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Design Thinking Workshop for Beginners (Priority given to undergraduate students)
Published: April 6, 2023
At ToTAL, we are calling for participants of the "Design Thinking Workshop for Beginners" to be held on Saturday, June 24, 2023. This workshop started in AY2021, as one of the events in "Category 1-Courses for skills and mindset" of Tokyo Tech Entrepreneurship Development Programs.
( Reference：Tokyo Tech Entrepreneurship Development Programs)
All Tokyo Tech students (both undergraduates and graduates) are welcome to apply, but undergraduate students are especially encouraged to participate. Also, this workshop is designated as one of the events for "Cross the border! Tokyo Tech Pioneering Doctoral Research Project" students. This workshop is recommended to students who fall under the following categories:
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- Those interested in developing their own entrepreneurship.
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- Those interested in design thinking.
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- Those who belong to Cross the border! Tokyo Tech Pioneering Doctoral Research Project.
What is design thinking?
In Silicon Valley today, successful companies are those that are able to quickly grasp the latent needs of their users and give shape to them. The approach, Design Thinking, is a way of thinking to create hit products and services from a human perspective by empathizing with real human issues through interviews, experiences and observations. Design Thinking is also considered as the foundation of entrepreneurship (entrepreneur spirit), which is one of the key components in evaluating an individual's capability at work in any organization.
About the workshop
This workshop is a half-day introductory event ideal for learning the basics of design thinking. Participants will experience the concepts and methods of the five processes of Design Thinking: Empathize, Define, Ideation, Prototype and Test. It is recommended to students who are new to the method of design thinking, especially undergraduate students.
Previous workshop in AY2022
Comments of previous participants
- I recommend this workshop to students who want to learn about design thinking through actual work. Join the workshop if you are interested!
- This was a rare opportunity to get direct feedback from actual business owners and business professionals. In this workshop, we learned the basics of design thinking, but I also want to learn about the more systematic parts of the approach.
- It was a busy and really educational day! I got to know many new friends from different countries and regions, and learned a lot from them and the guest speaker. Join us and enjoy this inspirational environment of Tokyo Tech together!
- I strongly recommend participation in this workshop. You can experience not only enjoyable group work with your teammates and inspiring conversations with senior people working in companies, but also make friends who have the same interests and values as you.
Date and time
Saturday, June 24, 2023, 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Venue
Target
Tokyo Tech students (Priority given to undergraduate students)
Capacity
30 people
Fee
Free
Language
Japanese and English
Host organization
PEECs (Practical-based Entrepreneurship Education Course), and Tokyo Tech Academy for Leadership (ToTAL)
Program
Facilitator: Yutaka Iimori
CEO, Digital Surf, Co., Ltd.
- Masters degree from Graduate School of System Design and Management, Keio University
- Graduate of i.school (Innovation education program which started at The University of Tokyo)
- Graduate of Environmental Design and Governance program, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University
- Lecturer at Design Thinking Institute, Eirene Management School
Workshop Topic: Designing "Anytime, Anywhere Therapy"
(Background: A hot trend announced at Pinterest Predicts 2023 is "self-care". Self-care means healing oneself. Until now, there has been "talk therapy", where someone listens to you and helps you solve problems, but now, there is an active search for various means to face yourself.)
Registration
- A selection will be made if the number of applications exceeds capacity. Applicants will be notified whether they can participate or not on a later date.
Related
- Design Thinking for Beginners Flyer
- 【Call for Participants/Priority given to undergraduate students】"Design Thinking Workshop for Beginners", a part of Tokyo Tech Entrepreneurship Development Program/ToTAL OPEN Program
- Entrepreneurship Development Programs —Develop your "wants" into innovations valued by society!— | Current Students
- Design Thinking Workshop for Beginners brings participants face to face for first time | Tokyo Tech News
- ToTAL - Tokyo Tech Academy for Leadership
