Associate Professor Koyama started his business career at a major advertising agency after receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy at Kyoto University. After working as a producer at Shochiku Co., Ltd. to launch a new business based on the theme of Kabuki, he established Bloom Concept Inc. Professor Koyama received an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and Ph.D. from Kyoto University of the Arts, before joining NUCB Business School in 2015, and his research interests include business models, innovation, and concept creation. In addition to developing new products and producing new businesses such as the HACKS! Notebook, he has given many lectures, seminars, and corporate training programs based on increasing productivity in daily life.
Authors
Koyama Ryusuke
小山龍介
다른 사람들
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Dunne & Raby use design as a medium to stimulate discussion and debate amongst designers, industry and the public about the social, cultural and ethical implications of existing and emerging technologies. They are the authors of Hertzian Tales (CRD Research, 1999, MIT Press, 2005) and co-author, with Fiona Raby, of Design Noir (Birkhauser, 2001) and Speculative Everything (MIT Press, 2013). Projects include Technological Dream Series, No 1: Robots (2007), Designs For An Over Populated …
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Kimura Shunsuke
Interviewer and author. He began his career as an interviewer when he attended a seminar by Japanese intellectual Tachibana Takashi while a student at the University of Tokyo. After working in the office of copywriter Shigesato Itoi, he went out on his own. He has been a professional interviewer for 20 years and has interviewed and organized the stories of more than 1,000 people. -
Woohyuk Park
He studied graphic design and typography at Hongik University and Basel School of Design in Switzerland, and earned a Ph.D. in Hangul Typography from Hongik University. He co-runs the design studio Typepage with designer Jindallae, working on various social and cultural design projects in collaboration with different organizations. Currently, he is an associate professor in the Department of Design at Seoul National University of Science and Technology. He has written and designed books such as … -
Kang Ye-jin
She studied journalism at Yonsei University and worked in marketing and public relations in the corporate world. While pursuing her master’s program in arts management at Carnegie Mellon University, she worked for the public art team at Pittsburgh City Hall and later worked as a design strategy manager in the corporate world. She is a graduate of the Gulbab Academy and currently works as a translator for BarTranslation. -
Nagaoka Kenmei
Design activist, publisher of d design travel . Born in 1965 in Mororan City, Hokkaido, and raised in Agui Town, Aichi Prefecture. He participated in the establishment of the Hara Design Institute, Japan Design Center, and founded Drawing & Manual in 1997 and D&DEPARTMENT PROJECT in 2000. He later founded 60VISION and proposed branding styles beyond reprinting, such as Garimoku 60. Long-life design is the theme of his activities, which range from publishing to product development. He … -
Kim Jin-woo
Kim Jin-woo is a professor at the Yonsei School of Business and the head of Yonsei HCI Lab. After earning his degree in Business Administration from Yonsei University, he began his career as a program developer. But he eventually realized that programming wasn’t his true calling, so he pursued an MBA at UCLA. Upon graduation, he worked as a systems consultant at KPMG, but his desire to make a more direct impact on people’s lives led him to Carnegie Mellon University, where he completed his … -
Kim Seong-won
Director of the Play AT Institute. He teaches young people at the Kurikindi center. He is the author of “An Earthbag House with Neighbors , The Return of the Fire Pit , The Age of the Woodstove , and “My Hands Are Tired . -
Shin Seung-won
An invited artist and judge for the Korea Calligraphy Grand Exhibition, recognized as Korea’s Outstanding New Intellectual for pioneering and promoting calligraphy education programs. Held solo exhibitions in 2015 at the Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo and the Cultural Center of the Korean Embassy in Argentina, where two works, “Life” and “Ten Symbols of Longevity”, are now part of the permanent collection. Former director of the Pilmuk Calligraphy Research Institute, … -
Choi Jeong-ho
A Pioneer of modern Korean type design and typeface research. He moved to Japan, where he worked at a printing company, mastering various printing techniques, and studied at Yodobashi Art Academy. In 1957, he developed the Dong-A Publishing Typeface, which received high acclaim. In the early 1970s, he collaborated with Japanese phototypesetting companies Shaken (寫硏) and Morisawa (モリサワ) to create Hangeul typefaces. In his later years, he focused on writing and researching the philosophy and … -
Yoo Jung-sook
She graduated from Seoul Women’s University with a BFA in Visual Design and received her MFA in Typography from the same graduate school. After studying at Gesamthochschule Kassel, Germany, she earned her Ph.D. in communication design at Bergische Universität Wuppertal and served as a research professor in the Department of Visual Design at Seoul Women’s University. Currently, she lectures at various universities and serves as a mid-career research officer of the National Research … -
Choi Bum
Design critic. Graduated from the Department of Industrial Design and the Department of Aesthetics at Hongik University. Served as the editor-in-chief of the monthly magazine Design and as the editor of the design criticism journal Design Critique . Focused on critically analyzing Korean society and culture through the lens of design. Authored several books, including: A View on Korean Design , Where is Korean Design Heading? , Korean Design: Beyond the Myth , If I Had Read That Book in Those … -
Richard Harris
Born in Toronto, Canada in 1974. After completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science at McGill University in 1996, he moved to South Korea, where he lived for 10 years. He continued to live overseas for two more years—in Spain, Australia, and South Africa—before returning to Canada in 2009. Today, he lives and works in Toronto. A Father’s Son (2013) is his first novel. He is also the author of two nonfiction books, Roadmap to Korean (2003) and Faces of Korea (2004), a novella, and a …