Kohei Nishiyama
Kohei Nishiyama is a Japanese entrepreneur.
| Kohei Nishiyama | |
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| Born | July 16, 1970 Hyogo Prefecture, Japan |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Japanese |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 1994 - present |
| 🏢 Organization | ELEPHANT DESIGN HOLDINGS, ltd. CUUSOO SYSTEM co., ltd. |
Early life and education
Nishiyama was born in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. He lived in Colombia, South America during his teenage years with his family. After returning to Japan and graduating from University of Tokyo, he pursued his studies in industrial design at Kuwasawa Design School.[1] After starting his career, he returned to the University of Tokyo and earned a PhD in Engineering from Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies in 2017.[2][3]
Career
1994 Nishiyama’s career began as a consultant at McKinsey & Company.[4]
1997 He established elephant design (currently ELEPHANT DESIGN HOLDINGS, ltd.) with his former classmate from Kuwasawa Design School.[5]
1998 Nishiyama incorporated elephant design and became the CEO and a board member.[6]
2006 Nishiyama co-founded Student Innovation College, a program supporting university students to learn how to conduct crowd funding projects.[7]
2007 He opened LEGO CUUSOO, a crowdsourcing/crowdfunding site, as a joint venture between elephant design and LEGO SYSTEM A/S.[8][9]
2011 Nishiyama incorporated CUUSOO system and serves as founder and CEO.[10]
2013 Audiovisual division of ELEPHANT DESIGN HOLDINGS, ltd. was spun out. Nishiyama serves as a board member.[11]
2014 LEGO CUUSOO had its exit to LEGO and is now operated by LEGO’s official service, LEGO IDEAS.[12]
Board and committee positions
2002 Nishiyama was selected as a judge and unit head of New Business Category for Good Design Award.[13]
2007 - 2013 Nishiyama was a member of World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leader.[14]
2010 Nishiyama was elected as a member of International Selection Committee for the 2014 designation of World Design Capital from International Council of Societies of Industrial Design(Icsid).[15][16]
2011 Nishiyama was selected as a member of The Board to Icsid.[17]
2012 - 2015 He served as a member of The Board to Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP).[18]
2011 - 2013 He was an executive board member of World Design Organization (WDO).[19]
Nishiyama is also a member of Asia Society’s Asia 21 Young Leaders Class of 2012.[20] as well as a member of Japan Society’s US-Japan Innovator Network.[21]
Academic positions
2018 Nishiyama became a Project Lecturer at Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) of University of Tokyo, after serving as Co-operative Research Fellow.[22]
Nishiyama is also an Adjunct Professor at Tama Art University.[23]
Recognition
2009 Nishiyama was chosen as one of the Most Creative People 2009 by FastCompany.[24]
2014 Nishiyama was selected as one of Most Creative People in Business 1000 by FastCompany.[25]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://b.kobe-u.ac.jp/interview_files/26.pdf
- ↑ "Kohei NISHIYAMA".
- ↑ "Interviews".
- ↑ https://b.kobe-u.ac.jp/interview_files/26.pdf
- ↑ "Elephant Design Holdings".
- ↑ "Elephant Design Holdings".
- ↑ "大学生が商品企画提案のできる場所【空想空間】". November 2013.
- ↑ "LEGO CUUSOO: LEGO's Open Innovation and Crowd Sourcing Platform".
- ↑ https://www.hispabrickmagazine.com/pdfs/HBM026_EN/HBM026_EN-17-19.pdf
- ↑ "Cuusoo System".
- ↑ http://www.elephant-design.com/
- ↑ "LEGO® Ideas".
- ↑ "Good Design Award".
- ↑ "Community".
- ↑ "WDO | Selection Committee | Past Committees".
- ↑ "Icsid seeks World Design Capital for 2014". 5 November 2010.
- ↑ "WDO | 2011-2013 Icsid Executive Board Elected and Finalists Announced for Inaugural World Design Impact Prize".
- ↑ "Kohei Nishiyama and Matsutaro Fukumitsu Newly inaugurated as directors of JDP | Japan Institute of Design Promotion".
- ↑ "WDO | 2011-2013 Icsid Executive Board Elected and Finalists Announced for Inaugural World Design Impact Prize".
- ↑ "Class of 2012".
- ↑ https://www.japansociety.org/content.cfm/kohei_nishiyama
- ↑ "Kohei NISHIYAMA".
- ↑ http://www.idd.tamabi.ac.jp/design/outline/faculty/visiting/nishiyama.html
- ↑ "100 Most Creative People in Business 2009".
- ↑ "Most Creative People in Business 1000: The Complete List". 29 January 2014.
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