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We will be holding a special event to commemorate the release of "DE-SILO RESEARCH REPORT" in July 2024.

This event will be centered around a workshop on the theme of "30 Issues that Will Open the Future of Humanities and Social Sciences" in the report. The number of seats is limited, so if you are interested, please check the details below and purchase your ticket.

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Event Summary
We plan to hold workshops in which participants can brainstorm what actions and collaborations are possible from their individual perspectives, utilizing the "30 Issues that Will Shape the Future of Humanities and Social Sciences" included in the report (created based on literature research and interviews with experts and players).

The two guests who will be providing topics for the workshop are the two people who cooperated with the interviews for the production of this research report. They will talk about the theme of the report, "Various challenges and opportunities in the humanities and social sciences," while also touching on their own activities (details of the guests will be provided later).

About "DE-SILO RESEARCH REPORT"
This report reexamines the origins and significance of humanities and social science (hereafter referred to as "humanities and social sciences") scholarship, clarifies the challenges facing humanities and social science researchers today and their structural background, and then presents 30 points of discussion for a future in which humanities and social science scholarship can realize its potential.

To produce this report, a crowdfunding campaign to raise production costs will be conducted from December 2023 to January 2024 (We are looking for supporters to help solve issues surrounding "liberal arts studies"!). The target amount was 1.8 million yen, and 105 people donated more than 2.1 million yen. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who supported us.

Using the funds provided, we formed a research team and, in addition to conducting literature research, we were able to put this report into shape by interviewing experts in the field and practitioners both inside and outside of academia who are attempting to implement research knowledge in society.

This report will be made available free of charge as open source. We hope that it will serve as a guide for future actions in some way to all stakeholders in the humanities and social sciences, including universities, government agencies, funding agencies, the research community, private companies and organizations, the media, undergraduate and graduate students, and researchers, all of whom are active both inside and outside of academia, and all of those who wish for the sustainable development of the humanities and social sciences.

▶▶▶Click here to download the full PDF of the "DE-SILO RESEARCH REPORT"

Event Details
Event name: DE-SILO RESEARCH REPORT release event - Thinking about the future of humanities and social sciences from "30 points of discussion"
Date and time: Thursday, September 19th, 19:00-21:30
Venue: MIDORI.so SHIBUYA (5 minutes walk from Shibuya Station)
Number of seats (general): 20
Timetable for the day (planned)
18:50: Doors open
19:00-19:20: Greetings/Introduction of the DE-SILO RESEARCH REPORT
19:20-21:00: Workshop *Guests will provide topics
21:00-21:30: Meetup *Drinks will be provided
Guest Profile

Mari Inoue | Mercari R4D (Research Administrator)
Completed his doctoral program (Master's degree) at the Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University. At the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), he was involved in overseeing trends in the IT field, proposing strategies, and supporting research and development projects. After joining the company in October 2021, he has been working hard to promote joint research with the Osaka University ELSI Center, develop a support system for working professionals with doctoral degrees, and provide Mercari data.

Naoko Okawauchi | CEO of IdeaFund Inc.
He graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tokyo and obtained a master's degree from the Graduate School of the same university. His fields of expertise are cultural anthropology and science, technology and society. In parallel with his academic activities, he is involved in the launch and operation of venture companies and field work with major American IT companies as clients. After completing graduate school, he joined Mizuho Bank. In 2018, he founded Idea Fund Co., Ltd. and became its representative director. He is a senior researcher at the Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM) of the International University of Japan and an advisor to the Showa Ikeda Memorial Foundation. His publications include "Idea Capitalism: A Cultural Anthropologist's Interpretation of the Frontiers of Capitalism" (Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha).

About De-Silo

De-Silo is an academic incubator that supports the creation and distribution of knowledge in the humanities and social sciences. With the mission of "imagining the next society with research knowledge," we aim to contribute to solving social issues and creating a new cultural ecosystem by socializing theories and concepts born from research and creating a place for discussion and exploration outside of academia.

Some of the group's past achievements include hosting the "DE-SILO EXPERIMENT 2024" project, in which researchers and artists collaborate to create works and perform performances, running the "DE-SILO Academic Incubator Program" to support young researchers, and developing a variety of other projects with companies and universities.

Notes
There are no plans to stream the event online.
・There may be unavoidable changes to the event start time, etc. In such cases, we will notify you in advance by email, etc.
・If you are unable to participate in the event, please contact us by email at contact@de-silo.xyz.
・If you have any questions, please contact us at contact@de-silo.xyz

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