Ezio Manzini is a world-renowned scholar in the field of design for sustainability. In 2009, he founded the DESIS Network, a network of design universities dedicated to social innovation design, to connect design universities around the world and revitalize the discourse on social innovation design. As a longtime professor of design at Politecnico di Milano, Italy, he conducted research on design for sustainability and expanded the scope of design education by launching new design majors such as strategic design and service design. At Politecnico di Milano, he led the Design Innovation for Sustainability (DIS) laboratory, coordinated the PhD program in design, and coordinated the Centro Design dei Servizi (DES). He has received numerous awards for his contributions to the field of design, including the Italian Golden Compasso d’Oro design award and the Sir Misha Black Medal. He is currently a professor emeritus at the Politecnico di Milano and a visiting professor at the University of the Arts London, as well as a visiting professor at Tongji University and Jiangnan University in China.