広く産学官にわたってグローバルに活躍するために必要な「俯瞰力」を養成することを目指す。物質科学の各分野について最先端の知識を修得し、自分の専門分野と周辺分野がどのように関連するか、あるいはし得るか、について深く考察するために、第一線で活躍する講師の方々にその分野の最前線を概観していただく。さらに、それらの講義を通して異分野間のコミュニケーションを円滑に進めるための具体的方法論を学ぶ。 This survey course is designed to enable students to develop the broad perspective that is required of global leaders working in and across industry, academia, and government. Students will gain knowledge and insight on advancements in each field of materials science research, given by leading researchers working on the frontline in those fields. This will allow students to consider how peripheral fields are related to their own area of expertise, and to consider the potential for forging bridges between related fields in the future. In addition, students will learn specific methodologies designed to facilitate smooth communication among different disciplines.

This lecture discusses what kind of design and planning is needed in cities and regions to enhance social, environmental and economic sustainability. The lecture will be divided into three parts, and the three lecturers will talk about the following themes: Toru TERADA (Coordinator of the course, Associate professor, Department of Natural Environmental Studies) Landscape and urban planning for Japanese cities Marcin JARZEBSKI (Project Associate Professor, GPSS) Sustainable society in a changing world Giles SIOEN (Project Lecturer, GPSS) Integrated planning and design for resilient and sustainable development

To understand the mechanism how natural disasters are caused in the social system, and to obtain skill to analyze the mechanism, process and causes, so that he/she can discuss the mitigation strategy. It consists from two parts. The first part aims to learn basic knowledge about natural disasters as social events. - Factors and mechanism that cause disasters - Concept of Pressure and Release Model (at Risk) etc. The second part is mainly group work for the case studies.

　自然環境問題、災害（人災を含む）、感染症、戦争・紛争などの大きな危機に直面しながら、現代社会はそのあり方を常に問われている。サステイナビリティは、第一には自然環境を不可逆的に破壊せずに維持できるかどうか（維持可能性）、第二にその範囲で経済活動を持続できるかどうか（持続可能性）を意味する。自然破壊は、自然環境なしで生きていくことができない人間自身の自己破壊につながる。そのため、自然環境の維持可能性と経済開発の持続可能性は不可分の関係にある。だが、両者は両立できるのか。これまでの人間の生き方そのものを根底から変えなければ、これからの危機を乗り越えることはできないのではないか。もし経済開発の持続可能性にこだわるなら、結局は自然破壊を止められないのではないか。こうした難問は、科学技術と政治経済の問題だから人文知は関係ないと思われがちである。だが、人間の生き方が問われているのに、人間の知的反省の営みに関わる人文知が全く無関係でいられるはずがない。 　この多分野交流演習では、普段は専門的な研究を進めている学生・院生が、文理を超えた様々な分野に属する教員とともに、人類の巨大な難問と学問的な知識とをどのように関係づけるかをともに探求することを目標とする。この多分野交流演習への参加を通して、自分の専門的な研究を他の分野の研究者にどう伝えるか、また共同で生産的な議論をおこなうためには何が必要なのかを、実践的に身につけることが期待される。 　今年度では特に、気候変動問題を取り上げ、その現状を学ぶと同時に、人文社会系からのアプローチを模索する。

あなたにとって、わたしたちにとって、「持続可能性」とは、「教育」「学習」とは、「変革」とは、なんだろうか。この科目では、ESD（持続可能な開発のための教育）やシティズンシップ教育の概念と、わたしたちが生きる社会のあり方を探索しつつ、持続可能な未来へ向けた人間や社会の変容・変革プロセスとしての教育・学習について考え、この問いに自分なりの答えを導きだすことを目指す。 What do “education,” “learning,” “sustainability,” and "transformation" mean for you, and for all of us? In this course, we will explore this question by looking into the concept of education for sustainable development (ESD) and citizenship education, and reviewing the world that we live in, while discussing education and learning as a transformative process of people and society.

In this course, students will study environmental policy instruments and discuss their strengths and shortcomings, with the goal of developing the ability to apply and assess them to address practical sustainability problems. On completion of the course students should be able to: • Assess how sustainability challenges can be addressed through a range of public policy instruments (taxes, subsidies, pollution permit markets, voluntary measures, etc.). • Understand and discuss the economic principles behind these policies. • Engage with debates about the practical strengths and weaknesses of major types of environmental policies. • Analyse the appropriateness of specific policy instruments for a given case study and pre-empt main implementation issues. • Recognise and apply a range of theoretical frameworks to conceptualise the relation between the larger economy, society and the environment Environmental and sustainability policy instruments are the different strategies that governments and the public sector can employ in order to achieve socially desirable sustainability goals. These instruments include taxes and subsidies (such as pollution taxes in urban centres or subsidies for renewable energy), tradable pollution permits (like carbon markets), and market-based instruments (e.g., payments for ecosystem services). Students will learn the economic-theoretical foundations for each of these policy instruments. These foundations include the assumptions or conditions under which they perform adequately, as well as their limitations. With a robust understanding of these instruments, students will be able to analyse and assess which instruments may be more suitable for specific policy circumstances and be able to make recommendations for a given practical case. The course covers more innovative policy approaches such as voluntary environmental measures, and introduces sustainability management strategies in the private sector (business). It concludes with a view of key macro-scale concepts and models for sustainability policy at the interface between the economy, society and the environment.

