Case Study (Social Design and management)

Social Design and Management

In this seminar, students are expected to examine research in various fields such as resources, environment and energy, health and medicine, space and ocean, security, global economy, food and life, AI and digitalization, and learning and communication in relation to various social issues, and attempt to design solutions (technical and institutional solutions) to social issues in concrete ways. In doing so, students will consciously consider what other fields of knowledge are necessary in addition to the knowledge in their own field of expertise, and students will attempt to compare various solution options. Students will also examine the challenges of implementing such solutions in society.

MIMA Search

授業計画

In the first part of the class, lecturers will give an overview of design concepts in each field, comparing them with each other, as a prerequisite for each student to do this kind of work. Issues include: whether design is even possible; the nature of the design process, including self-organization and roles of stakeholders; the role of scenarios in design; ethics; and transitions. In the second part of the class, each student will give a presentation and write a report based on the discussion (which is expected to serve also as the basis for writing a side paper for students in the GSDM program). Following is the structure of the seminar course. Part 1. Methods of social design – perspectives from various disciplines 24th April (1) Public policy and engineering Prof. Shiroyama (politics and public administration) 13:30-14:00 Prof. Mitsuishi (mechanical engineering) 14:00-14:30 Prof. Nakasuka (space engineering) 14:30- 15:00 Cross-cutting discussion 15:00-15:30 (2) Nano-engineering, civil engineering and public health Prof. Maruyama (nano-scale engneering) 15:40-16:10 Prof. Kato (civil engineering) 16:10- 16:40 Prof. Kobayashi (public health) 16:40-17:10 Cross-cussing discussion 17:10- 17:40 Rapping up 1st day 17:40-17:55 25th April (3) Ecosystem, life science and IT system Prof. Yagi (agriculture and fishing) 9:00- 9:30 Prof. Kanou (life science) 9:30- 10:00 Prof. Sakai (information science and technology) 10:00- 10:30 Cross-cutting discussion 10:30- 11:00 (4) Economics, political science and practitioner’s perspective of public policy Prof. Ohashi (economics) 11:10- 11:40 Prof. Orsi (international politics) 11:40-12:10 Prof. Suzuki (public policy in practice) 12:10- 12:40 Cross-cutting discussion 12:40- 13:10 Rapping up 2nd day 13:10-13:25 Part 2. Presentation by students and discussion 12th June 9:00- 12:30 13:30- 17:00 Interim presentation 4th July 9:00- 12:30 13:30- 17:00 Final Presentation