Workshop Outline
Systemic Design combines the theory of systems thinking with the practical methods of design thinking to address complex problems. It is being increasingly recognized as a valuable approach in various areas such as social change, designing complex social systems, business and policy formulation, and environmentally sustainable ecosystems.
By engaging diverse stakeholders, applying systems thinking to understand complexity, and using the design process to discover effective solutions to challenges, Systemic Design encourages reflection on one’s own behavior and mental models within the system.
This year‘s topic
【Topic】(Tentative) Considering sustainable “potato chips” through systemic design
I suppose there are many people who like “potato chips”. However, “potato chips”, made from palm oil, are considered to be one of the biggest causes of tropical deforestation, and the problems associated with palm oil production, such as forest fires, impacts on global warming, human rights violations, and labor environment issues, are all serious. As a consumer country, Japan, which imports 100% of its domestic consumption, is required to take immediate action.
Workshop information
| Date & Time | Saturday, July 13, 2024 10:00-18:00 |
| Venue | S4-202, South Building 4, Ookayama |
| Capacity | Around 35 seats (If the number of participants exceeds the limit, priority will be given to students registered to the course and undergraduates.) |
| Eligibility | Any Tokyo Tech student (undergraduates or graduates) |
| Language | Japanese/English |
| Facilitators | Yutaka iimori, CEO, Digital Surf Inc. and Kazuya Sawai |
| Registration | https://forms.gle/NdNYV1jY3czoChHBA |
| Notes | (1) This workshop is applicable as a content of ToTAL courses of “Recognition of Social Issues Workshop A/C” and “Master’s/Doctoral Essential Group Work for Leadership”. (2) This workshop is applicable for one of events designated by “Cross the border! Tokyo-Tech pioneering doctoral research program” and “SPRING” program. (3) Any student, who are not registered to any ToTAL courses, can apply to this workshop as a single event. |
Facilitators
Yutaka Iimori CEO, Digital Surf Inc.
After working in the foreign capital IT industry, moved to Silicon Valley in 1999.
Participated in the founding of a start-up company (now Google) in the early days of the Internet. Now independent after working for a foreign advertising company.
Specialization: innovation education, DX human resource development, new business creation, SX (sustainability transformation) human resource education, and circular design education.
Current research at Keio Univ.: “Sustainability Design Methodology combining Life Cycle Thinking, Systems Thinking, and Design Thinking”
-Master’s degree: Graduate School of System Design & Management, Keio Univ.
-Graduate of i.school (Innovation education program started at The University of Tokyo)
-Graduate of Environmental Design & Governance program,
Graduate School of Media & Governance, Keio Univ.
-Lecturer at Design Thinking Institute, Eirene Management School
Kazuya Sawai
After graduating from the Graduate School of Science and Technology at Keio University in 2011, worked as a mechanical design engineer in the manufacturing industry before entering the Graduate School of System Design and Management at Keio University in 2020 to create “interesting things x new things x right things“ and conducted research on creativity and communication support.
From 2021, engaged in the overall business management as a business manager of an EC apparel business, focusing on web marketing/CX.
Became independent in order to improve creativity in both corporate and educational fields. Currently, works as a freelancer in workshop design and facilitation for innovation creation.
-Master’s degree: Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio Univ.
-Masterʼs degree: Graduate School of System Design and Management, Keio Univ.
-Researcher and Head of Education-Lab at System Design and Management Research Institute
-Member of Japan Creativity Society (creativity education SIG coordinator)
-Engineer (Mechanical engineering, Mechanics of Materials
Contact
Professor Keisuke Yamada, Tokyo Tech Academy for Leadership
e-mail address: yamada.k.be@m.titech.ac.jp
Office: S6-309B