＜Overview＞ Today’s world is marked by growing uncertainty—shaped by increasingly volatile macroeconomic conditions, rapidly evolving societal trends and consumer preferences, shifting geopolitical dynamics, intensifying impacts of climate change, and the accelerating advancement of disruptive technologies. In fact, between 2017 and 2022, business environment uncertainty has tripled. We now live in an era where “there are no clear right answers.” Among these factors, the impact of disruptive technology is particularly striking. Services that were unknown yesterday can suddenly emerge and transform our lives. A prime example is the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, which has since sparked a wave of generative AI–powered services. By the time you start working, such tools will likely be so integrated into everyday life that it will be hard to imagine a world without them. In a world without clear answers, even industry leading companies cannot guarantee the success of new products or services. According to Accenture research, when it comes to launching new businesses—especially those whose outcomes are uncertain until tried—only 6% of executives say they feel confident calling them a success. So, what does it take to create successful new products and services? One key lies in identifying user-centric issues and insights—unmet or latent needs—and in building the capability to rapidly bring new offerings to market. Accenture, one of the world’s leading consulting firms, has been helping companies across industries and around the globe bring new services to life. Drawing on this experience, this course is designed for beginners and aims to equip students with the fundamental techniques of creating new products and services—together with Accenture consultants. Through the use of frameworks such as logical thinking and design thinking, students will identify and explore key challenges and insights, and generate ideas for the “future” that each wants. In the final presentation, students will use storytelling techniques—conveying business ideas as compelling narratives—to communicate their concepts. ＜Expected outcomes＞ - From the lectures on various themes, understand the situations of the “companies” that you may interact daily. Learn new techniques to investigate the situation. - Deepen your thinking through discussion with your teammates. - Get trained to define your own “guiding questions” and find answers for each. 　　Examples of the “guiding questions”: 　　・How can I reduce the waiting time at a store I frequently visit? 　　・How can I encourage people who don’t usually go to the movies to want to visit theaters regularly? 　　・How can I make makeup more enjoyable and accessible for men? 　　・How can I express our reactions in Zoom meetings in a way that feels as natural as face-to-face conversations? 　　・How can I make crowded train commutes more enjoyable? 　　・How can I make the experience of waiting for trains at Komaba-Todaimae Station more 　　　comfortable, without reducing the number of users? - Learn techniques to tell a convincing story to gain understanding from the audience. - Understand skills and approaches required to accomplish the task when working as a team with diversity.

COVID-19 has starkly reinforced how the world faces global risks, not just to health but also the disruption of integrated supply chains. Why does the World Economic Forum publish its annual Global Risks Report and how does it arrive at its findings? And what are so-called “Existential Risks” that supposedly imperil humanity’s very survival? As governments such as the United Kingdom issue National Risk Registers to guide policy makers, this module enables students to examine the security dimensions of living in what sociologists have termed a ‘World Risk Society’. It highlights the new nature of vulnerability in an era of contested and often politicised science, as well as the impact on how we conceptualise and think about security. The module shows how key stakeholders such as industry, media, governments and politicians have to play crucial roles in not only shaping responses to these perceived risks, but also how to appropriately manage them. Students will be introduced to how risks of all types have challenged policy makers in the post-Cold War era from ethnic conflicts in Kosovo, the 9/11 terror attacks, Afghanistan, Iraq and so-called Islamic State. Most recently so-called existential risks such as AI and climate change and systemic risks to critical infrastructure such as the Suez and Panama Canals, disruptions to supply chains and concepts such as Economic Security have captured attention. While these issues are not necessarily new in a historical sense, this module shows how they have garnered renewed attention through the prism of risk. Policy responses are finally examined such as capacity-building for “futures literacy” and National Risk Assessment Exercises. The following outcomes are emphasized: 1.An ability to understand and evaluate a range of new security challenges and policy responses interconnected through globalization and technology 2.The linkage between industry, media, politics, and science and its relevance to global security affairs 3.The ability to collate and evaluate arguments from different sources and theoretical perspectives 4.The ability to formulate and articulate views coherently in written and oral forms 5.Critical thinking, analytical and reading skills

　自然環境問題、災害（人災を含む）、感染症、戦争・紛争などの大きな危機に直面しながら、現代社会はそのあり方を常に問われている。サステイナビリティは、第一には自然環境を不可逆的に破壊せずに維持できるかどうか（維持可能性）、第二にその範囲で経済活動を持続できるかどうか（持続可能性）を意味する。自然破壊は、自然環境なしで生きていくことができない人間自身の自己破壊につながる。そのため、自然環境の維持可能性と経済開発の持続可能性は不可分の関係にある。だが、両者は両立できるのか。これまでの人間の生き方そのものを根底から変えなければ、これからの危機を乗り越えることはできないのではないか。もし経済開発の持続可能性にこだわるなら、結局は自然破壊を止められないのではないか。こうした難問は、科学技術と政治経済の問題だから人文知は関係ないと思われがちである。だが、人間の生き方が問われているのに、人間の知的反省の営みに関わる人文知が全く無関係でいられるはずがない。 　この多分野交流演習では、普段は専門的な研究を進めている学生・院生が、文理を超えた様々な分野に属する教員とともに、人類の巨大な難問と学問的な知識とをどのように関係づけるかをともに探求することを目標とする。この多分野交流演習への参加を通して、自分の専門的な研究を他の分野の研究者にどう伝えるか、また共同で生産的な議論をおこなうためには何が必要なのかを、実践的に身につけることが期待される。 　今年度では特に、気候変動問題を取り上げ、その現状を学ぶと同時に、人文社会系からのアプローチを模索する。

This course is designed to learn a great variety of research conducted at the frontier of “Sustainability Science”, through the latest research outcomes of Sustainability Science Consortium (SSC). SSC was established to develop sustainability research, education, and public outreach programs and to strengthen coordination between national and local government, corporations, NPOs and other organizations while developing practical measures for technological innovation and social transformation (http://ssc-g.net/*****). By understanding a variety of academic fields related to sustainability and interactions among them, students will come to take part in the process of integrating multiple academic disciplines to implement sustainability science approaches.