During this course you will: - Apply the design thinking process to real-world challenges - Conduct user research and identify meaningful opportunities - Generate, communicate, and prototype ideas effectively - Test and iterate solutions based on feedback - Collaborate in interdisciplinary teams - Reflect on your process and develop a creative, proactive mindset --- 本授業を通じて、学生は以下のことを学びます： > デザイン思考プロセスを実社会の課題に適用する > ユーザーリサーチを行い、有意義な機会を見出す > アイデアを創出し、効果的に伝え、プロトタイプとして具現化する > フィードバックに基づき、解決策を検証し反復的に改善する > 学際的なチームで協働する > プロセスを振り返り、創造的かつ主体的な姿勢を身につける ---

During this course you will: - Apply the design thinking process to real-world challenges - Conduct user research and identify meaningful opportunities - Generate, communicate, and prototype ideas effectively - Test and iterate solutions based on feedback - Collaborate in interdisciplinary teams - Reflect on your process and develop a creative, proactive mindset --- 本授業を通じて、学生は以下のことを学びます： > デザイン思考プロセスを実社会の課題に適用する > ユーザーリサーチを行い、有意義な機会を見出す > アイデアを創出し、効果的に伝え、プロトタイプとして具現化する > フィードバックに基づき、解決策を検証し反復的に改善する > 学際的なチームで協働する > プロセスを振り返り、創造的かつ主体的な姿勢を身につける ---

“There exists a designerly way of thinking and communicating that is both different from scientific and scholarly ways of thinking and communicating, and as powerful as scientific and scholarly methods of enquiry when applied to its own kinds of problems” Professor Bruce Archer, Royal College of Art Do you notice everyday things and wonder how they could improve? Are you curious about how things work and are eager to explore new possibilities? What if you could turn your ideas into meaningful action? Design is about making things better, turning intent into impact. (This course invites you to explore design thinking through hands-on learning, starting with observing people and uncovering needs, then moving into a team project tackling a real challenge.) Everyday problems are opportunities for you to bring fresh perspectives. You’ll experience the design process and learn by researching, experimenting, prototyping, and iterating, while developing creative thinking, collaboration, and communication skills. --- 「デザインには、科学的・学術的な思考やコミュニケーションとは異なる独自の思考と表現の方法が存在し、それはデザイン特有の問題に適用されたとき、科学的・学術的な探究方法と同様に強力な効果を発揮する。」 Bruce Archer（ロイヤル・カレッジ・オブ・アート教授） 日常の中で「もっと良くできるのではないか」と感じたことはありませんか。物事がどのように機能しているのかに興味を持ち、新しい可能性を探ってみたいと思いませんか。そして、自分のアイデアを意味のある行動へとつなげることができたらどうでしょうか。デザインとは、意図をインパクトへと変え、物事をより良くしていく営みです。 本授業では、実践的な学びを通じてデザイン思考を探究します。人々の観察やニーズの発見から始め、チームで実社会の課題に取り組むプロジェクトへと展開していきます。日常の問題は、新たな視点を生み出す機会です。リサーチ、実験、プロトタイピング、反復を通じてデザインプロセスを体験しながら、創造的思考力、協働力、コミュニケーション力を養います。 ---

近年、数理最適化や機械学習などの計算的手法は、デザイン支援や人間とコンピュータのインタラクションの研究・実践を大きく変えつつあります。これらの研究はComputational DesignおよびComputational Interactionと呼ばれ、Computer GraphicsやHuman-Computer Interactionの分野などで発展してきました。本講義では、これらの概念の基礎を学ぶとともに、最新の研究動向を論文を通じて理解します。 講義前半では、これらの研究トピックを理解するために必要な基礎概念を、数式やコードも交えて解説します。後半では、学生が関連分野の最新論文を調査・選定し、その内容を発表・議論する輪講形式の授業を行います。これにより、急速に発展する分野の動向を主体的に把握する力を養います。 講義の目的： - 計算的手法（数理最適化・機械学習など）に基づくデザインおよびインタラクション研究の基礎を理解する。 - 最新の研究論文を読み、内容を整理して発表する能力を身につける。 - 研究分野の構造を理解し、自ら文献を探索・位置づける力を養う。 Computational methods such as mathematical optimization and machine learning have significantly transformed research and practice in design support and human-computer interaction. These research areas are often referred to as Computational Design and Computational Interaction, and have developed in fields such as Computer Graphics and Human-Computer Interaction. In this course, students will learn the fundamental concepts of these areas and understand recent research trends through reading academic papers. In the first half of the course, we introduce the basic concepts required to understand these topics, including mathematical formulations and programming codes where appropriate. In the second half, students will survey and select recent papers in related fields, and present and discuss them in a seminar-style format. Through this process, students will develop the ability to independently understand trends in this rapidly evolving field. Course objectives: - Understand the fundamentals of design and interaction research based on computational methods (e.g., mathematical optimization and machine learning). - Develop the ability to read, organize, and present recent research papers. - Acquire the ability to understand the structure of the research field and to explore and position relevant literature independently.

Media Design is an exciting and relatively new discipline within the wider context of design. In it researchers and practitioners are interested in exploring new ways to use and deploy digital media technologies to have function, communicate information or present artwork. Designers from a Media Design background often work on or with web design, e-books, data-bases, big data visualisation, smartphone applications, film, animations, digital imaging, art installations, technology products and many other artefacts and systems. Such designers create their ideas utilising digital or electronic formats and the intention is often that the work is created from scratch to be accessed on a digital platform. This course is a first step introduction to Media Design, it is not intended to be a comprehensive class but rather a short and intense introduction to some processes and skills and you may wish to continue your exploration of this discipline in other classes or studies. This is not a heavy lecture based course but rather a seminar, discussion, and hands-on practical class where you will do a lot of learning by doing. You will be working in teams a lot and each week there will be a subject to discuss, learn and try.

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.

This is the introductory lecture course for graduate leading program on social design and management. Basic concepts and methods for social design and management in organization settings are introduced, followed by concrete cases in various sectors and discussion on global leadership as a cross cutting issue. This course especially focuses on problem definition phase of social design and management.

講義の前半は、構造デザインに関する様々な興味深いトピックについて学ぶ 講義の後半は、構造解析の大所高所的な理解に役に立つ一般逆行列理論について学ぶ In the first half of the class, various interesting topics related to structural design of architectures will be presented. In the second half, fundamental of Finite Element Analysis of the generalized inverse theory, very useful mathematic tool for understanding structural analysis will be lectured.

Science, technology, and innovation (STI) shape the foundation of the contemporary society and thus make a major arena of public policy. The complex nature of the STI system poses various challenges, and effective policymaking approaches have been explored and developed. Evidence-based policy making (EBPM) is one such approach that is expected to address the challenges and has been implemented in STI policy design, although it has its own challenges and limitations. In this course, students are expected to learn the context of STI and the basis of EBPM as well as to learn how EBPM can be applied to STI policy design.

Science, technology, and innovation (STI) shape the foundation of the contemporary society and thus make a major arena of public policy. The complex nature of the STI system poses various challenges, and effective policymaking approaches have been explored and developed. Evidence-based policy making (EBPM) is one such approach that is expected to address the challenges and has been implemented in STI policy design, although it has its own challenges and limitations. In this course, students are expected to learn the context of STI and the basis of EBPM as well as to learn how EBPM can be applied to STI policy design.