RISING - Season 5 Episode 10 Putting Slumbering Ideas into Action: Crowdfunding Chief - Ryotaro Nakayama
In Japan, crowdfunding isn't just about money. There's also a site aimed at test marketing new products which has built up an impressive track record. CEO Ryotaro Nakayama finds the ideas slumbering within local small and medium-sized businesses and helps turn them into new products, putting declining industries back into action. From projects like a foldable hybrid bicycle to kitchen knives modeled after Japanese katana swords, we take a deep dive into Nakayama's revolutionary business model.
First Air Date: Apr 02, 2015
Last Air date: Mar 15, 2023
Season: 9 Season
Episode: 137 Episode
Runtime: 28 minutes
IMDb: 5.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 5.869
Language: Japanese, English
Episode
Safer, Smarter Coaches: Transport Innovator - Koji Hirayama
Flying Cars: Next-Generation Vehicles, Now! - Personal Aviation Pioneer, Tsubasa Nakamura
Prolonging Healthy Lifespans: Mobility Aid Pioneer - Hideaki Tamada
Affordable Aquatic EVs: Electric Vehicle Innovator - Hideo Tsurumaki
Smart Fabrics Saving Lives: Wearable Tech Innovator - Ayumu Mitera
Waste-Battling Hero for the Digital Age: Eco-Entrepreneur - Fujio Kojima
Wearable Bladder Buffer: Digital Healthcare Pioneer - Atsushi Nakanishi
From Waste Produce to Future Food: Vegetable Sheet Creator - Keisuke Soda
Reviving the Home of Traditional Paper: Cultural Reactivator - Takeshi Fujiwara
Putting Slumbering Ideas into Action: Crowdfunding Chief - Ryotaro Nakayama
Brighter Skies for Kyoto Umbrella Craft: Wagasa Innovator - Kotaro Nishibori
Saving the World through the Power of Science: STEM Support Innovator - Yukihiro Maru
Taking Forest Management to the Future: ICT Forestry Pioneer - Hiroyuki Nakamura
Transforming Elder Care through VR: Nursing Tech Pioneer - Kenta Toshima
From Fallow Fields to Fermentation - Lina Sakai
Leap in Progress for Para-Athletics: Prosthetics Engineer - Atsushi Hamada