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For Tomo, the UIF program is a place where he can freely grow ideas with a like-minded team. From his mix of Japanese, German, and Scottish background, he has grown to believe in individuality - the ability to be yourself and passion towards one’s work and dream.
In the last two years, he has been heavily active in leading student movements and diving into design thinking to empower himself and the people around him. He is the Co-Founder and former president of [https://www.horizon-japan.org Horizon, a student empowerment group]. He led a diverse team of 30 members into its second year and building projects focused on gender, refugee, environmental and innovation issues.
While also a Fellow at the Stanford d.school, Tomo is educated in design thinking at the [https://hpi.de/en/school-of-design-thinking HPI School of Design Thinking], a leading design thinking institution globally. Currently, he is building [https://www.notion.so/risejapan2021/Welcome-c70988ca5c244049af42f3f5b82272c9 RISE], an organization empowering the youth to become changemakers through design thinking workshops. He is also currently working on projects focusing on digital technology, sustainability, ocean pollution and education systems.
