Post-doctoral Researcher

Brief Introduction

Xiuxiu Wu has diverse professional experience across multiple industries and roles. She worked as a product manager in fintech companies and design consultancies, participating in a wide range of projects including financial app development, system design, and service design. 

Her PhD research investigated how UX (User Experience) team knowledge is structured, distributed, and utilized within China’s high-tech industry, aiming to empower design teams to collaborate more effectively and manage design processes strategically. She completed her PhD within three years and published four articles on topics such as design creativity, design-led SMEs, and knowledge management. Currently, her work explores future making within the organizational context of China.

Research

User Experience

Future Making

Design Team

Design management

Education Background

2021.09-2024.08  Ph.D.，The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

2018.09-2019.08  M.A.，International Design and Business Management，The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

2012.10-2015.07  B.A in Psychology，Peking University

Work Experience

2025.07-present   Post-doctoral Researcher，College of Design and Innovation，Tongji University

2023.08-2024.03  Visiting Researcher，Finland，Aalto University

2022.01-2022.05  Teaching Assistant，The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Publications

 [1] Wu, X., Siu, K. W. M., Bühring, J., & Villani, C. (2022). The Relationship between Creative Self-Efficacy, Achievement Motivation, and Job Burnout among Designers in China’s e-Market. Social Sciences, 11(11), 509. doi.org/10.3390/socsci11110509

 [2] Wu, X., Siu, K. W. M., & Buehring, J. (2022). Barriers affecting incremental innovation in design-led SMEs in China’s Greater Bay Area. Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 31(31).

 [3] Wu, X., Siu, K. W. M., & Bühring, J. (2022, June). Empathy between designers in the design synthesis stage. In International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 217-224). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.

 [4] Wu, X., Siu, K. W. M., Bühring, J., & Villani, C. (2023). Team Creativity by Integrating Knowledge Management: A Guide for Andragogical Leadership. In Handbook of Research on Andragogical Leadership and Technology in a Modern World (pp. 214-236). IGI Global.

Contact

Email: 25310248@tongji.edu.cn

Web:  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Xiuxiu-Wu-4