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Overview
Money shapes not only our daily lives but also many of the decisions we make, through part-time jobs, career choices, research funding, investments, tuition, and living expenses. Yet we may have few opportunities to think carefully or talk with others about what money means to us when we receive, spend, or save it, and what guides our choices.
In this workshop, participants will reflect on their past experiences with money and use games and dialogue to explore the images and values they associate with it, as well as the criteria behind their money-related decisions. Encountering perspectives different from their own will help them reconsider ways of relating to money that may have seemed natural or obvious. The workshop offers an opportunity to ask, “What does money mean to me?” and “How do I want to relate to money and society in the future?”
| 📂 Category | Initiative |
| 📌 Keywords | Money, values, decision-making, dialogue, society |
| 🎯 Objective | Use games and dialogue to reconsider your values and the criteria behind your money-related decisions, and explore how you want to relate to money and society in the future. |
| 🌐 Language | Japanese |
| 👥 Target Participants | Graduate and undergraduate students |
| 🗓 Format | Single session（5-hours in-person） |
| ✅ Past & Upcoming Sessions | Saturday, January 9, 2027, 13:00–18:00 First offering |
| 📍 Venue | S6-309A, 3rd floor, South Building 6, Ookayama Campus |
| 🌟 Recommended for | • Those who have had few opportunities to think deeply about money • Those who are interested in reconsidering how they use money and what they value • Those who are curious about how other people relate to money • Those who want to think about their future relationship with money and society |
| 📊 Points | 5 points (Points to be awarded to students enrolled in the courses for credits. Please refer to the syllabus for details.) |
| 🎟️ Capacity | 12 participants |
Main Content
This workshop consists of four sessions. Participants will gradually broaden their perspective—from “my past” to “my present,” then to “others” and “society”—as they explore their relationship with money.
1. Reflect on your past experiences with money and consider the images and ideas you have developed about it. Begin with a small-group conversation about what money means to you.
2. Consider how you relate to money today. Review how you use money in daily life and what matters to you when spending it. Questions such as “What do I want to spend money on?” and “Why?” will help you examine your values more closely.
3. Develop your own questions and talk freely about money. Hearing from people with different values can help you reconsider assumptions you have taken for granted and discover new perspectives.
4. Experience decision-making through a game involving money. Reflect on your choices and how they differ from those of others, and consider what you value when making decisions and how you want to engage with society through money.
Facilitator
Yuta Murao
PhD student, Graduate Major in Life Science and Technology, School of Life Science and Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo,
Academy for Leadership (ToTAL) student
Yuri Matsuzaki
Specially Appointed Professor, Center for Entrepreneurship Education and Academy for Leadership (ToTAL), Institute of Science Tokyo
Past Event Records
Voices from Participants
- Students interested in entrepreneurship and initiating personal projects will find great value in the Effectuation workshop. This workshop focuses on leveraging one's strengths and tapping into their network to solve problems. It is an opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs to learn how to approach challenges resourcefully by engaging with other people who can offer guidance and support. (D2)
- Thanks for this workshop, to make me learn about another way to think and conceive our current research or the future innovation work. It also let me know about the importance of using the ability of my acquaintance and friends. Besides, in this workshop you can also make friends, which is an effective way to get out of your comfort zone to talk to more people who have a different background with you. (D1)
- If you are confused about how you can make innovations, I totally recommend this workshop. You will know the secret from entrepreneurs to stop imagining who you are and know actually who you are. (M1)
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Contact Faculty
Keisuke Yamada, Specially Appointed Professor, Center for Entrepreneurship Education
📩 yamada.k.9f82 [at] m.isct.ac.jp
Mayu Watanabe, Specially Appointed Professor, Center for Entrepreneurship Education
📩 watanabe.m.6bd9 [at] m.isct.ac.jp
Yuri Matsuzaki, Specially Appointed Professor, Center for Entrepreneurship Education
📩 matsuzaki.y.77a9 [at] m.isct.ac.jp