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UTokyo Innovation Summer Program TISP 2014. TISP 2014: GOAL. school. Learn how to create Regional Innovation Regional Innovation: Innovation for solving challenges of local regions. 3.11 Tohoku Tsunami Disaster 2011. 1 .17 Kobe Earthquake Disaster 1995.
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TISP 2014: GOAL school • Learn how to create Regional Innovation • Regional Innovation: Innovation for solving challenges of local regions
What is the difference? 1995 Kobe Disaster • 6,434 killed, 3 missing, 43,792 injured • 25,000 houses collapsed • Around 300,000 left homeless • ten trillion yen or $102.5 billion in damage, 2.5% of Japan's GDP at the time 2011 Tohoku Disaster • 15,887 deaths, 2,612 people missing, 6150 injured • 45,700 buildings were destroyed and 144,300 were damaged • The number of the evacuees, as of 26 January 2012, was 341,411. • ¥25 trillion ($300 billion), 3.7% of Japan's GDP
Program TOKYO PROGRAM • 7/30,31: Field research in Tokyo • 8/1,2 4,5: Innovation workshop • 8/6: Learning about Tohoku issues • 8/7,8: Case method workshop TOHOKU PROGRAM • 8/9: Field research in Otsuchi town • 8/10: Field research in Tono city • 8/11, 12: Innovation Workshop
Question • Can we learn to be innovative? • Is it only geniuses who can be innovative?
Create new services in a shopping mall:Three minutes, Game of number of ideas
Analogical thinking Amazon Kura conveyor belt Sushi bar
Create new services in a shopping mall by analogical thinking :Three minutes, Game of quality of ideas
Implication • You can create innovative ideaseasily when you use the right processe
Technological innovationvsHuman-centered innovation • Innovation from insight into human lives and values • Deep understanding of humans and human society
Human-Centered Innovationis based on deep understanding of humans and human society
i.schoolUTokyo • Started in 2009 as a program of Center of Knowledge Structuring, The University of Tokyo (Director, Hideyuki Horii) • Ability to produce human-centered innovation • Workshops with UTokyo students and collaborators from partner companies
Goal for i.school studentsTo be able to design workshop processes to facilitate creativityTo have confidence to be innovative
i.school 2009 • Toward better communication between working mothers and their children at home by IDEO and Stanford d.school • Foresight of India by Hakuhodo • Creating a social enterprise by H. Horii and T. Sumitani • Designing Eco-Experiences by Design Division, Hitachi
Toward better communication between working mothers and their children at home by IDEO and Stanford d.school
International Collaboration • IDEO, USA • d.school, Stanford Univ. • IDE, Royal College of Art, UK • Aalto Univ., Finland • id, KAIST, Korea • They offer their best workshops for i.school
Innovation workshop = Information Processing by groups of peopleProcess • Can be described • Can be modelled • Can be designed • Can be evaluated
Standard model of information processing Input Info. on ends Input info. on means Analysis of ends Analysis of means Creation of means ideas Refinement of ideas Prototyping Proposal of new ideas
Mechanisms for Novelty • Understanding others • Foresight • Clarifying concepts • Shifting cognitive patterns • Shifting value systems • Finding new combinations • Analogical thinking • New objective from unexpected use • Table flipping
Skillset Motivation Mindset
Why group work? • Reduce load, help each other • Stimulate, knowledge sharing • Deep understanding of humansIncrease number of models to understand humans
Diversity is the mother of innovation • Make friends with all participants • Exchange ideas and share information • Be open-minded - really listen to each other without being egocentric