We have released details on this year’s Neurodiversity Project, “The World in Our Minds.”

The first year had 33 exhibitors, the second year had 55, and this year… we’ve confirmed a whopping 77 exhibitors!

I feel that this expansion is a solid step toward realizing a neurodiverse society.

Each person’s individuality and creativity resonate with one another, gradually changing society.

I look forward to continuing to nurture that spirit of co-creation with all of you this year as well.

We hope to work together with many of you to build momentum toward the realization of a “Neurodiversity society,” so please be sure to join us at the venue on the day of the event!

■The World in Our Minds 2025

https://neuro-diversity.world/minnou2025/

■Press Release

https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000022.000126992.html

■ Introductory Video to "The World in Our Minds"

Exhibitors: Imura Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, Kwansei Gakuin University; Shiraha Laboratory, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Jissen Women’s University; Keio University (KMD)/Center for Brain-Information-Communication Convergence Research (CiNet), National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) Future ICT Research Laboratory, Center for Brain-Information-Communication Convergence Research, The University of Tokyo, Inami and Monnai Laboratories, JST Future Society Creation Program, Individual Optimization Domain, Senju Project, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Center for Research on Child Mental Development /Hitotsubashi University, Socially Adaptive Brain and Behavior Laboratory; Nara Women’s University, Sato Laboratory; The University of Tokyo, Cognitive Developmental Robotics Laboratory; University of Tsukuba, Ginga Sasaki Laboratory; Aichi Institute of Technology, Kaji Laboratory; Tokyo University of Science, Nakatani Laboratory; Digital Hollywood University Graduate School;Waseda University, School of Human Sciences, Developmental and Clinical Psychology Laboratory; Meiji University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory; Niigata University, Faculty of Engineering, Watanabe Laboratory; Keio University, Programmable Products Lab;Inno-Yoshimoto Laboratory, Division of Human Support Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University; Speech and Language Laboratory, Ritsumeikan University; Kuzuoka-Narumi-Yanagawa Laboratory, The University of Tokyo; NHK Broadcasting Technology Research Laboratory; Yamazaki Laboratory, The University of Electro-Communications; University of Tsukuba of Technology; AT&D Lab., Nagano National College of Technology; Hiroi Laboratory, Osaka Institute of Technology /Tohoku University, Ito-Nose Laboratory; Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Kunio Matsui Laboratory; Tamagawa University, Institute of Brain Science; Meiji University, School of Science and Technology, Health and Medical Engineering Laboratory; Tokyo Polytechnic University, Katagami Laboratory; University of Tsukuba, Tactile Engineering Laboratory / Kawaguchi Electric Works; Shinshu University, Terutsuki Laboratory /Life-Driven Co-Creation Robotics Research Center, Kanagawa Prefectural Yokosuka High School, RIKEN Cognitive Behavior Support Technology Team, BLab Superhuman Sports Project, AXEREAL Co., Ltd.,KDDI Research Institute, Nagoya Institute of Technology Haptics Lab, RIKEN, NTT Communication Science Laboratories, Ritsumeikan University Multisensory and Cognitive Design Laboratory, NTT Corporation Human Information Research Laboratories, Keio University Graduate School of Media Design Embodied Media Project,Ritsumeikan University Media Experience Design Laboratory, Meiji Gakuin University Keigo Inukai Lab, Waseda University School of Human Sciences, Hosei University AFFECTIVE DESIGN LAB, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Contemporary Systems Science, General Incorporated Association Children’s Future Society Research Institute, Concent Co., Ltd., Oguri Paper Works Co., Ltd.,Ori Institute, Inc., WiTH PAiN, EuLa Correspondence Junior High School, Arc & Beyond (General Incorporated Association)—Impact Creation Division / Social Liaison Division, Dentsu Research Institute, Inc., Musashino Art University,Morisawa Co., Ltd., Concent Co., Ltd., Tokyo University of Science, Sensory Sensitivity Research Institute, Dialogue Diversity Museum “Forest of Dialogue”

[List of Exhibits]

■Diverse World Corner

・Experience the Difference! Diversity in Perspectives (B Lab)

・Multisensory Emotion Estimation System (Cognitive Development Robotics Laboratory, University of Tokyo)

・Everyday Life Beyond Labels: A Perspective on Intersectionality (Institute for Gender and Social Innovation, Jissen Women’s University & Shihoba Laboratory)

・Experience putting a baby to sleep in VR! (Nakatani Laboratory, Tokyo University of Science, Mirai Living Lab)

