[JPI Seminar] "Human Resource Development and Organizational Transformation Based on Business Design" to be held on April 16 (Thursday)

JPI (Japan Planning Institute) will hold a seminar featuring Mr. Yu Osaki, Director, Design Strategist, and Service Designer at CONCENT INC., to provide a detailed explanation of human resource development and organizational transformation based on business design.

[Details and Application Here] https://www.jpi.co.jp/seminar/17695

[Title]

The "Ability to Create Questions and Motivate People" Required in the DX/AI Era

Human Resource Development and Organizational Transformation Based on Business Design

~Defining Human Resources Tailored to Organizational Characteristics and Creating Mechanisms for Collaboration~

[Date and Time]

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 16:30 - 18:30

*We are also accepting applications for archived streaming after the seminar has concluded.

[Speaker]

CONCENT INC.

Director

Design Strategist, Service Designer

Mr. Yu Osaki

[Lecture Overview]

As industrial digitalization progresses, more companies are investing in design. In addition to traditional outsourcing of design, results are being generated through multiple avenues such as hiring new designers and providing design education for employees. Design is not limited to the scope of appearance or engineering; its thinking is also being applied to corporate strategy.

Furthermore, in a work environment that assumes AI, the "design attitude" of taking initiative, creating one's own questions, and motivating people will become increasingly necessary.

This lecture will consider how to leverage design in business and organizations from the perspective of "nurturing people." It will provide a detailed explanation of the challenges and solutions in adopting design from the viewpoint of practitioners.

[Lecture Topics]

1. "Design" and "Designer" Required in the Current Era

(1) What is Design?

① Design from a Management Perspective and its Actual Application

② History and Outlook of Design from a Practical Perspective

③ Designers' View of Design

(2) What is a Designer?

① Types and Achievements of Design Professionals

② Placement and Duties of In-house Designers

③ Development of Advanced Design Talent Active at the Corporate Strategy Layer

④ An Environment Where Non-Designers and Designers Blend Together

⑤ Challenges Faced by Designers, De...