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[SHIBUYA QWS original program "QWS ACADEMIA"]
This is a program in collaboration with universities that allows students to encounter "unknown questions." At universities, there are students and researchers who are facing a wide variety of "questions." "QWS ACADEMIA" is not just a class where knowledge is transmitted, but aims to stimulate each other in both directions and create a chemical reaction.

[Objective of the event]
The "Hybrid Innovation" industry-academia collaboration program, conducted in collaboration with the Tokyo Institute of Technology and Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, will hold a discussion on the theme of "How can we promote business innovation beyond the boundaries of industries?" and a networking event for people working on "Hybrid Innovation" at Shibuya QWS on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. The program, which began in 2020, aims to overcome "knowledge divisions" through multi-communication and foster flexible thinking, and will introduce the "Hybrid Innovation" process for creating innovation and establishing a culture and methodology for changing ideas.

In this age of VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity), we cannot take on the future with new perspectives if we remain content in existing fields and rely only on stereotyped thinking. Innovation must not be technological innovation, but social innovation. To achieve this, we need a revolution in thinking. The challenge is to overcome "knowledge fragmentation" and think flexibly, and to find a "path" that will make this possible.

What is multi-communication that uses science and art, science communication, and artistic thinking?
At this event, we will discuss the elements of innovation that will be necessary in the coming era, transcending the boundaries of specialization.

【Overview】
■Date and time: Wednesday, July 24, 2024 18:00-19:30 (doors open 17:30)
■ Capacity: 50 people
■ Participation fee: Free
■ Venue: SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE SQUARE 15th floor SHIBUYA QWS CROSS PARK
■Organizer: SHIBUYA QWS Innovation Council
■Co-organized by Tokyo Institute of Technology

【program】
18:00 ｜ Event start Introduction to QWS Academia (5 min)
18:05 ｜ Program introduction by Mr. Kanomata and screening of the HI video
18:15 ｜Presentation by Project Assistant Professor Giorgio
18:35 | Q&A
18:55 ｜ Closing remarks by Professor Nohara
19:00 ｜Social gathering (30 min)
19:30 ｜Event ends

【speaker】
Kayoko Nohara (Professor)

Professor at the School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology. He holds an MA in Japanese Language from Gakushuin University Graduate School, a BA and MA in History from Merton College, Oxford University, and a PhD in Translation Studies from Queen's College, Oxford University. He has worked as a lecturer at Oxford University, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Letters at Gakushuin University, and an international research fellow at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) before assuming his current position. He has explored the possibilities of inter-symbolic and inter-disciplinary translation, and in recent years has been presiding over the Tokyo Tech satellite lab STADHI, where he is challenging the creation of a fusion of science/technology with art/design.

Giorgio Sarani (Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, STADHI Project)

Dr Giorgio Salani is a researcher in design and sustainability, specialising in interdisciplinary research and teaching with a focus on art-scientific methodologies. He holds a PhD in Design from Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. He is a Project Assistant Professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology and Creative Director of the STADHI research platform and Hybrid Innovation Programmes for Industry.

Kohei Kanomata (Researcher / HI Program Assistant Director / Curator / Researcher)
　
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1990. After graduating from the Department of Information Design at Tama Art University, he obtained a master's degree in Narrative Environments from Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. After returning to Japan, he ran an artist-in-residence program and actively implemented international exchange programs through art. He also works as a researcher on the theme of social implementation of art, and continues to practice in order to become a bridge between artists and society.

【ABOUT SHIBUYA QWS】
SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE SQUARE opened on November 1, 2019, directly connected to and above Shibuya Station. SHIBUYA QWS (hereinafter QWS) is a members-only facility located on the 15th floor. With the concept of "A crossroads of possibilities that asks questions of the world from Shibuya," the facility aims to create a movement that leads to unknown values by crossing the [questions] of players with diverse backgrounds.
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