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Research Base for Future Design

Center of Excellence in Advanced Research, TechnoArena, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Research Base for Future Design

“Hara Research Base for Future Design” was launched in 2021 as one of the divisions of Center of Excellence in Advanced Research, TechnoArena, Graduate School of Engineering at Osaka University. This research base conducts research on Future Design which is the design of social mechanisms and social systems that enable us to succeed a sustainable society to future generations, and practically implements this method through industry-academia-government “co-creation” initiatives .

News

2024/1/20 RIETI Special Report is now out. It discusses the importance of Future Design in public policies.
2023/11/12 Organized session on Future Design will be held at the international conference " EcoDesign2023".
2023/07/27 Information on new papers is updated.
2023/06/10 Examples of Future Design practices in industries and public policies are listed on this site.
2023/03/10 Future Design practice addressing policies on public facility and housing was cited in an article of BBC news.
2022/12/15 International collaborative research(CoSynHealth Project) has been launched in collaboratoin with Hamburg University and London School of Hygine and Tropical Medicine, with a special focus on modelling, scenario building and Future Design.
2022/10/03 The first practice of Future Designwas featuerd in Washington PostandForeign Affairs.