At ToTAL, we are calling for participants for 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 register, 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:
1. Those interested in developing their own entrepreneurship.
2. Those interested in design thinking.
3. 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. In the fall semester, “Design Thinking for Your Creative Practice”, a workshop for advanced students in design thinking will be held in English inviting tutors from/formerly from Stanford University d.school, the home of design thinking. Students interested in participating in that workshop are recommended to take the Design Thinking for Beginners Workshop in advance.
＜Previous workshop in AY2022＞https://www.titech.ac.jp/english/news/2022/064634
＜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 speakers. 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 inspired conversation with senior LAs working in companies, but also make friends who have the same interests and values as you.
＜Outline of the next Design Thinking Workshop for Beginners＞
■Date and Time：Saturday, June 24 1:30pm-6:30pm
■Venue：Workshop Room 1 & 2, Taki Plaza basement 2nd floor, Ookayama Campus
■Capacity：Around 30 seats
・A selection will be made if applications exceed the capacity. Priority will be given to undergraduate students and course-registered students.
・We encourage you to register early, as we received more applications than capacity last time.
■Facilitator:
Yutaka Iimori
•CEO, Digital Surf Co., Ltd.
•Master’s 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 Governmance, Keio University
•Lecturer at Design Thinking Institute, Eirene Management School
■Language: Japanese/English
■Work 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.)
■Organized by: PEECs (Practical-based Entrepreneurship Education Course), and Tokyo Tech Academy for Leadership (ToTAL)
【How to apply】
Please apply by filling out and sending your information on the following form on Google.
A selection will be made if the number of applications exceeds capacity.
Applicants will be notified whether they can participate or not at a later date.
■Application form：https://forms.gle/g57juMTEbsgDopHT9
■Flyer: 
【Contact】
Professor Keisuke Yamada, Tokyo Tech Academy for Leadership (ToTAL)
E-mail: yamada.k.be@m.titech.ac.jp
