Hi all Japan experts!
I’m a doctoral student at Aalto University in Helsinki, and I’m working in a project where we aim to design an airplane cabin for Japanese markets in year 2025. The project has just started and I ask help from the almighty community
You can find more information at the bottom.
Do you, or someone you know, have insights into all or any one of these:
1) Any factors that are characteristic to Japanese in terms of culture, demographics, lifestyle, or basically anything that could have relevance for aircraft cabin design - we don't know yet what to ask so keep an open mind
2) Trends and megatrends, relevant or analogous to cabin design in the Japanese market - anything from general trends to trends directly related to air travel.
3) Someone else or any place (location, website, event, online forum, report, knowledgeable person …) who might have useful information or leads.
4) Have you made some solution of your own for example to help in traveling in Japan or on airplanes?
5) Whatever comes to your mind that may help in designing a cabin for future Japanese markets that I did not realize to ask!
You can also spread this message. Thank you!
Feel free to answer here for everyone, or if you wish so, you can send me email too.
Samuli Mäkinen
samuli.makinen@aalto.fi
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Some background:
Among other approaches, we will be implementing the lead user method to identify lead users, experts, trends, analogous areas and so forth, during the early phases of the project. This is the reason we ask for your help.
We would love to hear if you have any knowledge regarding the topic, or if you are aware of some relevant solutions, and/or if you know someone who could help us further. We would like to hear of absolutely anything that is or might be related to the design of cabin for Japanese market in 2025+. It can be related to anything from a cultural factor, some person, a news article, online forum to a trend/megatrend, technology - basically anything.
Concerning this term analogous areas; as you may know, what is common knowledge in other field, may be inspiring or new in the context you work in. For example, ABS brakes now common in all modern cars, were originally brought to car industry from the aircraft carriers where there was a need to have the jet planes stop within a short distance. The need was the same but the context was different. Then again, all seemingly obvious things like cultural aspects and trends in traveling are valuable and what may be basics for you, is likely news to us. Keep an open mind!