Tao Chen received his Ph.D. in design, with research interests in service design, social innovation design, and community design.2021 He was appointed as a postdoctoral researcher at Guangdong University of Technology, during which he conducted research on constructing an endogenous socio-technical system design model based on idea tree thinking. Now, he is working at Shandong University of Science and Technology, conducting teaching and research on service design-driven social innovation. He has published articles on service design, regional revitalization and community design, and has been awarded research projects by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Guangdong Province Social Science Planning Project and Shandong Province Art Science Special Project. In addition, he is actively involved in design execution, combining theoretical research with design practice, conducting the first Guangzhou Nansha District Youth Overseas Chinese Cultural Creators Workshop and activities, drivinglocal people to participate in collective co-creation of social innovation activities through service design. In the future, he will continue to explore urban-rural integration, smart communities and local sustainable design.
