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DESIGN DIRECTOR
Tokyo, Japan (JST)
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Field notes from the front lines of strategy, design, and build. I share frameworks, patterns, and hard-won lessons that turn ideas into products and brands that perform in the wild—balanced between data, craft, and real-world constraints. Built to be used, not admired.
(Product × Brand: one operating system)
Explorations at the seam where positioning meets roadmap, and experience proves the promise. Expect decision frameworks, patterns for research and prioritization, experiments that de-risk bets, and operating models that keep strategy and craft moving in step—from zero-to-one to scale.
Latest insights in product and branding
Older insights in product and branding
(Building for Japan—then the world)
Notes on designing, launching, and growing in Japan with an eye to global relevance. We cover the nuances that matter—customer expectations, platform habits, trust signals, organizational alignment—and how to localize beyond language while keeping what makes a brand distinctly itself.
Latest insights for the Japanese market
(Practice & pathfinding)
Guidance for designers and strategists leveling up: mindset shifts, problem-framing, influence without authority, and the craft of communicating impact. Essays, prompts, and templates to move from capable contributor to dependable leader—without losing the joy of making.
Latest advice for designers and strategists