Held on 27 October 2023, the WDO Research and Education Forum 2023 took place on the first day of the World Design Assembly at Chiba University’s Design and Research Institute in Tokyo (Japan). Hosted by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion, the Forum explored the theme of Design Beyond and aimed to share perspectives and ongoing research demonstrating the future impacts of design across different human, technological and planetary contexts.

Bringing together academics, students and industry leaders from around the world, the event focused on three distinct sub-themes: design for humanity, design for human-centred technology and behavioural design for planet. Merging diverse insights, the Forum put forth a dynamic vision for tomorrow that showcased the value of designing beyond the borders and boundaries that have shaped our modern era.

The papers presented at the WDO Research and Education Forum 2023 are included in the proceedings document of the event.

Research and Education Forum 2023 Committee

Forum Chair

Academic Reviewers

Pier Paolo Peruccio

Pier Paolo Peruccio
Politecnico di Torino
(Italy)

Thomas Garvey
Carleton University School of Industrial Design
(Canada)

Lilian González-González

Lilian González-González
Anahuac University of Mexico
(Mexico)

Sheng-Hung Lee
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(USA)

Verena Paepcke-Hjeltness
Auburn University
(USA)

Industry Reviewers

Anne Asensio

Anne Asensio
Dassault Systèmes (France)

Hari Nair
Design for Winning
(USA)

Srini Srinivasan
Design Innovation Institute Shanghai
(China)

Pradyumna Vyas

Pradyumna Vyas
Confederation of Indian Industry
(India)

Papers & Posters

This track invites explorations and debates that leverage our understanding of design and designing for humanity. Exploring contributions from various practice-based and thinking viewpoints, this theme highlights projects where design plays a key role in areas such as social change, social innovation, social inclusion and cohesion.

Papers

Crafted Resilience: Designing for Empowerment and Social Impact Using Phulkari, A Traditional Craft in A Heritage Setting

Authors: Puja Anand, Harbina Kaur, Alok Bhasin

Institution: Pearl Academy (India)

Leveraging AI to Infuse Humanity in Industrial Design Education

Author: Sooshin Choi

Institution: Department of Industrial Design, Savannah College of Art and Design (USA)

Developing City Design Power Index Model

Authors: Shyhnan Liou1, 2, Chi-Yi Chang1, Yu-Chen Chen1, Junyu Chen1, Ying-Yi Hsieh1, Tu-Chung Liu1, Tang-Ling Kuo1

Institutions: 1Taiwan Design Research Institute (TDRI) (Taiwan, Chinese Taipei), 2Nation Cheng Kung University (Taiwan, Chinese Taipei)

Design for Humanity: Exploring the Power of Co-Design to Empower Young Population for Social Impact

Author: Anastasios Maragiannis

Institution: College of Design, Creative & Digital Industries, University of Westminster (United Kingdom)

Design Beyond Politics: Socio-political obstacles in India’s healthcare

Author: Mary Reisel

Institution: Rikkyo University (Japan), The Ceruleans (Japan)

Mapping Everyday Solutions to Foster Social Cohesion and Community Resilience

Authors: Raditya Ardianto Taepoer1, 3, Kenta Ono2, Prananda Luffiansyah Malasan3, 4, Meirina Triharini4, Arianti Ayu Puspita4

Institutions:
1Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Chiba University (Japan), 2Chiba University (Japan), 3Research Center for Cultural and Environmental Products, Institut Teknologi Bandung (Indonesia), 4Faculty of Art and Design, Institut Teknologi Bandung (Indonesia)

Evolutional Creativity Evolutionary Principles for Creative Learning

Author: Eisuke Tachikawa

Institutions: NOSIGNER (Japan), Japanese Industrial designers Association (Japan), Kanazawa College of Art (Japan)

Posters

Theme1_Poster139_WDA2023

Addressing Food Accessibility & Food Services in The Aftermath Of 2023 Turkey Earthquake

Authors: Bengisu Akviran, Yilmaz Ege Nergis, Arda Tunç Özyörük, Nisan Ürerer, Elif Kocabıyık Savasta, Can Özcan
Institution: Izmir University Of Economics (Turkey)

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Theme1_Poster5_WDA2023

Human Centred Design Approach for Bettering Lives of Construction Workers in India

Authors:
Srikar Avr and Padam S
Institution: Indian Institute of Technology (India)

