Hayato Shin

Business Designer
Project Director

New York

A business designer who feeds on experiences in cities and nature to expand the possibilities of society. He specializes in working from design research to concept-making and commercialization in a single integrated process. In his previous role, he worked at an innovation consulting firm, contributing to developing new businesses, products, and services, as well as crafting future scenarios and visions for prominent Japanese companies. At the University of Tokyo, he was engaged in research activities in innovation education as a specially-appointed researcher. In 2021, he joined Takram NY, where he is involved in design research, development of new products and services, and branding projects. He enjoys rock climbing. He holds a graduate degree in Intelligent Mechanical Engineering from the University of Electro-Communications.

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