Guest Lecture: Design for Place-based Innovation

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Date

29 Apr 2025
Organiser

PolyU Design
Time

15:00 - 17:00
Venue

V321, 3/F, Block V, PolyU Map

Speaker

Mr Ryota KAMIO

Enquiry

Thomas Wong ho-lam-whlthomas.wong@polyu.edu.hk

Summary

Originated from RE:PUBLIC, a Think and Do tank based in Japan, sharing the design for emergent futures
What role do designers play in shaping the 21st century? This lecture explores the potential of 'place' as a catalyst for imagining and designing emergent futures, with a focus on the diverse and dynamic contexts of the Asia-Pacific region.

* All SD staff, students, and the general public are welcome.
* Registration here(For Public Only)

Keynote Speaker

Mr Ryota KAMIO

Senior Director, RE:PUBLIC INC.

Ryota is a Japanese urban designer specialized in circular design and its implications for the future of cities and society. He is the Senior Director at Re:public, Inc. (Fukuoka, Tokyo) and co-founder of Satsuma Future Commons, a design-led innovation lab contributing to the municipality's master plan for new industry development (Satsuma-Sendai). He has co-chaired the Circular Design Week in Kagoshima (2023) and Taipei (2024), advancing international discourse on circular design across the Asia-Pacific region. His academic contributions include papers on participatory and distributed management for urban and rural commons presented at the Participatory Design Conference (2024) and Fab City Conference (2023). Also, he's been serving as expert lecturer at Kyoto University, Open Technology Innovation Course since 2020.