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Theme1_Poster27_WDA2023

System Design to Bring University Students Closer to STEAM

Author: Javier de Jesus Cervantes Estrada
Institution: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)

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Theme1_Poster79_WDA2023

Develop & Lead your Organization by Design to Deliver Value Across the Triple Bottom Line for Prosperity not Profit and not at the Expense of People or our Planet

Auhtor: Stephan James Clambaneva
Institution: PARK, PARK Academy, Industrial Designers Society of America (USA)

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Theme1_Poster40_WDA2023

Te Kāhui Tika Tangata, the Human Rights Commission

Author: David Hakaraia
Institution: Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand)

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Theme1_Poster82_WDA2023

Study on CMF Design and Process Development System for User Emotive Satisfaction

Author: Jiyoung Han, Sunjoo Kim, Ara Cho, Inho Lee
Institutions: Korea Institute of Design Promotion, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Design Promotion, INTOPS (South Korea)

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Theme1_Poster41_WDA2023
OLTA: Human Rights Issue Selectshop Platform

Author: Yejin Lee
Institution: Korea Design Membership Plus (South Korea)

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Theme1_Poster98_WDA2023

Design for Activating Citizens to the Future(s)

Author: Aiko Monoi, Yu Ikemoto, Mami Takahashi, Tasuku Soga, Yoshitaka Shibata, Takashi Shirasawa, Toshiomi Moriki
Institution: Hitachi, Ltd. Research Development Group (Japan)

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Theme1_Poster47_WDA2023

Deforme’ Water Bottle

Author: Fatima Muhammad Nasir
Institution: National University Of Science And Technology Islamabad  (Pakistan)

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Theme1_Poster135_WDA2023

The Intersection of Design and Craftsmanship for Crosscultural Creation

Authors: Fabiola Cristina Rodriguez Estrada and Nakano Yoshito
Institutions: Wl-links/Centro de Investigación de Ciencia y Tecnología de Guerrero (Mexico)

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Theme1_Poster25_WDA2023

A Visual Analysis of Facial Expressions in Cross-Cultural Character Design

Author: Siddharth Sinha, Lisa Winstanley
Institution: Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)

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Digital and physical technologies have radically transformed the way we live and work, and technology is one of the drivers of humanity’s future. As a product of humans, it exists because we have designed, developed, financed, disseminated, accepted, and employed it. However, technology can also embody the negative aspects of humanity. As we look to the future, this theme explores the role of technology in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and their global impact.

Papers

Smart Display Development with Services and Supporting Tools to Tackle Elderly Care Problems

Authors: Ara Cho¹, Inho Lee¹, Youngjin Chung¹, Hoyeong Song², Seonhee Jung³, Kenny Ryu⁴, Yuwon Jeong¹, Jihyun Lee²

Institutions: ¹Korea Institute of Design Promotion, Gyeonggi-do (South Korea), ²Neofect, Gyeonggi-do (South Korea), ³Scube Design Lab, Busan (South Korea), ⁴Blessing Eco Design, Busan (South Korea)

Integrating Intelligent Agents and Service Design for 3H Care: A Path to SDGs 3 in SingaporeAuthors: Bo Gao1, Di Wang1, Robin Chan Chung Leung1, Zhiwei Zeng1, Benny Toh Hsiang Tan1, Yang Qiu1, Huiguo Zhang1, Xinjia Yu1, Jun Ji1, Bo Huang1, Eng Sing Lee2, Hui Hwang Teong3, Ray Tian Rui Lai3, Wai Han Hoi4, Chunyan Miao1

Institutions:
1Joint NTU-UBC Research Centre of Excellence in Active Living for the Elderly (LILY) Nanyang Technological University, 2National Healthcare Group Polyclinics, Singapore, 3Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, 4Woodlands Health, National Healthcare Group, Singapore

Outer Space Technology: Harnessing its Potential for Sustainable Life on Earth Through Human-Centred, Service, Policy, and Product Innovation

Author: Abigail Hoover1, 2

Institutions: 1Royal College of Art, Faculty of Design (United Kingdom), 2Imperial College London, Faculty of Engineering (United Kingdom)

Co-speculation for Future Personal Data Use—Toward Shared Authorship of Future Technology Use Scenarios Among Multi-stakeholders

Authors: Masako Kitazaki1, Fumiya Akasaka2, Riichiro Take3, Ryoko Koborita4, Kazushi Ishigaki5

