Daito Trust Press Release (2024.11.12) Daito Trust [Rental Future Research Institute] Conducting fieldwork with Nagakute City officials with design thinking in mind Held on November 8th as the third seminar in the series to think about the future of the city On November 8, 2024, Daito Kentaku Co., Ltd.’s Rental Future Research Institute (Fellow: Soken) will conduct a field trip around the city with employees of Nagakute City, Aichi
Prefecture, as the third of the institute’s series of seminars. and held a world cafe. In the third seminar, as a sequel to the series seminars held in January and July of this year, we will provide opportunities and hints to consider future measures necessary for Nagakute City, keeping in mind the design thinking learned in the previous lectures. Nine city employees participated. Through seminars like this, our company aims to contribute to sustainable urban development and help local governments resolve issues they are facing. point ●Based on what was learned in the first (January) and second (July) sessions, Nagakute City officials and members of the Rental Future Research Institute conducted fieldwork around the city. ●After fieldwork, we divided into groups and held a world cafe. With design thinking in mind, we shared what we noticed on the ground and discussed opportunities and hints for thinking about measures needed for Nagakute City in the future. ●This is the third time, and nine people from six departments in Nagakute City participated. Three employees from Nisshin City also participated.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/35668/1244/35668-1244-cf1937ea74b1f4dcd7d69c4846b003d9-2880×2160.jpg “World Café” for group discussions (15:00-16:00) After fieldwork, we returned to City Hall and held a “World Café”. Based on the lectures so far, each group shared what they learned from their fieldwork, and deepened their discussion on opportunities and hints for considering measures needed for Nagakute City in the future. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/35668/1244/35668-1244-16dea68873227b484fd6a5f111b2ac59-2293×1684.jpg Background and purpose of holding the series seminar (3 sessions in total) Daito Trust and Nagakute City held the first seminar on January 12th as an opportunity to think about creating a comfortable city to live in. In the participant survey, a high level of satisfaction was obtained, with comments such as “I felt that the main points of the data were easy to understand and deepened my understanding” and “I was reminded once again of the importance of being conscious of reading the facts from the data rather than preconceptions and assumptions.” We received many positive comments such as “I was able to learn a lot.” The second session was held on July 19th, and was based on various statistical data and economic forecasts, such as local governments at risk of disappearing, future population projections, aging rates, technological advances
(self-driving cars, AI, medical technology), etc. Fellow Soken gave a lecture on the changes (predictions) that will occur in the world, and then divided into small cross-departmental groups to look at the current situation of Nagakute City from multiple perspectives, and discuss what the participants think the future of Nagakute City will be 10 years from now. I drew the figure. About Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture Nagakute City is a city with the youngest average age in Japan, thanks to the development of a good living environment that takes advantage of its privileged location near Nagoya City. On the west side of the city, a new townscape with houses and fashionable stores has expanded, while on the east side, a lush rural landscape remains, creating a well-balanced coexistence of “city and nature.” In 2005, Expo 2005 was held in Aichi, and Linimo connected the east and west of the city, improving transportation convenience.
Universities and large commercial facilities are located along the station, making it a lively area. In November 2022, “Ghibli Park” will open in Expo Aichi Memorial Park. The second stage area will be completed in March 2024, and is expected to become even more crowded. ≫ Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture ( https://www.city.nagakute.lg.jp/ ) About Daito Kentaku Co., Ltd. Rental Future Research Institute In 2018, Daito Trust established the Rental Future Research Institute, which conducts various research into the future of rentals, with the aim of contributing to the development of the real estate market and the advancement of the homes and lifestyles of people living there. Established in . In 2019, we began surveying and publishing the “Ii-ya-Net City Living Ranking”, one of the largest residential satisfaction surveys in Japan. ≫ Rental Future Research Institute ( https://www.kentaku.co.jp/miraiken/) ≫ Ranking of places to live and places you want to live ( https://www.eheya.net/sumicoco/ ) Seminar lecturer profile Takeshi Sou Professor, Reitaku University & emsp;Ph.D. (Social Engineering, University of Tsukuba) IT Strategist Daito Trust Co., Ltd. Rental Future Research Institute Fellow Born in Kitakyushu City in 1965. Graduated from Kyushu Institute of Technology’s Faculty of Engineering in 1987 and joined Recruit Co., Ltd. After working in the communications department, as a planning manager for recruitment-related internet services, as editor-in-chief of ForRent.jp, as editor-in-chief of ISIZE housing information, and as editor-in-chief of R25 Mobile, in 2006 he became president and representative director of Recruit Forent Insure Co., Ltd. Director of Recruit Housing Research Institute in 2012, Director of Daito Kentaku Co., Ltd. Rental Future Research Institute in July 2018, Director (concurrently) of AI-DX Lab in April 2020, Visiting Professor at Reitaku University in April 2021, April 2023 Professor at Reitaku University and fellow at Daito Kentaku Co., Ltd.’s Rental Future Research Institute. ▼Click here for details https://www.eheya.net/sumicoco/ ▼Click here for detailed
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