Talk | Choosing to “Create” Evaluation – What is the “Measuring criteria” for Implementing Technology and Ideas in Society?

Sachiko Hirosue was born in 1970, amid Japan’s transformation, and embodies the fusion of art and science. She advocates for the environment’s role in human health while orchestrating global engagement through DIY Open Science. She holds a BS from The Johns Hopkins University and an Sc.D. from MIT/Harvard HST MEMP in biotechnology and chemical engineering. She delved into gene therapy at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and vaccine development at EPFL, Switzerland, with a biomaterial emphasis. Now, she leads ONS Ltd., an Osaka-based lead and tin refining company, where she pioneers responsible metal recycling as a 4th-gen President of the company.

After graduating from university, Kazue worked at a securities firm, a foreign insurance company, and an international insurance broker before assuming her current position. She is the chief overseer of thesaurus development for RuleWatcher, a tool for collecting and analyzing international data related to sustainability. With broad expertise drawn from global policy data—covering topics such as marine plastic pollution, climate change, the circular economy, freshwater resource issues, and business and human rights—she also conducts extensive adult education programs. Since 2024, Kazue has also served as an intelligence lecturer for engineers through a partnership with Uzabase, Inc.
She holds a Master’s degree in Management Information Systems (MBA).

Born in Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture, Kazuto (who also goes by “Hamo”) has built a multifaceted career across architecture, design, planning, and art—cultivating a diverse perspective and the ability to envision future possibilities. His artistic philosophy under the name Hamonism is rooted in hypothesizing a future where social conditions and human values are in harmony. He put this vision into shape through through team-based experimentation and execution. In Osaka, he focuses on urban development and area management, proposing sustainable city models that draw on local culture, history, and environment. He connects top-down initiatives by governments and corporations with bottom-up activities led by residents and creators. Based at FabCafe Osaka (established in April 2025), he is exploring the concept of L’Informe (“the formless”) in the Tenma and Minami-Morimachi areas of Osaka where he seeks a fusion of urban and local elements to envision a new future for cities.

After graduating from university, Nami joined Loftwork, where she was involved in planning and organizing business events at the Shibuya office, as well as managing industry-academia collaboration communities between Japanese companies and overseas universities. In 2020, she helped launch and manage the COUNTERPOINT residency program at FabCafe Kyoto. She is also actively engaged in articulating the activities of FabCafe’s global network and cultivating a foundation for inter-location collaboration. Since 2022, she has been responsible for launching and managing SPCS (“Species”), a community that explores the uncontrollability of nature. Her formative experiences include studying social security systems in university, learning about Denmark’s folk high schools, living in a kibbutz in Israel, and co-hosting a fermentation club with chef Momoyo Morimoto. These experiences have sparked her interest in creating chaos within spaces, cultivating environments that embrace complexity and spontaneity.

Microbiomes, radiation, viruses, bacteria—the uncontrollable forces of nature are often seen as nuisances or errors in industrial contexts, leading to efforts to eliminate or manipulate them. But what if we could design in ways that embrace these unstable elements? Doing so could radically shift our assumptions about what is “normal.”

SPCS (Species) is a community that engages in prototyping while exploring the mechanisms of ecosystems. It seeks to design without controlling nature and to cultivate creative, coexistent relationships with non-human species. The group works to open up technology and knowledge, aiming to update values and methodologies by blending natural sciences, design, art, engineering, and culture.

Activity Concepts / Past activities: SPCS｜A community exploring biological design