Profile
Studied quantitative sociology at university and joined Sony Corporation in 2003. After working in marketing in Tokyo, spent three years stationed in Shanghai. Growing interest in expression led to studying documentary photography at an art university in the UK.
Founded pear LLC. in 2014, engaging in projects at the intersection of business and design. With research as a foundation, has accompanied projects in new business development, design R&D, and organizational visioning. Since 2015, has collaborated extensively with BIOTOPE as an external partner.
Also pursuing doctoral research on the relationship between emotional experience and creativity, balancing both academic inquiry and practical project work.
Stance & Style
Shifting Between Subjective and Objective
Numbers alone do not move hearts. That realization led to studying visual expression abroad. Believe that insights and actions unique to a team emerge only when quantitative and qualitative, data and emotion, experience and intuition intersect.
Rest and Exploration
Through both practical projects and doctoral research, have realized that boosting creativity requires stepping outside familiar frames. Value spending time in spaces of margin and reflection, which renew perspectives and open doors to small, everyday explorations.