Heritage Spark is a design toolkit that integrates Intangible Cultural Heritage ICH into contemporary creativity. It includes ICH cards for quick understanding, role cards for diverse perspectives, and technology cards to inspire innovation. Two thought canvases support collaborative ideation. Designed for users with no prior ICH knowledge, it fosters empathy and generates solutions for ICH preservation. By bridging tradition and modern technology, this toolkit empowers designers, educators, and cultural practitioners to engage with heritage in transformative ways.

Hou Liang is a graduate student pursuing a master's degree in industrial design at Zhejiang University. He loves design and education. His research focuses on design thinking and design tools. He believes that design may not be able to change the world, but it can warm the world.

Zhejiang University is an elite C9 League university located in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is organized into 37 colleges, schools, and departments offering more than 140 undergraduate and 300 graduate programs. The University has been deeply dedicated to nurturing high-caliber innovators and future leaders for an increasingly interconnected world; to encouraging interdisciplinary and creative research that addresses challenges the world faces today; and to translating knowledge and creativity to benefit wider communities. As a student team from Zhejiang university, this team also firmly wish they can change the world through their own effort.