上海创新创意设计研究院(Design Innovation Institute Shanghai,简称DIIS)是一所致力于创造具有世界一流水平的设计创新及其转化的新型非营利高端科研机构。


随着设计成为继科技、市场后的第三种创新范式,研究院于2020年由上海市经济信息化委员会、上海市教育委员会、上海市虹口区人民政府共同发布,并落位于世界设计之都上海的核心新区北外滩,致力于打造“世界级设计驱动式创新转化引擎”。通过聚合国际设计创新生态,拥抱最新科技前沿,研究院将发挥设计的驱动力量,服务和引领产业的转型升级和经济的高质量发展。


施维山

上海创新创意设计研究院首席运营官

世界设计组织(WDO)前任主席




施维山教授是一位成就颇丰的设计教育家、设计师和在创意设计和技术开发领域的企业家,在硅谷、美国、欧洲和亚洲拥有超过30年的专业经历。目前,Srini是上海创新创意设计研究院(DIIS)的工业设计教授,同时也是该研究院的首席运营官。DIIS是一个非盈利机构,专注于创新转型引擎,并帮助组织制定以设计为主导的战略。


他的研究兴趣包括产品设计中的有效用户体验和可持续性。Srini曾在全球多个设计会议上就创新与设计主题发表主题演讲。他曾担任全球多个知名设计奖的评委会主席和评委。

Design Innovation Institute Shanghai (DIIS) is a non-profit advanced research institution dedicated to creating world-leading design innovation with real-world impact.


As design assumes its place as the third pillar of innovation alongside technology and market dynamics, DIIS was founded in 2020 with the overarching objective of establishing a world-class engine for design-driven innovation transformation. With a global design ecosystem and advanced technological research, DIIS is driving industrial transformation through design innovation.


Srini Srinivasan

Chief Operations Officer of the Design Institute of Innovation Shanghai (DIIS)

Former President, World Design Organization (WDO)




Professor Srini Srinivasan is a highly accomplished design educator, designer, and entrepreneur in the fields of creative design and technology development, with over 30 years of professional experience in Silicon Valley, the United States, Europe, and Asia. Currently, Srini serves as the Professor of Industrial Design at the Design Innovation Institute Shanghai (DIIS), where he also holds the position of Chief Operating Officer. DIIS is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving as an innovation transformation engine and assisting organizations in developing design-led strategies. 


His research interests encompass effective user experience and sustainability in product design. Srini has delivered keynote speeches on innovation and design at numerous design conferences worldwide. He has also served as the chair and a judge for several prestigious design awards globally.