Edna Choi to coordinate: edna@dtinaction.com

For those who want to go a bit further, there’s also an optional visit to INNOX in Shenzhen on Monday (18 May).

INNOX applies end-to-end design thinking to incubate startups—from problem definition through to product and market—offering a chance to see this in practice.

Over 90 startups have come out of the ecosystem, with a combined valuation of ~RMB 1.8B.

Coming back to the weekend itself—If this gathering of minds matters, it’s worth locking it in now—before the calendar fills up.

Early bird runs until 19 Apr, if that helps with timing.

Worth taking a quick look through the details here: https://luma.com/uzhx4a01

Stephen Wong
Founder and Lead Curator, DTIA
(on behalf of the 2026 curation team)