・Confident? Cautious? See Your Decision-Making Style at a Glance! (NTT Human Information Research Institute)

・Which One Will You Choose? Let’s Explore Selection Trends (Hamamatsu University School of Medicine Center for Research on Child Mental Development · Hitotsubashi University SABB Lab)

• “Want to Take a Peek into a Rainbow-Colored Everyday Life?”—An interactive exhibition that brings to light the “challenges” and “lifestyles” of the LGBTQ+ community (Keio University Graduate School of Media Design, Embodied Media Project)

・Becoming Aware of What Lies Beyond the World You Currently See: Diversity Warming-Up Tool [β-version] (Concent, Inc.)

・Customize the World of Letters! A Dyslexia Experience (Social Model Design Project for Dyslexia)

・VR Portable Silent Room (Keio University Graduate School of Media Design, Embodied Media Project)

・"Normal" Is an Illusion: Communication Tailored to Each Individual (JST Future Society Creation Project, "Realizing a Society Optimized for the Individual" Domain: "Interactive Communication Support in a Neurodiverse Environment")

・Raising Awareness of Dementia Through a Board Game Designed by High School Students! (Kanagawa Prefectural Yokosuka High School, NTT Human Information Research Institute)

• “Can things really look this different?” Experience the wonders of optical illusions (B Lab)

• “Can things really look this different?” Experience the mystery of tactile illusion (B Lab)

■Multisensory Experience Area

・A Diverse World Viewed Through the Lens of How We Perceive Sound (BLab / In collaboration with the Sensory Sensitivity Research Institute)

・Let's Hone Our Bodily Sensations! The Autumn "All-Dark" Sports Festival (Dialog Diversity Museum "Forest of Dialogue")

・3D Content Experienced Through Touch and Smell (NHK Broadcasting Technology Research Laboratory)

・With Grandma (Tokyo University of the Arts and Sciences, Human-Environment Coexistence Systems Laboratory)

・Transmission of a "Warm" Tactile Sensation (Sato Laboratory, Nara Women's University)

・Sweet and Bitter Shapes — Visualizing Flavor — (Ritsumeikan University, Multisensory and Cognitive Design Laboratory)

・VR Experience of Menstrual Cramps (Sato Laboratory, Nara Women's University)

・Touch Test (B Lab / Nagoya Institute of Technology Haptics Laboratory / Inamori Institute for Science and Technology, Keio University Graduate School of Media Design, Embodied Media Project)

・Mock Interview (Tokyo Polytechnic University, Human-Environment Coexistence Systems Laboratory)

・Shokkan Tech: Changing Texture and Tactile Sensations (Osaka University, Human Support Engineering Division (Ino and Yoshimoto Laboratory))

・VR Simulating Others’ Experiences Through Spatial Information Manipulation — Hemispatial Neglect and Memory Impairment in Dementia — (Imura Laboratory, Kwansei Gakuin University)

・An odor-tracking drone that detects invisible odors (Shinshu University Terutsuki Laboratory / Research Center for Life-Driven Co-Creative Robotics)

・A robot that translates the physical movements of visually impaired and sighted people (Kuzuka, Narumi, and Tanigawa Laboratory, University of Tokyo)

・A Heart-Pounding Experience! The Hugging Device (WiTH PAiN)

・See the Pain! Pain Card Workshop (WiTH PAiN)

・ASD Perceptual Experience Simulator (Cognitive Development Robotics Laboratory, University of Tokyo)

■ "Expanding the Self" Corner

・What does “personal expansion” mean? (B Lab)

・Let's Try Holography (Tentative Title) (KDDI Research, Inc.)

・Creating a Digital Copy of the Brain Using a Supercomputer (The University of Electro-Communications)

・The World of Tactile Maps (Watanabe Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University)

・Let’s expand the world we see every day into another world! (Center for Brain-Information-Communication Convergence, Future ICT Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology)

・Speech and Emotion Recognition for Communication Support (Ritsumeikan University, Speech and Language Research Laboratory)

・Avatars That Amplify Facial Expressions Through Brain Resonance (Meiji University)

・A VR experience system that reinforces the feeling of “I can definitely do this!” (Tamagawa University Institute of Brain Science)

・Mirroring Agent (Inami-Monnai Laboratory, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo)

・Do the eyes reveal as much about the heart as the mouth? (Laboratory of Developmental and Clinical Psychology, School of Human Sciences, Waseda University)

・VR Symptom-Based Therapy for Agoraphobia (Inami and Monnai Laboratory, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo)

■Environment Adjustment Corner

・What does it mean that it varies depending on the environment? (B Lab)

・What if traffic lights weren't red and green? (B Lab)

・A Tactile Canvas: Let’s Create Textures on White Paper Using Static Electricity (University of Tsukuba, Kawaguchi Electric Works)

・EuLa Correspondence Junior High School: Learn Anywhere (EuLa Correspondence Junior High School)

・Braille-to-Print Translation App (Nagano National College of Technology AT&D Lab.)

