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UX in Japan's Countryside: Tackling Real-World Challenges 
20 March, 7pm EST

Maxwell Forrest headshotIn September 2024, a group of 20 UX designers and researchers from the world's top tech companies and universities gathered in Shimoda, a sleepy seaside village 3 hours south of Tokyo. They were there to attend the Shimoda UX Workshop, a new initiative run by a group of passionate Tokyo based designers, with the goal of using UX research and design thinking to tackle problems facing rural Japan, such as depopulation, abandoned buildings and a decline in tourists. What followed was a week of intense collaboration with local businesses, a crash course in Japanese design, and innovative solutions that exceeded everyone's expectations. While the initiative is still a work in progress, it was an example of how UX research and design thinking can bring people together face to face and solve real world problems outside of the tech industry, and is receiving interest from towns across Japan.

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