“Ageing in itself is not a policy problem to be solved”  was the conclusion of the DEMOS’ report on the Mass Observation Project. Instead of focusing on ageing as a problem, the Mass Observation Project reported on people’s attitudes towards their lives and ways of going about them. Of course, there are problems related to the ageing process, but what we need to understand is the ‘wicked’ nature of these issues. Camillus elaborated, “Wicked issues are different because traditional processes can’t resolve them… a wicked problem has innumerable causes, is tough to describe, and doesn’t have a right answer… not only do conventional processes fail to tackle wicked problems, but they may exacerbate situations by generating undesirable consequences.” Therefore, when addressing wicked problems related to the ageing process through design, we believe that it makes more sense to pinpoint the appropriateness of a solution-focused approach rather than a problem-solving approach.  Contrary to the common stereotypical view of “older people” in Hong Kong –  “those who need to be taken care of” or even a  “burden” for the younger generation, our design club aims to associate older people with “ingenuity” and encourage their perception as an “asset for our society”. In fact, it is our belief that it should be possible to resolve the problem of ageing through creativity, i.e. empowering everyone to create and design his or her own life in the old age.