Dentsu Inc. and Infobahn selected the "Best Case Study" at the "Japan Co-Creation Awards 2014," which honored outstanding co-creation initiatives by companies, local governments, and organizations implemented in Japan during 2014.
This initiative was conducted on "cotas※," an open innovation information web media platform launched by both companies in June 2012. In addition to open submissions, 23 co-creation cases representing 2014 were nominated based on recommendations from judges and the cotas editorial department. After rigorous evaluation, the following five cases were selected as the 2014 "Best Case Studies" for promoting advanced, innovative, and new value creation.
【Best Case Studies 2014】(in Japanese syllabary order)
・Innovation Tohoku...Google
・nbike...Night Pager Co., Ltd. et al.
・Kamiyama Project...NPO Green Valley
・J-WAVE LISTENERS' POWER PROGRAM "SOCIAL GOOD RADIO"...J-WAVE
・Yokohama Para Triennale 2014...Yokohama Rendezvous Project Executive Committee NPO Slow Label
For details on the award winners, see the " Japan Co-Creation Awards 2014 " feature in cotas.
Selection rationale and judges' overall comments are available here.
For application details and judge profiles, click here.
*About cotas: A web media focused on creating new value in products and services through borderless participation, including open innovation. It introduces new innovation cases and business models from Japan and abroad, interviews practitioners and opinion leaders, and aims to promote "building an open society." URL: http://cotas.jp
Reference Article
Call for Domestic Examples for the "Japan Co-Creation Award 2014" Honoring Innovation Through Co-Creation [2014.9.18]
Dentsu Inc. Information http://www.dentsu.co.jp/news/topics/2014/1216-003903.html
