“User-Centered Design” Methodology
Overview
Many companies are seriously adopting “UX design” to win the daily competition.ØIn this workshop, you can experience the UX design approach of “observing users”, “organizing behaviors” and ”studying proposals for improvement” in a short period of time.
| 📂 Category | Innovation |
| 📌 Keywords | User Centric Design, UX Design |
| 🎯 Objectives | You can experience the UX design approach of “observing users”, “organizing behaviors” and ”studying proposals for improvement” in a short period of time. |
| 🌐 Language | Japanese & English |
| 👥 Target Participants | Undergraduate & Graduate Students |
| 🗓 Format | Single session（4-hour in-person） |
| ✅ Past & Upcoming Sessions | Saturday, July 5, 2025, 13:00-17:00 (Scheduled) Held annually since FY2023 |
| 📍 Venue | S4-202, Ookayama |
| 🌟 Recommended for | – Students who are interested in UX Design – Students who want to practice the concept of “User Centric” – Students who want to execute & understand the core of “Leadership” and/or “Entrepreneurship” |
| 📊 Points | 4 points (Points to be awarded to students enrolled in the courses for credits. Please refer to the syllabus for details.) |
| 🎟️ Capacity | 35 participants |
Main Content
- The concept of “user-centered design approach” applied in UX design will be useful in the issues including research activities you tackle every day, and the UX design approach should become one of your weapons when you enter society in the future.
- We hope you will take this opportunity to experience UX design, develop an interest in it, and make it your own weapon.
Facilitator
Koji Okamoto
Consultant
After graduating from graduate school, he joined NTT Docomo, Inc. in 2004, then, IBM Japan, Ltd. In 2020, and became independent consultant in October 2024.
Past Event Records
Voices from Participants
- I believe this course is highly beneficial for students at Tokyo Institute of Technology to participate in together. Often, our thinking is constrained, leading us to accept things as they are and miss out on other possibilities. However, this UX seminar offers a chance for participants to learn how to improve through observation and feedback, which is incredibly practical.（D2)
- Through communication with students from different countries in the group, we improved the quality of our food packaging, that was very interesting.（D1)
- The workshop introduced a new dimension to my thought process. It practically demonstrated the strength of observation and the emergence of incredible ideas through teamwork. Consequently, I would genuinely advise everyone to participate in this workshop to discover and experience the application of UX design thinking in their professional field.（M1)
Contact Faculty
Keisuke Yamada, Specially Appointed Professor, Academy for Leadership
📩 yamada.k.9f82 [at] m.isct.ac.jp