【Call for participants for Business Creation Workshop to be held in 1Q2Q of AY 2026】
“Lean Launchpad program (LLP)” Briefing Session
As Entrepreneurship Course for Graduates（0-2-0, GA0M/GA1M or GA0D/GA1D）
As Entrepreneurship Course for Undergraduates（0-2-0）
As ToTAL course for ToTAL students（0-2-0, GA0M/GA1M or GA0D/GA1D）
Overview
Over a period of approximately two and half months from the end of May in 1Q2Q AY 2026, we are going to offer a business creation workshop called “Lean Launchpad Program (LLP)”, in which participants will work in teams to verify the marketability of their own business ideas and aim to create a business plan that has a high probability of being realized in society. Briefing sessions for the program will be held three times; twice in February and once in March. (The briefing session in English will be held on February 27.)
If you wish to demonstrate your entrepreneurial skills, if you wish to take the first step towards developing new value and establishing it in the market, or if you already have a business idea and would like to verify its feasibility and marketability, please attend a briefing session to learn more about the program and application requirements.
● Lean Launchpad Program (LLP) was proposed by Steve Blank, a serial entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, USA, and has already been adopted by many Silicon Valley startups and large companies, including Japanese companies. In addition, it is offered at many universities in the United States, including Stanford University, as a training program for developing entrepreneurship/leadership skills. Our university has been offering this program since 2014, and recently it has also been offered at Osaka University, Waseda University, Kinki University, and others. An event is also held where the best teams from each university gather to select the best team of the year. The best team chosen from this program can also participate in that event in AY 2026.
● The workshop will be facilitated by external instructors with expertise in business creation and startup investment.
● Although students can apply for this program without taking any course, we are offering the following courses that all students, including bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral students, can take, allowing students to earn credits for entrepreneurship courses (graduate students can also earn GAs).
・Bachelor’s students: ENT.V205 Bachelor’s Practical Group Work for Value Creation (0-2-0)
・Master’s students: ENT.V505 Master’s Practical Group Work for Entrepreneurship I (0-2-0, GA0M/GA1M)
・Doctoral students: ENT.V607 Doctoral Practical Group Work for L Entrepreneurship I (0-2-0, GA0D/GA1D)
・ToTAL students: TAL.W504 Master’s Practical Group Work for Leadership I（0-2-0, GA0M/GA1M）
TAL.W602 Doctoral Practical Group Work for Leadership I（0-2-0, GA0D/GA1D）
Briefing Sessions
At the briefing session, we will explain the outline of the program including the schedule, preparations for participation, and course registration.
Briefing sessions will be held three times, both in person and online. The session in English will be held on February 27. (The contents are the same for each session.)
Please register in advance using the form below to attend a session.
| Date & Time | Session 1 (in Japanese) : Monday, February 9, 2026, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Session 2 (in English) : Friday, February 27, 2026, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Session 3 (in Japanese): Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
| Method | In person or online ・In person at S6-309B, 3rd floor, South Building 6, Ookayama Campus ・Online: The Zoom link will be notified to registrants on a later date. |
| Language used | Japanese (Session 1 and 3), English (Session 2) |
| Eligibility | Undergraduate and graduate students (Students can also apply for this program without taking any course.） |
| Registration Form | https://forms.office.com/r/ZeMUEXpnWa |
NOTE
In January 2026, we are offering the “IdeaThon” workshop, which will provide training in creating “business ideas” using the Design Thinking methodology and AI. For details and application about the workshop, please visit the website below.
https://www.total.titech.ac.jp/en/open_20260110/
Contact
Keisuke Yamada
Specially Appointed Professor
Center for Entrepreneurship Education(CEE)/Academy for Leadership(ToTAL)
E-mail address: yamada.k.9f82@m.isct.ac.jp
Office: S6-309B (3rd floor, South Building 6, Ookayama Campus)
