We are happy to announce that Kyoto Design Lab is going to host the first ever Food Innovation Workshop in Japan!

Working in the Design Thinking framework, teams will visit local stakeholders to better understand their needs and context. Professor Matteo Vignoli from UNIMORE and Food Innovation program will be facilitating the workshop utilizing advanced innovation techniques developed at Stanford University and the Silicon Valley. This is also your opportunity to experience how innovation is practiced around the world.

Schedule

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Tuesday February 14th
09:00 – Begin Workshop at the Kyoto Institute of Technology
Afternoon – Visiting the different stakeholders

Wednesday February 15th
09:00 – 17:00 Workshop Day 2 at the Kyoto Institute of Technology

Thursday February 16th
09:00 – 17:00 Workshop Day 3 at the Kyoto Institute of Technology
17:00 – 17:45 Move to MTRL KYOTO
18:30 – 20:30 Final Presentations at the Food Innovation Symposium at MTRL KYOTO

Note:
– Detailed schedule and breakdown of activities will be given to the accepted participants.
– Significant amount of team working time is included in the workshop along with flexibility to get away from the workshop locations.
– Participants are expected to participate for the whole three days. If there is some kind of conflict for parts of the workshop, please let us know in your application.
– As always, schedule subject to change.
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Symposium Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1110596945733399/

Language
English, with some translation support if necessary

Venues
Workshop: Kyoto Institute of Technology (detailed location sent out to participants)
MTRL KYOTO: https://mtrl.net/kyoto/en/access/

Fee
Free

Signup
Please apply from here: https://goo.gl/forms/FG8HPKiVdXYUkOtc2
Deadline is February 10th at noon. Participants will be announced by the end of February 11th.

If you have any further questions, please e-mail sushi@kit.ac.jp