Design Thinking x Japan ~ Re-imagine Japan Tourism~ workshop event held in San Francisco

2017/09/25 News
The SAP Academy students and Japanese representatives separate into groups to begin the workshop.

The SAP Academy students and Japanese representatives separate into 30 groups to begin the workshop.

Kobe Trade Information Office took part in the “Design Thinking x Japan ~ Re-imagine Japan Tourism~” event hosted by the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco. The event took place over three days, starting on Tuesday, September 12 to Thursday, September 14.

KTIO was one of the 60 representatives from Japanese organizations that attended the event, alongside 160 SAP Academy students from 37 different countries. Together we utilized design thinking exercises to come up with new and innovative ideas that would work to promote tourism to Japan. At the end of the workshop session, individual groups were able to present the results of their design thinking session.

在サンフランシスコ日本国総領事館が主催した「Design Thinking × Japan ~Re-imagine Japan tourism~」と題したワークショップに神戸シアトルビジネスオフィスも参加しました。イベントは2020年訪日外国人旅行者数4000万人達成に向けた取り組みの一環であり、9月12日(火)~14日(木)の3日間サンフランシスコ付近で開催されました。

ワークショップでは神戸シアトルビジネスオフィスを含む日系企業や団体60名と、37ヵ国から集まったSAPアカデミー生徒160名が参加し、「デザイン思考」を用いて日本へより多くの外国人観光客を呼び寄せるためのイノベーティブな案を生み出すための知恵を出し合いました。ワークショップ終了時には、各グループから日本観光に役立つであろうアプリやITソリューションの発表がありました。

The group KTIO was a part of, as we work through the steps of the design thinking workshop.

The group KTIO was a part of, as we work through the steps of the design thinking workshop.

The 3 design thinking groups that were voted most innovative.

The 3 design thinking groups that were voted most innovative.