Learning for Innovation management

This class aims to cultivate entrepreneurs and innovators through Project Based Learning（PBL）.
The lecturers are top innovators in their respective domains.
We will use their case studies as class materials to learn practically about mindset, idea generation, business processes, and determining
issues in dialog with the lecturers.
During the summer vacation, we will endeavor to solve real-world problems in collaboration with local government, enterprises, and
community groups.
Through this experience, students will acquire skills such as information usage literacy, interview design, reviewing materials, proposing
plans and presentations, time management, and team organization and cooperation.

locally oriented, regional issues, regional regeneration, regional revitalization, regional creation, social innovation, entrepreneur fostering, entrepreneurship group work, fieldwork, report feedback, practical experience, MEXT Centers of Community— Project for Universities as Drivers of Regional Revitalization through New Human Resources Education Programs (COC+R), ENGINE program

(1) Regular seminars
Regular seminars to be held monthly (planned for the 6th period on Mondays). In the regular seminars, students acquire the fundamental knowledge needed for the intensive class, as well as interacting with students from other courses and contacting and
coordinating to arrange external activities.
(2) Intensive class
The intensive class will be held in Karuizawa over 5 days during the 3rd and 4th weeks of August (planned).
*May be postponed/canceled depending on the spread of COVID-19, etc., or in the event of disaster, etc.
(1) Regular seminars (once monthly; Monday, 6th period)
•Apr.: Mindset (LI outline, topic setting, etc.) *Explanations by older students, etc.
•May: Fundamentals of innovation literacy
•Jun.: Gathering information on local issues and determining issues
•Jul.: Gathering information, determining interview candidates, and making appointments
•Aug.: Camp lecture
(2) Intensive class (camp)
Day 1: Forming an image of the region
Session 1: Orientation and mindset
Session 2: Forming an image of the field
Session 3: Forming an image of the field
Session 4: Forming an image of the field
Evening: Case study with innovators
Day 2: Skill practice
Session 5: Hypothesis validation research (group activities and practicing with mentors)
Session 6: Hypothesis validation research (group activities and practicing with mentors)
Session 7: Hypothesis validation research (group activities and practicing with mentors)
Session 8: Determining issues and preparing draft plans (group activities and practicing with mentors)
Day 3: Forming abilities
Session 9: Research and development (group activities and practicing with mentors)
Session 10: Research and development (group activities and practicing with mentors)
Session 11: Project concept and additional research (group activities and practicing with mentors)
Session 12: Project concept and additional research (group activities and practicing with mentors)
Day 4: Update (additional research if necessary)
Session 13: Refining the project and additional research (group activities and practicing with mentors)
Session 14: Refining the project and additional research (group activities and practicing with mentors)
Session 15: Preparing a presentation (group activities and practicing with mentors)
Session 16: Preparing a presentation (group activities and practicing with mentors)
Day 5: Harvesting　Session 17: Proposal and review
○The schedule, content, and order may change depending on class progress and external lecturers’ circumstances.
○A class questionnaire will be held on the final day of class.

Syllabus (Japanese site only)