Fumiko Ichikawa's guest appearances

Fumiko Ichikawa

Service Design Show

The Human Show: Innovation through Social Science

Jan Chipchase

Lauren Currie

Doug Powell

Jason Stanley

Steve Portigal

Gerry Scullion

Peter Merholz

Kevin Lee

Jamie Sherman

Hartmut Esslinger

Greg Bennett

Tricia Wang

Andy Polaine

Simon Roberts

Tricia Bruce

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Fumiko Ichikawa is Co-Founder and Managing Director at Re:public, think and do tank. She has studied human-computer interaction, and she has been the practitioner of ethnographic research in Japan and around the world. After the financial crisis and great earthquake that took place in Northern Japan in 2011, Fumiko co-founded Re:public. The company extensively work with cities and regional governments, where conducting research together with people are the critical part of developing an ecosystem of people driving change, innovation, and quality of life. In today’s episode we talk to Fumiko about how a natural disaster in Japan was her catalyst for a career transition from a researcher in the technology space to a facilitator of urban innovation with her own company Re-public; her involvement with the Fukuoka innovation studio; the type of relationships people build with cities, citizenship, identity and craftsmanship. Mentioned in Podcast: Things That Make Us Smart: Defending Human Attributes in the Age of the Machine, Don Norman 2011 earthquake in Japan The Modernist City: An Anthropological Critique of Brasilia, James Holston The Craftsman, Richard Sennett Fumiko’s work: https://re-public.jp/ http://new-normal.life/ (Translation available) Social media and other links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fumikoichikawa/ https://www.instagram.com/furbiko/ https://www.epicpeople.org/article_author/fumiko-ichikawa/

Fumiko Ichikawa is Co-Founder and Managing Director at Re:public, think and do tank. She has studied human-computer interaction, and she has been the practitioner of ethnographic research in Japan and around the world. After the financial crisis and great earthquake that took place in Northern Japan in 2011, Fumiko co-founded Re:public. The company extensively work with cities and regional governments, where conducting research together with people are the critical part of developing an ecosystem of people driving change, innovation, and quality of life. In today’s episode we talk to Fumiko about how a natural disaster in Japan was her catalyst for a career transition from a researcher in the technology space to a facilitator of urban innovation with her own company Re-public; her involvement with the Fukuoka innovation studio; the type of relationships people build with cities, citizenship, identity and craftsmanship. Mentioned in Podcast: Things That Make Us Smart: Defending Human Attributes in the Age of the Machine, Don Norman 2011 earthquake in Japan The Modernist City: An Anthropological Critique of Brasilia, James Holston The Craftsman, Richard Sennett Fumiko’s work: <a href="https://re-public.jp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://re-public.jp/</a> <a href="http://new-normal.life/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://new-normal.life/</a> (Translation available) Social media and other links: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/fumikoichikawa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/fumikoichikawa/</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/furbiko/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/furbiko/</a> <a href="https://www.epicpeople.org/article_author/fumiko-ichikawa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.epicpeople.org/article_author/fumiko-ichikawa/</a>

Fumiko Ichikawa, Co-founder, Managing Director at Re:public; from researcher to facilitator of urban innovation

