2013 ESI Participants

This year's ESI program features 6 teams of participant-initiated projects. Each team will apply the design-thinking process with their issue area, beginning with interviews and observations of their users and target communities. By the end of the program, each team will produce a prototype of their solution that is ready to test in their home communities when they return to Japan.

Closing the Poverty Gap Team 

Hui Jin Waseda	Keitaro Inoue Rikkyo	Renge Ota Soka
Rumi Kimbara Waseda

Education for All Team

Myong Won Lee Keio	Takao Suzuki Keio	Yuri Hayasaka Waseda
Yusuke Konishi Waseda	Yuta Kishira Tokyo University

Eliminating Food Waste Team

Kana Kobayashi Waseda	Keiichiro Tsuchiya Keio	Masayoshi Nageishi Keio
Tetsuya Toyotake Waseda	Tomoaki Shimbo Keio

Decreasing Women's Employment Inequality Team

Hiroshi Kure Keio	Kento Mori Keio	Kyoko Fukuda Keio
Mizuho Fukuura Waseda

Improving Economic Opportunities in Fukushima Team

Mariko Nakahashi Waseda	Motoshi Kanke Keio	Takuro Yazu Waseda
Tatsuhiro Ohtani Waseda	Tatsunori Sato Tokyo University

Promoting Design Thinking in Japan Team

Kei Adachi Keio	Kio Kaji Keio	Nagisa Shigetomi
Narisa Kimura Keio	Takanori Kashino Keio	Tamaki Nakamura Keio

To view the groups from previous programs, please visit the Stanford Programs Archives.