Institutions: 1Musashino Art University, Tokyo (Japan), 2National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki (Japan), 3Fujitsu, Tokyo (Japan), 4NTT Communications, Tokyo (Japan), 5LDAT Research & Consulting, Yamagata (Japan)

Two Approaches to Human-decentred Design: Between Life and Matter

Authors: Nobuhiro Masuda1, Yosaku Matsutani2, Yasuharu Akiyoshi3, Juppo Yokokawa4, Kazuhiro Jo1,5

Institutions: 1Kyushu University, Fukuoka, (Japan), 2Otemon Gakuin University, Osaka (Japan), 3Kyoto Seika University, Kyoto, (Japan), 4Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo (Japan), 5YCAM, Yamaguchi (Japan)

Science Fiction and Design Fiction to Learn About AI

Author: Luisa Mok

Institution: Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS), The Hong Kong
University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (Hong Kong SAR)

Posters

Theme2_Poster136_WDA2023

Anthropological Methods in Design

Author: Thomas Ask
Institution: Pennsylvania College Of Technology (USA)

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Theme2_Poster71_WDA2023

Water Resilient Oasis: Adapting Design Technologies for Water-stressed Regions Based on Urban Resilience Attributes

Author: Soheil Dashti
Institution: University Of Tokyo (Japan)

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Theme2_Poster129_WDA2023

Stepping Out of the Slate

Authors:  Manabu Kawada, Yoshihiro Katsumata, Akie Hinokio, Yurii Kasao, Hinako Matsui
Institution: Yamaha Corporation Design Laboratory (Japan)

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Theme2_Poster143_WDA2023

Dystopias of Digital Memory: Technology Helps Us Remember But Are We Allowed to Forget?

Author: Aparna Raman
Institution: Srishti Manipal Institute Of Art, Design & Technology  (India)

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Theme2_Poster73_WDA2023

Web Accessibility in the Future: An Attempt to Combine Service Design Approach and Inclusive Design

Authors: Yasuko Yamamoto, Akira Nakayasu, Atsushi Akiyama, Keisuke Shoji, Fumino Suzuki, Takeshi Youoku, Atsuko Uda
Institution: Concent, Inc. (Japan)

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This track aims to highlight design research, training projects, educational tools and methods capable of generating products and services that trigger behavioural change to benefit Planet Earth. These inspiring recommendations aim to generate, in individuals as well as in communities, a new conscious and engaging push to change habits and adopt virtuous behaviours.

Papers

Bottom-Up Circular Economy with the Alternation of Recycling Plastic Waste in CE Strategies by Adapting Open-Source Design and Adaptive Manufacturing

Authors: Daisuke Nagatomo, Hsu Wei-Yun, Tseng Kuan-Wei, Su Ke-Shin, Hung Yu-ju

Institution: Department of Design, National Taiwan Normal University (Taiwan, Chinese Taipei)

Design with More than Humans: Reimagining Social Biomimicry through Collaborations in Learning, Performance and Coauthorship

Authors: Tokushu Inamura, Melanie Sarantou

Institution: Kyushu University Faculty of Design, Department of Strategic Design (Japan)

!Do Something: Provoking Sustainable Behaviour Change Through Collective Design Initiatives

Authors: Emma Peters, Emma Mills, Stephen Loo, Rebecca Green, Teresa Crea

Institution: School of Art and Design, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, University of New South Wales (Australia)

Kiwi Kai, from the Soil to your Plate: Designing Educational Tools for Pro-environmental Communications

Authors: Fabiola Cristina, Rodríguez Estrada1, Catriona MacLeod2, Garth Harmsworth3, Antonio Alfonso Rodríguez Rosales1

Institutions: 1CICTEG- Centro de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica de Guerrero (Mexico), 2Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, Dunedin (New Zealand), 3Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, Palmerston North (New Zealand)

Posters

Theme3_Poster55_WDA2023
Designing Failure to Successful Design

Author: Massimiliano Cavallin
Institution: University Of Genoa (Italy)

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Theme3_Poster16_WDA2023

Promoting Local & Sustainable Food Practices Through Visual Communication Design

Author: Peter Kwok Chan, Ben McCorkle
Institution: Ohio State University (USA)

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Theme3_Poster70_WDA2023

Recycle-inducing Plastic Bottle Label Design

Author: Yeonhoon Choi
Institution: Korea Design Membership Plus (South Korea)

