Source: Peatix

Starting in 2023, Shinshu University launched the Think Local Achademy, which values encounters with questions that arise from one's own intuition.
This is a course in which students will deepen their own questions and implement projects together with a dedicated team that matches the efforts of university laboratories.
This time, an Open Day will be held in Tokyo prior to the course.

We will invite guests who are front-runners in new business ventures to hold talk sessions on topics such as how industry-academia collaboration that utilizes one's own ideas begins, how to formulate questions, and how to turn them into a business.

How do we find partners for co-creation?
How can we create connections that transcend organizational boundaries? Many companies have begun to create platforms for co-creation, and open innovation systems are being established. The term "industry-academia collaboration" has become more and more common, but it can be difficult to come across a field that interests you by chance in a specialized research lab like a university.

In order to better match laboratories and companies, a networking event will also be held at the venue with the attendance of a dedicated team from Shinshu University.
Whether you have already started a new business or are looking to start something new, please feel free to contact us.

▼Schedule
10:00 Doors open
10:30 Event start
Talk session: "Industry-academia collaboration begins with questions"
Guest: Takeshi Inoue / Hirokazu Oda
12:00 Closing/Social gathering
12:30 End

▼Guest
Takeshi Inoue
Chief Specialist/Director of Sansuikyo, Japan Research Institute, Ltd.

After working at the Forestry Agency and Cassina IXC, he joined the Japan Research Institute in 2003. He is engaged in research and practical activities on the theme of inheriting and developing the rich world of relationships woven by mountains, water, and people built by our ancestors, and creating a society where diverse people and regions can live to their full potential. He is currently introducing players living in "Sansuikyo" (mountain and water villages) all over the country on the "Sansuikyo Channel" (hosted by GOOD DESIGN Marunouchi). In 2022, he will also open the "Autonomous Co-living Studio" with Musashino Art University. He is working on regional revitalization with the theme of "conviviality." His books include "Nihon Retto Fukkuriron" (The Recovery of the Japanese Archipelago) (Shincho Sensho), and co-authored books such as "MaaS" and "Beyond MaaS" (both published by Nikkei BP). He is a visiting researcher at Musashino Art University and a specialist member of the Cabinet Office's Regulatory Reform Promotion Council.

Hirokazu Oda
Design Strategist/Researcher, MIMIGURI Inc.

Co-nel LLC: Representative | Outside Director of MIKKE Co., Ltd.
Graduated from Chiba Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Doctor of Engineering
With the theme of "designing spaces and tools that inspire the desire to think and create," he engages in consultation and facilitation of a wide range of projects, from business development to organizational development. His main publications include "Research-Driven Innovation - Exploring Ideas Starting from Questions" (co-authored, Shoeisha) and "Designing a 'Place' Where Ideas Continue to Bring Fruit: Six Approaches to Creating an Organization That Generates New Businesses" (Shoeisha, published in May 2024).

▼Facilitator
Daichi Miyahara
Deputy Director, Agri-Transformation (No-X) Promotion Office

Shinshu University Academic Research and Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Promotion Organization Assistant Professor (URA)
Concurrently: University Administrator (in charge of production), Production Department, Administration Headquarters, Shinshu University

Yuji Okuda
Manager of inadani sees Producer of Think Local Academy

His job is to rediscover and re-edit the interesting and richness of forests, turn them into products and services, and deliver them to all kinds of people. He took a leave of absence from university to travel the world as a backpacker. During his trip, he was tricked by a fake police officer in Spain and had his credit card stolen, and in Finland his SLR camera was stolen. After returning to Japan, he worked as an editor, writer, and at a design firm. With the aim of creating a society where forests and life are connected, he founded Yamatowa Co., Ltd. He joined inadani sees as a manager when it was launched.

▼Venue
Shibuya QWS
〒150-0002 2-15F Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

▼Participation fee
Free

For those who wish to attend online
The URL for the online meeting will be sent via Peatix message.
Please note that if you apply after 9:00 a.m. on the day of the event, there may be a delay in the URL notification message.

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About Think Local Academy
This is a new type of industry-academia collaboration course where participants learn how to think about issues that will transform local communities, turn those ideas into projects, and put them into practice. The aim is to link Shinshu University's diverse fields with the issues and research needs of society, and to utilize the academic knowledge of Shinshu University in society.

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