Publication
Design Journeys through Complex Systems: Practice Tools for Systemic Design (Japanese Edition)
The Japanese edition of the title book of Peter Jones and Kristel Van Ael (2022), supervised by Professor Masanao Takeyama. This is a guidebook for practicing “systemic design,” a new design approach to increasingly complex social and business issues.
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CoDesign: Design Suru Koto wo Minna no Te ni (CoDesign: Designing with People)
A book on design for understanding and practicing “CoDesign” by Professor Takahito Kamihira. This book is easy for both designers and non-designers to understand, and explains the concept of “CoDesign” and methods that are useful for activities in various fields.
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Service Design no Kyoukasyo: Kyoso Suru Business no Tsukurikata (Service Design Textbook: How to Develop a Co-Creative Business)
An introductory book on service design by Professor Masanao Takeyama. After reviewing the concepts of “service” and “design”, it explores the possibilities of applying “service design” in Japanese business worlds and public policy.
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Designing for Behavior Change: Applying Psychology and Behavioral Economics (Japanese Edition)
The Japanese edition of Stephen Wendell’s book of the title (2013), translated by Professor Masanao Takeyama. It helps readers to create a digital product that facilitates behavior change of the user based on the insights of behavioral economics and psychology.
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Research Report: ‘Mono’ to ‘Monogatari’ no Design Kenkyukai
A research report on Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) “Designing to visualize and share stories in a risk society and Building basic theory”, conducted by ACTANT’s Nambu in collaboration with Masako Miyata of Aichi Shukutoku University and Tomohide Mizuuchi of Nagoya University of the Arts.