A Co-design approach for the industry-academia collaborative research program W-BRIDGE

Abstract

As the aim of the collaborative research program “W-BRIDGE” is to design, implement, and to develop the environmental activity model, it has found various projects selected through public invitation. By supporting those projects, W-BRIDGE builds the model to spread to the society. In order to solve environmental problems without high economical rationality, projects involved in W- BRIDGE focuses on environmental interest as much as economical ones. As a Co-design approach is taken in the process, projects are accordingly transformed from initially planned, the model is improved to be more effective and more practice. This report analyzes the effect of a Co-design approach through projects for the past 10 years.