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Designer Tomo holds a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Sophia University in Tokyo, was a University Innovation Fellow at Hasso Plattner Institute of experiences, services Design at Stanford University and products that help people thrivehas studied design at the Hasso-Plattner-Institute in Germany.
Tomo, is a University Innovation Fellow, passionate about empowering others, whose future lies in designing innovative and impactful learning experiences. He has pursued His UIF project - RISE was an interdisciplinary education, studying Anthropology, Design Thinking, Political Science, initiative that delivered self-empowerment and Business at various educational institutions. Having grown up leadership workshops in Japan, Germany, and Scotland, Tomo brings a multicultural perspective roadtrip format to his work, embracing diverse viewpoints250+ middle and high school students across Japan.
Tomo's diverse interests span Japanese culture, innovation, marine science, mental health, and creativity, seamlessly blending them to inspire his design approach. He has co-founded multiple organizations, initiated projects addressing gender and environmental challenges, and successfully led teams of over 30 individuals. As a Fellow and as an alumnus and coach of the HPI School of Design Thinking in Potsdam, he has also coached product and design teams around the globe.
In 2021, Tomo launched RISE, a pioneering project that delivered self-empowerment and leadership workshops in a roadtrip format to over 250 middle and high school students across Japan. He now operates his own consulting business, specializing in strategy and design for clients in industries such as mobility, manufacturing, and education.
Currently, Tomo serves as Experience Design Lead at AstraZeneca Japan, where he spearheads patient-centricity in healthcare innovation.
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'''“Use your heart, your courage, your vision to fix, to heal, to connect, to empathize. Because living life for something bigger than yourself is a hero’s journey.”'''
Tomo is a childlike dreamer and stubborn optimist, an amateur permaculturist, with a deep curiosity towards the world of pottery, and a love for baking. In the human world, he is an innovation strategist, designer and educator, working at the intersection of research and design. Currently he is based in Tokyo, and part of the team building the new College of Design at University of Tokyo and is a Designer & Researcher with the U-Tokyo DLX Design Lab at the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo. He is also part of the teaching team at IDEO U.
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