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Theme3_Poster96_WDA2023

System Glitch: Shifting Consumer Behavior Through an Embrace of Repair Mentality

Author: Hazal Gumus-Ciftci
Institution: Arizona State University (USA)

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Theme3_Poster92_WDA2023

Curation as an Approach to Ecological Design Research — Sustainable Revolution Driven by Eco-design Curating

Author: Siyang Jing
Institution: China Central Academy Of Fine Arts (China)

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Theme3_Poster121_WDA2023

Edo Piano Concept Model Design

Authors: Manabu Kawada, Yoshihiro Katsumata, Akie Hinokio, Yurii Kasao, Kenta Ono, Chihaya Sakai, Ritsu Arai, Teppei Hanawa
Institution: Yamaha Corporation Design Laboratory (Japan)

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Theme3_Poster53_WDA2023

What Will Happen to All the Dead Batteries?

Author: Hyeil Kim
Institution: Korea Design Membership Plus (South Korea)

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Theme3_Poster33_WDA2023

Designing a Culture of Care through Embodied Sustainability: A Design Research Approach to Understand, Translate and Implement Japanese Cleaning Culture in Western Society

Authors: Birgit Neu-Severin, G. Neu-Rinaudo
Institution: German International University (Egypt)

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Theme3_Poster106_WDA2023

Paper Basket: A Sustainable Design Project to Rediscover Leftovers

Author: Jiyeong Yun
Institution: Korea Design Membership (South Korea)

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Keynote Speakers

Ayse Birsel
Designer, Author and Co-founder
Birsel + Seck
(USA)

About Ayse

Ayse Birsel, is a Turkish-born, New York-based award-winning industrial designer, author, executive coach. She is the co-founder of Birsel + Seck, working with Amazon, Herman Miller Knoll, Toyota, among others.

Jian Liu
Professor, Associate Dean, School of Architecture
Tsinghua University
(China)

About Jian

Jian Liu is a Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Associate Dean of School of Architecture Tsinghua University. She is also a Registered City Planner in China, the Managing Chief-Editor of China City Planning Review and the Past President of Asian Planning Schools Association.

Katja Forbes
Design Leader & DEI Director
Data Visualization Society
(Singapore)

About Katja

Katja Forbes is a seasoned leader in the digital industry with a proven track record of driving growth and innovation. She is an expert in areas such as ethical navigation of emerging technology, CX, UX, data science, and product design.

Panel Discussion

About Tadanori Nagasawa

Cultural Engineer, Educator in Art and Design. Former President of Musashino Art University and Senior Fellow of Royal College of Art. Received MA(RCA) in 1981 from Royal College of Art after graduated Musashino Art University in 1978.

About Jacob Mathew

Jacob Mathew spent his early work life transforming business with design. He now leverages business, design and entrepreneurship to transform society, as a mentor, at Industree Foundation and as Design Principal, Srishti Manipal Institute.

About Kenta Ono

Kenta Ono is currently researching system design and design theory in the system planning research unit in the Design Research Institute of Chiba University. With a ME and Ph.D. from Chiba University, his previous experience includes Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Mitsubishi Telecom Europe S.A. (France) as an interface designer.

About Hyungkun Yoon

Hyungkun Yoon is a ‘Japan-Korea-China Three Country Design Specialist’ who has been in design education and field for more than 10 years in Japan Korea, and China, respectively. He received a doctorate in ‘Emotional Engineering’ from Chiba University and worked for R&DMAK, a Japanese design company in Tokyo. After graduating from Yonsei University in Korea, he went to China in 2004 at the request of Shanghai Jiaotong University and consulted on design strategies of many companies, including Chinese sensitivity analysis on Toyota design and UIUX by Samsung MP3. They include designs that change the world (Korea Adi Publishing 2022) and start-ups and designs (Shanghai Transportation University Press, China, 2019). He is currently a director of the Korean Design Association.

About Michal Ziso

Michal Ziso is an architect, a futurist entrepreneur and space architect revolutionizing the designed environment on Earth through space innovation. As the founder and CEO of ZISO Innovation + Architecture Lab and The SLEEP- SpaceTech startup, she pioneers inclusive-human-centered design on a global scale. Michal is a graduate of the Technion and the International Space University, and an advisor to SpaceTech VC’s.

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