Introduction
A workshop event ” Developing Creative Thinking Through Art ” which was very well received last year and aims to develop and strengthen entrepreneurship skills, will be held again this October to November. This event is planned to be part of the content of Entrepreneurship Course “Group Work for Value Creation A (ENT.V201)” for bachelor’s students scheduled to be offered in Q1-Q2 of next academic year (AY2025). Therefore, if the participants of this event take the course in AY2025, attendance to this event will be considered as part of the requirements for passing the course.
This event will be of great help to those who seek to carve out their own careers while finding their own individuality and demonstrating their creativity in this age of uncertainty. This event utilizes a creative learning method using art. It has been attended by many entrepreneurs and corporate leaders, and has proven effective in human resource development and entrepreneurship development at over 200 companies, government agencies, universities, etc. It will enhance creative thinking skills and creative communication skills that are essential for the coming era, and allow you to acquire the basic skills to creatively carve out your own future while collaborating with a diverse range of others.
This event was also held last year, so please refer to the comments from undergraduate and graduate students who attended the event below.
＜This event is especially recommended for those who:＞
-want to know their own values and driving force, and discover what he/she want to do and his/her possibilities
-want to understand and acquire the essence of creative thinking necessary to solve complex problems
-are not confident in communication, but want to improve creative communication skills necessary to work with a variety of people.
-want to understand and nurture the mindset necessary to build their career in an uncertain era.
-feel uneasy about the future because they are bound by what should be right and what must be done, and/or feel unable to be future-oriented
-are considering to take the Entrepreneurship Course of “Group Work for Value Creation A (ENT.V201)” for bachelor’s students in Q1-Q2 AY2025
Schedule
| Date, Time & Venue | 【Day 1】Tuesday, October 15, 2024. 17:15-18:55 @Ookayama Campus 【Day 2】Tuesday, October 22, 2024. 17:15-18:55 @Ookayama Campus 【Day 3】Tuesday, October 29, 2024. 17:15-18:55 @Ookayama Campus 【Day 4】Tuesday, November 12, 2024. 17:15-18:55 @Ookayama Campus *You are requested to join all 4 classes. There is no class on November 5. *The lecture room will be notified to participants as soon as it is decided.  |
| Eligibility and Capacity | ・Any undergraduate or graduate student at this university may apply, but priority will be given to undergraduate students. ・Capacity is around 30 students. If there are more applicants than the capacity, selection will take place. Early application is recommended. |
| Language | Japanese and English |
| Registration | Please apply from Google Form below (We may close the registration if it reach the capacity.) Registrants will be informed if you can join the event or not by 4/Oct(Fri). 【Registration Form (Google)】https://forms.gle/HhawAsp24CdFsoC78 |
| Tutors | Please refer below. |
Comments from last year’s event participants
- By thinking about yourself and expressing yourself through drawing, and appreciating your own drawings and those of others, you can become aware of biases in your own way of thinking. I think this workshop is an effective way to get to know yourself. (B1)
- Through creating and appreciating drawings, you can take the time to think about yourself and your way of thinking, both subjectively and objectively. You can learn and acquire flexible ways of thinking that are related to “entrepreneurship” in a relaxed manner, without being too conscious. (B1)
- After becoming a university student, I only had access to a computer, but after experiencing drawing for the first time in a long time, I think I was able to realize the importance of verbalization and imagination. I think that science students who have verbalization and imagination will definitely be necessary in the future. You can also interact with various students and make friends with people from various courses and fields, not just your own specialty. (M1)
- For you who want to get out of your comfort zone, this is the perfect opportunity. I know that some of you who, like me, do not like art and drawing would not even give this a chance. But please, please, give it a try. And you will find out that you can do far more than what you think you can.(B1)
- I highly recommend this course. Being a foreign student sometimes we think it is difficult to connect with people, and make friends in Japan. This course showed me that you can also connect with people through other means, such as art and expression. It also showed me that we all have projections, fears and dreams.(M1)
- This is a very unique opportunity to discover yourself though something that we don’t get to enjoy that much, which is Art. I personally found this workshop to be highly motivational since it makes you think about yourself and your feelings. It is something we do not get to do often, but it is very important. And learning to discover your feelings though art is quite enjoyable. Also, you will get to meet new friends and share your thoughts with them. I highly recommend you take this opportunity to discover yourself in a different way though Art.(M2)
About this workshop
Inquiries
Prof. Keisuke Yamada, Tokyo Tech Academy for Leadership(ToTAL)
Email: yamada.k.be@m.titech.ac.jp
Office: S6-309B
