The main research fields of this department are the “Design Management Field” where research which explore the diverse needs of people and organizations through design thinking and advanced tools as well as design businesses, etc., “Industrial Innovation Design Field” which undertakes research on the industrialization and practical implementation of collaboration between various fundamental research seeds and findings and design studies, and finally, the “Social Systems Design Field” for research on product and service design that can both create new value for consumers and solve social issues, research of new possibilities of social organization (including organization design), and policy design, etc.

Besides that, the department aims to add research value to visions and strategies, products or services, etc. of society and organizations for broad proposals and implementation in society and in organizations through collaboration with the SDGs Design Unit, a unit that runs social activities and develops research and education concerning methods to contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through design,