NIKKEN FORUM
How Should Companies Implement Inclusive Design?
~How to Expand the Space in Our Hearts~

As the diversity of people active in society and economic activities continues to expand, the importance of creating environments and developing tools that allow these diverse individuals to express their unique strengths more naturally is also growing.Amid this trend, “inclusive design”—which involves engaging in dialogue with people with disabilities and others with diverse needs from the very planning stage of a project—is gaining attention. However, when it comes to putting this into practice, many planners may feel bewildered by the “differences” they encounter—whether in the people they are interacting with or in their own assumptions—and end up giving up without even getting started.

In this session, we will speak with Tatsuya Honda—developer of “Ontenna,” a user interface that uses technology to bridge the hearing gap—about what inspired him and his experiences, and we will discuss what companies and organizations should do to build an inclusive society. How can we expand our mental horizons and create designs that bring happiness to society? We hope you’ll join us.

Thursday, October 9, 2025, 3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Participation Fee: Free

Born in Kagawa Prefecture in 1990. Ph.D. in Art and Engineering. During college, she volunteered as a sign language interpreter, launched a sign language club, and founded an NPO. Focusing on the theme of extending the human body and senses, she collaborates with deaf individuals to research new sound perception devices. Recipient of the 2014 Mitou Super Creator Award. 2016 Good Design Award Special Prize. Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2017. Design Intelligence Award 2017 Excellence Award. Forbes 30 Under 30 Japan 2019 Special Prize. 2019 Kids Design Award Special Prize. 2019 Good Design Gold Award. MIT Innovators Under 35 Japan 2020. Reiwa 4 National Invention Awards “Imperial Invention Award.” Reiwa 7 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for Science and Technology. Salzburg Global Seminar Fellow. Guest researcher at the Danish Design Center since 2022. Author of *The Social Intrapreneur: A New Way of Working in the SDGs Era* (Nikkei BP).

3:30 p.m. – Overview of the Event
3:35 PM– Nikken Sekkei’s Initiatives
3:45 p.m. – Keynote Speech by Mr. Tatsuya Honda
4:10 PM – Panel Discussion
5:00 p.m. End

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