・Braille Typing Practice Device (Nagano National College of Technology, AT&D Lab.)

・Let’s Send Rhythm to the Brain! The Power of “Rhythm” to Cure Disease (Laboratory of Health and Medical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Meiji University)

・“YOSS”: Increasing the Eyes and Hands Watching Over Children (Noriko Yamano Laboratory, Osaka Public University / Institute for Children’s Future Society, General Incorporated Association)

・"Dabot," a chatbot that offers ideas to help solve your problems (University of Tsukuba Dabot Project)

・Neurodiversity Training ・Challenge Cards (B Lab)

・An AI Chatbot That Shares “Like Experiences” (Hiroi Laboratory, Osaka Institute of Technology / Ito and Nose Laboratories, Tohoku University)

・Inkjet 4D Print (Programmable Products Lab)

■ Society Creation Corner

・From Viewing to Creating! “MAFA gumi,” a Creative Tool for Shaping New Ways of Working (Dentsu Research Institute, Inc.)

・OriHime Shoulder-Mounted Robot (Ori Research Institute, Inc.)

・Fun for Everyone, Whether You Can See or Not! An Inclusive Gaming Experience (University of Tsukuba of Technology)

・Easy-to-find, talking braille blocks (Kanazawa Institute of Technology)

・Spirit Overflow (Superhuman Sports Project / AXEREAL Co., Ltd.)

・Eye-Friendly Mahora Notebook (Oguri Paper Works Co., Ltd.)

・Hakkaku (Superhuman Sports Project / AXEREAL, Inc.)

・Translating Challenges (B Lab)

・Slide Lift (Superhuman Sports Project / AXEREAL, Inc.)

・Ping x Phone: Diversifying Table Tennis Design Using Smartphones (Laboratory of Behavioral Information Science, Aichi Institute of Technology)

・ELSI Related to Neurotechnology (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Center for Brain-Information-Communication Convergence (CiNet) / Keio University Graduate School of Media Design (KMD))

・Neurodiversity Award (B Lab)

・Tell Me! Your Heart ~Daiken & Gemiva~ (JST Future Society Creation Project, “Realizing a Society Optimized for the Individual” Domain: “Development of Data Utilization Technologies to Support the Individuality and Well-being of Diverse Children” / F-Vital Co., Ltd., Institute for Child Development Science (Public Interest Incorporated Association), Hamamatsu University School of Medicine)

・Visualization of Individuality Based on Video Data (JST Future Society Creation Project, “Realization of a Society Optimized for the Individual” Domain: “Development of Data Utilization Technologies to Support the Individuality and Well-being of Diverse Children” / F-Vital Co., Ltd., the Institute for Child Development Science (Public Interest Incorporated Association), and Hamamatsu University School of Medicine)

・Environmental Map (B Lab / In collaboration with: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), “Research on Academic Transformation: Creation of the Economics of Digital Embodiment” (completed in fiscal year 2023))

・Body Map (B Lab / In collaboration with: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), “Research in Areas of Academic Transformation: ‘Establishing the Economics of Digital Embodiment’” (completed in fiscal year 2023))

・Let’s Create Together! “Superhuman Sports DIY” (Arc & Beyond, General Incorporated Association; Superhuman Sports Project)

• “My Brain World” (Produced by Team JSB-G: Kiri ★ Akahori Konomi ★ Naotsugu Taniguchi) (BLab)

■Stage Content

[Brain Body Jockey Project: We Can Thrive] (The “Change Tomorrow” Executive Committee, AXEREAL Co., Ltd., WITH ALS General Incorporated Association, Project Cybernetic Being, Orii Laboratory Co., Ltd., Dentsu Science Jam Co., Ltd., The World in Our Minds (B Lab Neurodiversity Project))　

*November 3 (Mon, holiday) 7:30–8:30 p.m.

***There will be a few more exhibits!***