Prof. Takashi Maeno
Dean, Graduate School of System Design and Management, Keio University, JapanSustainable Design of Products and Services for Human Well-being
Abstract:
Well-being or happiness should be considered as a parameter for designing sustainable products or services. Hence, factor analysis is conducted using results of questionnaire to 1500 Japanese adults asking questions in relation to happiness. As a result four factors are obtained. Those are 1) Self-fulfillment and growth, 2) Relationships and gratitude, 3) Positivity and Optimism, and 4) Independence and going at own pace. Workshops for designing products and services considering four factor of happiness is proposed.
Biography:
Takashi Maeno received his B. S. and M. S. degrees in mechanical engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, in 1984 and 1986, respectively. From 1986 to 1995, he worked for Canon, Inc., in Tokyo, Japan. He received his Ph. D. degree in mechanical engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, in 1993. From 1995 to 2008, he was with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Keio University, Yokohama, Japan. Since 2008, he has been with the graduate school of System Design and Management, Keio University as a Professor.
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