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About This Event

Spectrum Tokyo is all about new design trends and digging into broader perspectives in technology and design.

This meetup is where designers (and non-designers) gather to talk randomly about design, share ideas, and casually connect. We feel that the local designers have little chance to speak English and interact with international talents, which is such a loss of opportunity in many ways.

This time, the theme of the Meetup is “Design Organizations,” focusing on practical discussions surrounding this topic. To maximize the value of design, building a strong organization and contributing to business strategy are essential. The event will feature nine speakers who will share insights on topics such as designing and scaling design teams, establishing processes to foster cross-functional collaboration, and effectively communicating the value of design to executives.

This time, since we had an exceeding numbers of Japanese speaker proposals and almost none English, the lightning talks (LT) will all be in Japanese. We are planning to make a video recording with English translations. We encourage attendees to support one another and enjoy discussions about design, even if Japanese is not their primary language. Let’s make the most of this opportunity to connect and share ideas across the community.

Spectrum Tokyo Meetup #16

Date: February 6th (Thurs.), 2025
Time: 19:00-21:30 (18:45 open)
Place: Findy, Inc.｜5th Floor, Art Village Osaki Central Tower, 1-2-2 Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan(Google Maps)
Closest Station: Osaki Station
Language: Both Japanese / English *The presentations will be conducted in Japanese only, but we plan to release archived videos with English subtitles at a later date.
Tickets: 1,000 yen
*Drinks and snacks will be served at the venue

Lightning Talks (5 min each)

Talk Theme

“Design Organizations“

Speakers

[JP] Why Design KPIs Feel Fluffy
PAY Corporation｜Product Marketing Manager & Designer
arisan｜X

[JP] Uncovering the “Heat Source” of Organizations: Lessons on Building Culture from a Designer Who Transitioned from a Production Company to a Business Company
CRAZY Inc.｜Designer
Yuki Miyagawa｜X

[JP] Career Paths in Administrative Roles at a Design Company (Tentative)
Goodpatch Inc.｜People Empowerment Office
Yuto Inoue｜Facebook

[JP] Is What I Want to Do Also Design? Exploring Career Paths in Administrative Roles at a Design Company
note Inc.｜Designer
Mutsumi Moriguchi｜X

[JP] How Designers Translate Business into Products
hicard｜Design Manager
Masato Suzuki｜X

[JP] New Year WS: Encouraging Skill Retrospection for Everyone
Suketacho Inc.｜Manager
Miyu Sugiyama｜X

[JP] Generating Momentum: Prepare Ahead to Create Opportunities
Timee Inc.｜Product Design Manager
Yasuhiro Yokota｜X

[JP] Not “CDO” but “BDO”: A Fourth-Year Designer’s Challenge of Joining the Executive Team
Wedding Park Inc.｜BDO (Beyond Design Officer), Design Manager, Culture Designer in the Culture Promotion Office
Hikaru Sasahara｜X

[JP] Building a High-Speed Design Organization That Contributes to Business (Tentative)
Findy Inc.｜Design Manager
Akihiro Mukai｜X

Facilitators

三瓶 亮｜Spectrum Tokyo Producer / Design Matters Tokyo ｜Linkedin

Program

Tickets

At this event, we are using the external event platform ‘Tito’ for registration, and credit card payments are processed through ‘Stripe’.

Notes

• The event will be conducted in both English and Japanese. However, the facilitation may place more emphasis on Japanese. Please don’t hesitate to inform our staff if you have any difficulties understanding the content.
• We will open the venue from 18:45. You cannot enter before that time.
• The office is non-smoking.

Call for Speakers

We’re looking for speakers for our upcoming events! Anyone from any industry, job role, or experience level is welcome, as long as your talk is about design and fits the monthly theme. Since we’re a design community in IT, the topic should be somewhat related to technology.
If you’re interested in speaking or want to see the theme for the next event, visit our portal for more details.

• We do not accept if your talk is going to be mainly about recruiting designers or selling your products.

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Special Thanks

Thank you Findy, Inc. for letting us use the venue, and supporting us run the event

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