About Us
Spectrum Tokyo Inc. is an experience design studio that designs spaces for the people behind design in the tech industry. We began as a community initiative in July 2022 and became an independent company in July 2025.
Building a world where human creativity moves society forward.
Design flat spaces where everyone can be themselves, and spark human creativity.
An event is a dot.
A community is the line.
An event is a dot; a community is a line. Rather than running one-off events, we design a single continuous community journey that builds trust over time.
Designing a continuous journey
From monthly meetups to annual conferences, media, and newsletters — we connect each touchpoint into a line, deepening engagement and relationships step by step. Not scattered spikes, but a story that continues.
Creating spaces with psychological safety
We design the conditions where people can speak honestly and connect with ease. "I can talk here more naturally than at any other event" — we've heard that from participants time and again.
Dialogue-centered programs and facilitation
Not "speakers talk, the audience listens," but spaces where participants connect with each other. Environments shaped around the character of the venue, and flat, non-hierarchical facilitation, give rise to natural conversation.
Why psychological safety
People are a little tired of polished marketing and corporate "staging." Anything manufactured is seen through almost immediately. But when people meet face to face in a psychologically safe space, they can sense for themselves whether something is real.
It's in unadorned spaces that authenticity comes through. We care about psychological safety because we believe it is the foundation of real trust and real connection.
How we make it happen
Design from the environment
Rather than forcing content into a space, we read the character of the venue and the people involved, and build the program around it. Every space has natural qualities that can serve the purpose.
Program design
Not one-way presentations, but interactive formats that prioritize exchange, conversation, and getting to know one another.
Facilitation
Flat, non-hierarchical facilitation that gives every participant equal opportunity to speak and equal attention. It removes intimidation and invites natural participation.
Real psychological safety can't be built in a day. Small, intentional moments accumulating over time — that, we believe, is the difference between "a memorable event" and "a community that keeps going."
Our Team
A four-person leadership team drives our work, each leading their own area of expertise.
Born in 1983. He spent his childhood and student years in New Jersey, Dubai, and the UK, and graduated from the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies (SFC) at Keio University. With over 15 years in digital product and service development, he has a broad track record across marketing, direction, and design.
At his previous company, he founded UX MILK, one of Japan's largest UX design communities, and ran it for seven years. As a media outlet, UX MILK grew to an exceptional 1.5 million page views, and its events — including the regularly held "UX JAM" — drew over 40,000 participants in total, placing it at the forefront of talent development and information sharing in the industry.
He also produced "Design Matters Tokyo," the Japanese edition of the global design conference "Design Matters," building a design industry network both in Japan and abroad.
Drawing on his experience with UX MILK and Design Matters, he launched Spectrum Tokyo in July 2022 as a space for more advanced and diverse design discourse. It gained attention as a gathering place for post-pandemic designers and grew rapidly. In July 2025, it became an independent company, spun out from its operator Flying Penguins.
Born in Hokkaido in 1988. She grew up in Massachusetts from age nine and graduated from the Fashion Design department of Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
She began her career as a retail associate for a foreign brand, then worked at an e-commerce startup and a gaming startup before joining ViViViT, Inc. There she handled marketing and content production for designer-focused job and career services, and led the launch of mid-career hiring services and recruiting businesses.
After going independent, she worked on designer-focused content production and recruiting consulting — supporting the career development of designers and creators, and producing recruiting strategies and content informed by practical experience.
She joined Spectrum Tokyo from its very beginning, taking on production, project management, content planning, interviews, writing, and more. She has led the expansion of the community and the building of its network. At the global design conference "Design Matters Tokyo," she coordinates operations as on-site staff each year, forming connections with the design industry at home and abroad.
Today, centered on her work at Spectrum Tokyo — recruiting support, content production, and community building — she continues to take on the growth of the digital design industry as a professional with a global and hands-on perspective.
Born in 1991. He spent his childhood in Texas, and graduated from ICU High School and a university in Japan. Building his career as a Business Development Manager / Specialist at companies with both domestic and overseas bases, he has contributed to business growth with a global perspective and a drive to execute.
Outside of work, he has devoted nearly ten years to the international community of the open-source CMS "WordPress." He serves as a lead organizer of both "WordCamp Tokyo," one of Japan's largest WordPress events, and "WordCamp Asia," the region's flagship event with close to 6,000 cumulative attendees.
Alongside his career in the IT industry, he also works as a freelance photographer, handling a wide range of assignments — from conferences and press conferences to promotional and product photography for companies and NPOs. He also has flexible, multifaceted skills, providing technical support and advice on online streaming to companies and organizations as it became widespread during the pandemic.
Since 2025, he has been fully involved with Spectrum Tokyo, driving business growth from many angles — strengthening existing businesses as well as developing new services and building partnerships.
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Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0052, Japan
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Let's build the space together.
Our community is made up of speakers, participants, sponsors, partners, contributors, and many others who take part in what we do.