Specialist to Produce Number-One-Design-Management-SME-to-be.

For the purpose of disseminating and enlightening various sectors including small and medium-sized enterprises to deepen their understanding of design management and design thinking and promote continuous effort, the Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry provides information, develops human resources, and implements the “Design Management Promotion Support Project in the Chubu Region” that produces design management in the Tokai region (Aichi, Gifu, Mie).
Of these, “Design Management Produce” dispatches design producers to small and medium-sized enterprises where the executive is interested in design management and has issues such as business succession, management innovation, new product development, and corporate branding, and provides individual guidance.

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・ Development of new products and services, and new business development
・ Adding value to existing products and services
・ Product sales promotion Planning and PR tool development
・ Corporate branding, design strategy construction, etc.
Period: Late October 2020 to January 2021 (tentative); Three times, about four hours each
*The specialist visits the participating companies.
Fee: Free. In case of prototype　production, please bear the cost.
Conditions: 
Businesses and executives who have a strong interest in design management such as product development and branding based on design thinking, and are motivated to innovate management, and are able to participate all three times.
Targets: Three SMEs located in Tokai region (Aichi, Gifu, Mie)
Application deadline: September 28, 2020 17:00
Company selection: Determined by examination based on application details

Organizer: Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry
Planning and Management: International Design Center NAGOYA Inc.