Kobe University

Asia-Pacific Workshop on Value Creation 2018 @Kobe University

March 20, 2018

On March 4, the Asia-Pacific Workshop on Value Creation 2018 @Kobe University took place in Room 502 of Kobe University’s Academia Hall for Social Sciences. For this event we welcomed guest speakers from National Taiwan University and the Japan-America Institute of Management Science (JAIMS) to discuss the thought patterns and education styles needed to create new values. Approximately 25 people participated in the event workshops, including students and faculty from Kobe University and other universities, members of local government, and company employees.

The day began with a facilitation-based workshop led by Assistant Professor GION Keiko (a core member of the Kobe University Creative Dojo). Participants experimented with new methods of expanding and organizing their thoughts in order to contribute new values. This was followed by a brain training session from Dr. Su Shen Atta to encourage creativity. In the afternoon, Dr. Constancio Paranal III (JAIMS) facilitated a session on the leadership and management skills needed for innovation, and Dr. Jiun-Yu Yu and Dr. Rax Liu (both from National Taiwan University) led a workshop focused on empathy in design thinking. Through this program, participants were able to discover what motivates people to innovate.

This workshop was held with support from the EDGE-NEXT initiative at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; and the Kobe University “Construction of Next-generation Eco-production System” research project.

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[About the event]

8:30-8:35 Opening words (Professor SAITO Masahiko, Graduate School of Science)

8:35- 8:45 Participants introduce themselves

8:45-10:45 Creative Thinking Workshop (Assistant Professor GION Keiko, Kobe University Creative Dojo)

10:45-11:00 Break

11:00-13:00 Creative Arts Workshop (Dr. Su Shen Atta)

13:00-14:00 Break for lunch

14:00-15:30 Innovation Leadership and Management Workshop (Dr. Constancio Paranal III, JAIMS)

15:30-15:45 Break

15:45-18:15 Design Thinking Workshop (Dr. Jiun-Yu Yu and Dr. Rax Liu, National Taiwan University)

18:15-18:20 Closing words (Professor OHMURA Naoto, Graduate School of Engineering)

(Moderator: Associate Professor TSURUTA Hiroki (Office for Academic and Industrial Innovation)

[Organizers]

Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering Creative Dojo
Kobe University Construction of Next-generation Eco-production System research project
Kobe University Office for Academic and Industrial Innovation
Kobe University Science Shop

(Graduate School of Engineering Creative Dojo)