Designing Diversity
Hi, my name is Takuya. I am the Educational Director at an NGO, ReDI School of Digital Integration in the region of North Rhein-Westphalia in Germany. In this organisation, we accelerate the job integration of migrants, refugees and women into the German tech industry. I have a background as a UX Designer.
Skills
What I do
Facilitate co-creation workshops to explore customer journeys and values of products and services.
Prototype, sketch and visualise solutions, deliver with IT experts.
Coordinate diverse communities in digital and in-person contexts.
Experiences
Leading
2+ years of leading and management skills in diverse teams.
Visualisation
Sharp visualisation of business strategies, plans and processes.
JP, UK, DE+
International & cross-cultural experiences in 3+ countries.
Collaborate with me
Digital integration leaves no one behind. Let us make this possible with creativity and humanity!
User centred
understand user’s needs, prototype a solution and refine it through tests, while keeping a meticulous eye on details.
Simplification
deliver sharp and simple solutions
Collaboration
ideate in workshops, develop in a team following an agile process to launch & iterate the products and services.
I have various experiences in medium to large-scale projects:
ReDI School of Digital Integration
Educational Director in ReDI NRW since 2020
Lead Teacher in a design course between 2016 and 2020
Cornelsen Verlag GmbH
UX/UI Designer between 2018–2020, designing a teacher software in an agile team, implementing the Design System.
3pc GmbH Neue Kommunikation
UI Designer between 2013–2017, Design Lead between 2017–2018, clients including Jewish Museum Berlin, German Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) and more.
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