Takayuki Kato
Consumer Insights and Trends Analyst at Ziba Design- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Japanese Native or bilingual proficiency
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Swedish Professional working proficiency
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Spanish Limited working proficiency
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Bio
Jack Wells
I had the privilege of working with Taka at Ziba. Taka is a brilliant, strategic, and naturally curious thinker. His work in consumer insights and trends became a necessary asset at Ziba, leading to many successful projects. Not only is Taka a fantastic team player, but he also brings treats from travels, calligraphy, and daily morale boosts to the office. Any team would be lucky to have Taka on board.
Jack Wells
I had the privilege of working with Taka at Ziba. Taka is a brilliant, strategic, and naturally curious thinker. His work in consumer insights and trends became a necessary asset at Ziba, leading to many successful projects. Not only is Taka a fantastic team player, but he also brings treats from travels, calligraphy, and daily morale boosts to the office. Any team would be lucky to have Taka on board.
Jack Wells
I had the privilege of working with Taka at Ziba. Taka is a brilliant, strategic, and naturally curious thinker. His work in consumer insights and trends became a necessary asset at Ziba, leading to many successful projects. Not only is Taka a fantastic team player, but he also brings treats from travels, calligraphy, and daily morale boosts to the office. Any team would be lucky to have Taka on board.
Jack Wells
I had the privilege of working with Taka at Ziba. Taka is a brilliant, strategic, and naturally curious thinker. His work in consumer insights and trends became a necessary asset at Ziba, leading to many successful projects. Not only is Taka a fantastic team player, but he also brings treats from travels, calligraphy, and daily morale boosts to the office. Any team would be lucky to have Taka on board.
Credentials
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Design Thinking: Customer Experience
LinkedInJun, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Social Media Marketing: Strategy and Optimization
LinkedInMay, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Storytelling for Business Video
LinkedInMay, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Becoming a changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation
CourseraJun, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
What is Social?
CourseraApr, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Test in Swedish for University Studies
Institutionen för svenska och flerspråkighetDec, 2008- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Ziba Design
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United States
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consumer Insights and Trends Analyst
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Sep 2022 - Present
- Conduct primary, secondary, trend, and remote research for clients across various industries, utilizing research methodologies, and analyzing and synthesizing data to identify opportunity spaces and solutions. - Manage Japanese accounts, building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, and coordinating communication between internal teams and clients to ensure client satisfaction. - Collaborate with external design communities in Portland, building relationships and contributing to the development of creativity in the company as a member of the Creative Development Committee. Show less
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Institute of Design (ID)
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United States
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Design Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Social Media Support
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Apr 2022 - May 2022
- Created content for social media channels of the Institute of Design- Conducted social listening and communicate with the audience to build a strong relationship and a better position in the market.
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Design Researcher
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Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
- Research Assistant for a sponsored Ph.D. project exploring human-computer interaction and its effects on employee decision-making on the shop floor in the automotive industry.- Conducted qualitative research (recruitment, expert interviews, desk research) and synthesized the research insights to find critical types of decision-making between humans and computers and develop our outcomes.
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All Nippon Airways
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Japan
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Airlines and Aviation
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700 & Above Employee
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Customer Experience Strategist / Researcher
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May 2020 - Jul 2021
- Researched customer satisfaction and NPS and conducted quantitative/qualitative research with over two million multinational passengers.- Analyzed data based on a customer journey map to leverage customer experience strategies, especially for a new corporate digital strategy and within marketing and airport handling areas using Tableau and Qualtrics.- Created new service strategies with digital technology for post-Covid times, conducted secondary research and co-led multidisciplinary workshops with 30 employees and made a concept video for better understanding among all the employees including C-Suite executives. Show less
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Sales and Customer Experience Strategist
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Nov 2016 - Apr 2020
- Started up a new office for a new international route within 3 months.- Created sales strategies to lead outside sales, such as marketing, digital marketing with an influencer, and promotions; built a strong relationship with corporations, government sectors, and foreign embassies, mainly in Mexico; resulting in a 131% sales increase in 2019 year-over-year in the non-Japanese market.- Improved an inflight meal service quality with qualitative research (stakeholder interviews, a focus group interview) and observations at the kitchen and aircraft cabin; contributed to better customer satisfaction.- Planned and managed 3 inauguration ceremonies; 250+ guests attended the main ceremony at the Museo Nacional del Arte in Mexico City including VIPs, and promoted the direct flight. Show less
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Researcher / Strategist (Secondment to METI)
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Nov 2014 - Oct 2016
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Crew Operation
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Apr 2010 - Oct 2014
- Ensured that all flights in the worldwide network were adequately staffed with 450+ of theinflight crew on four oversea bases according to company policy and the labor law in eachcountry.- Co-led an international base startup in Bangkok from a manning power point of view.
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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
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Japan
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Government Administration
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400 - 500 Employee
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Researcher / Strategist
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Nov 2014 - Oct 2016
- Strategized to improve trade and investment between Japan and Australia, New Zealand, and other Pacific islands, and led a mission of Japanese corporates to Melbourne, Australia. - Led the Third ASEAN-Japan Public-Private Dialogue on New Industries in Bangkok as a logistics lead, and a Minister's visit to Thailand as a logistic specialist. - Strategized to improve trade and investment between Japan and Australia, New Zealand, and other Pacific islands, and led a mission of Japanese corporates to Melbourne, Australia. - Led the Third ASEAN-Japan Public-Private Dialogue on New Industries in Bangkok as a logistics lead, and a Minister's visit to Thailand as a logistic specialist.
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Tumlare Corporation
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Denmark
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Leisure, Travel & Tourism
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100 - 200 Employee
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Internship Trainee
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Jul 2008 - Aug 2008
- Logistic management for travel groups from Japan to Sweden - JAL Charter group handling - Logistic management for travel groups from Japan to Sweden - JAL Charter group handling
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Education
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IIT Institute of Design
Master of Design Methods, GPA 4.0 -
Osaka University
Bachelor, History and Swedish Language -
Löftadalens Folkhögskola
Tourism and Travel Life