Do you take the time to really reflect on your work and consciously think if the things you're doing are impactful? I guess we all recognise this to a certain degree: When you're caught up with the day to day operational stuff you rarely of (or rather take) the time to think critically about what you're doing. And we all know where that sometimes leads to...So in this episode Fumiko Ichikawa talks about ways to find more balance between thinking and doing as a design practitioner.We also look at another very interesting topic in this episode... A common challenge in a lot of service design projects is that as soon as the external agency leaves, the project loses most of it's momentum.Fumiko shares, from her own experience, a very effective way to increase the chance that the solution you're working on actually stays alive once you're gone.The answer to this will likely give you a different perspective on what a deliverable of a service design project might be.And finally we talk about the tendency of stakeholders to jump from research mode into ideation / solution mode. What can you do to allow for more time and deeper reflection?This episode is filled with great practical insights so I really hope you enjoy it!----------------------------------------EPISODE GUIDE05:00 - The first encounter with Service Design.06:20 - How can we balance thinking and doing?13:20 - What if we can establish community through the design process?20:35 - Why do we need to reframe?28:35 - Big Question: How do YOU balance thinking and doing?----------------------------------------LINKS FROM THE EPISODEFumiko on LinkedIn ➜ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/llac1Re:public ➜ http://re-public.jp/Reach Network ➜ https://go.servicedesignshow.com/r-io_MORE EPISODESEnjoyed the show? Take a look at some of the other episodes.https://go.servicedesignshow.com/podcastYOUTUBEEvery episode of the Service Design Show is also available as via the official YouTube channel.https://go.servicedesignshow.com/youtubeFACEBOOKCheck the Facebook page where you'll find more content and can discuss the episodes.https://go.servicedesignshow.com/facebookINSTAGRAM Get an exclusive behind the scenes look of the Show.https://go.servicedesignshow.com/instagram----------------------------------------[FREE COURSE] HOW TO EXPLAIN SERVICE DESIGNLearn what it takes to get your clients, colleagues, managers, CEOs and even grandmas as excited about service design as you are!https://servicedesignshow.com/free-course

Do you take the time to really reflect on your work and consciously think if the things you're doing are impactful? I guess we all recognise this to a certain degree: When you're caught up with the day to day operational stuff you rarely of (or rather take) the time to think critically about what you're doing. And we all know where that sometimes leads to... So in this episode Fumiko Ichikawa talks about ways to find more balance between thinking and doing as a design practitioner. We also look at another very interesting topic in this episode... A common challenge in a lot of service design projects is that as soon as the external agency leaves, the project loses most of it's momentum. Fumiko shares, from her own experience, a very effective way to increase the chance that the solution you're working on actually stays alive once you're gone. The answer to this will likely give you a different perspective on what a deliverable of a service design project might be. And finally we talk about the tendency of stakeholders to jump from research mode into ideation / solution mode. What can you do to allow for more time and deeper reflection? This episode is filled with great practical insights so I really hope you enjoy it! ---------------------------------------- EPISODE GUIDE 05:00 - The first encounter with Service Design. 06:20 - How can we balance thinking and doing? 13:20 - What if we can establish community through the design process? 20:35 - Why do we need to reframe? 28:35 - Big Question: How do YOU balance thinking and doing? ---------------------------------------- LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Fumiko on LinkedIn ➜ <a href="https://go.servicedesignshow.com/llac1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://go.servicedesignshow.com/llac1</a> Re:public ➜ <a href="http://re-public.jp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://re-public.jp/</a> Reach Network ➜ <a href="https://go.servicedesignshow.com/r-io_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://go.servicedesignshow.com/r-io_</a> MORE EPISODES Enjoyed the show? Take a look at some of the other episodes. <a href="https://go.servicedesignshow.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://go.servicedesignshow.com/podcast</a> YOUTUBE Every episode of the Service Design Show is also available as via the official YouTube channel. <a href="https://go.servicedesignshow.com/youtube" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://go.servicedesignshow.com/youtube</a> FACEBOOK Check the Facebook page where you'll find more content and can discuss the episodes. <a href="https://go.servicedesignshow.com/facebook" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://go.servicedesignshow.com/facebook</a> INSTAGRAM Get an exclusive behind the scenes look of the Show. <a href="https://go.servicedesignshow.com/instagram" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://go.servicedesignshow.com/instagram</a> ---------------------------------------- [FREE COURSE] HOW TO EXPLAIN SERVICE DESIGN Learn what it takes to get your clients, colleagues, managers, CEOs and even grandmas as excited about service design as you are! <a href="https://servicedesignshow.com/free-course" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://servicedesignshow.com/free-course</a>

The balance between thinking and doing / Fumiko Ichikawa / Episode #65