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What is the fastest way to create zero to one idea

Since ancient times, Japanese have been freely manipulate space boundaries of the living room and the guest room, the inside and outside, the sacred and profane, and the natural and artificial by using “Byoubu”(folding screen), “Tsuitate”(screen), “Noren”(shop curtain), and “Sudare” (bamboo blind). And we had been living a rich life with loose connections. However, this ambiguous borders were thickly blocked at some point, and created a sense of distance in each area for good or bad.
Medical Studio Lab is a development site where you and your customers can experience a series of steps of Zero to one thinking, from empathy of Needs and Seeds → design thinking → prototyping → ice break.

ALCARE Co., Ltd. Medical Studio Labo & Office
 

The space was required to have the flexibility to freely change the fields and boundaries in various co-creation scenes. Therefore, we focused on the "ma (meaning space)" that has been used since ancient times in Japan, where functions and applications change depending on the operation of boundaries. We began to plan the space starting from designing tools that can simulate the ambiguous boundaries.
After trial and error, we have made an self-standing that can sometimes become a stool. Users can sit on the stool, facing each other very close, and have a discussion, which creates a sense of intimate distance that makes it easy to speak freely, just like having chit chat.

ALCARE Co., Ltd. Medical Studio Labo & Office
ALCARE Co., Ltd. Medical Studio Labo & Office
ALCARE Co., Ltd. Medical Studio Labo & Office
ALCARE Co., Ltd. Medical Studio Labo & Office

The group is mildly separated by 3 kinds of super lightweight panels. There are three types of panels: a writable transparent screen panel, a whiteboard panel, and a cork panel. By arranging these panels to surround the group, a place for co-creation as an idea room will appear. In addition, the panel can be hung from the ceiling, allowing to overlook the brain writing sheets and idea sketches while allowing soft light to pass through. We designed, ambiguous but connected boundaries that visualize the various issues and solutions which may occur in the future and realize the space where co-creation can be stimulated.

ALCARE Co., Ltd. Medical Studio Labo & Office

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