CREATIVE KIDS TOPBlab [Press Release] “The World in Our Minds 2025: Neurodiversity,” to be held on Sunday, November 2, and Monday, November 3 (a national holiday). 77 exhibits from industry, government, and academia have been confirmed!
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2025.10.09
[Press Release] “The World in Our Minds 2025: Neurodiversity,” to be held on Sunday, November 2, and Monday, November 3 (a national holiday). 77 exhibits from industry, government, and academia have been confirmed!
As part of the Neurodiversity Project, B Lab (Director: Nanako Ishido) will host the exhibition “The World in Our Minds 2025: Neurodiversity” at the event “Change tomorrow –CHANGE TOMORROW–.”(Dates: November 2 (Sun) and 3 (Mon, holiday), 2025).
This exhibition features 77 interactive exhibits from various leading Japanese universities, research institutes, and companies, and is being held to promote a neurodiverse society.
Through the experiences offered in this exhibition, we propose that our senses are diverse and that these individual differences can be supplemented or enhanced through technology; furthermore, by redesigning existing environments from the perspective of diversity and inclusion, we can realize a neurodiverse society where everyone can fully realize their potential.In connection with the exhibition, we are also planning to hold talk sessions and workshops focused on building a neurodiverse society. Please check the official website for details.
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*For inquiries regarding this event, please contact us at: info@neuro-diversity.world
The World in Our Minds 2025: Neurodiversity
Dates: November 2, 2025 (Sun) and November 3, 2025 (Mon, holiday)
Time: Sunday, November 2, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Monday, November 3 (holiday), 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Location: Port Hall, 1st Floor, Office Tower 1, Tokyo Port City Takeshiba; 1-7-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Admission: Free
This event will be held as part of “Change tomorrow –CHANGE TOMORROW–.” https://www.change-tomorrow-takeshiba.com/ *A parade for the entire “Change tomorrow” event will take place starting at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 2.
About the Exhibition
In this exhibition, we refer to the world in which each of us lives as the “Brain World.” Based on the idea that the Brain World is shaped by the interaction between the “individual” and the “environment,” this exhibition aims to foster an understanding of neurodiversity as visitors explore the following five areas.
List of Exhibitors
A Diverse World
Experience the Difference! Diversity in Perspectives (B Lab)
Multisensory Emotion Estimation System (Cognitive Development Robotics Laboratory, The 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? Visualize Your Decision-Making Style! (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 at Our Rainbow-Colored Daily Lives?"—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 See Right Now: Diversity Warming-Up Tool [β-version] (Concent, Inc.)
Customize Your 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 Neurodiversity Environment")
A Board Game Designed by High School Students Helps Raise Awareness of Dementia! (Kanagawa Prefectural Yokosuka High School, NTT Human Information Research Institute)
"Can Things Look This Different?" Experience the Mystery of Optical Illusions (B Lab)
"Can Things Look This Different?" Experience the Mystery of Tactile Illusion (B Lab)
The Five Senses in All Their Diversity
A Diverse World Seen Through the Lens of How We Perceive Sound (BLab / In Collaboration with the Sensory Sensitivity Research Institute)
Let's Sharpen Our Bodily Sensations! The Autumn "Pitch-Black" 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 Symbiosis Systems Laboratory)
Transmitting a "Warm" Tactile Sensation (Sato Laboratory, Nara Women's University)
Sweet Shapes 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 University of the Arts and Sciences, Human-Environment Interaction Systems Laboratory)
Shokkan Tech: Changing Texture and Tactile Sensations (Osaka University, Department of Human Support Engineering (Inō and Yoshimoto Laboratories))
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 Collaborative Robotics)
A Robot That Translates Body Movements Between Visually Impaired and Sighted People (Kuzuoka, Narumi, and Tanigawa Laboratory, The University of Tokyo)
Your Heart Races! The Hugging Device (WiTH PAiN)
See the Pain! Pain Card Workshop (WiTH PAiN)
ASD Perceptual Experience Simulator (Cognitive Development Robotics Laboratory, The University of Tokyo)
Extension of the Individual
What Does “Personal Expansion” Mean? (B Lab)
Let's Try Out 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 Laboratory)
Facial Expression-Amplifying Avatars That Resonate with the Brain (Meiji University)
A VR Experience System That Boosts the "I Can Definitely Do This!" Mindset (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 the Heart as Much as the Mouth? (Laboratory of Developmental and Clinical Psychology, School of Human Sciences, Waseda University)
VR Symptom-Based Therapy for Agoraphobia (Inami and Kadoi Laboratory, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo)
Adjusting the Environment
What does it mean that it varies depending on the environment? (B Lab)
What if traffic lights weren't red and blue? (B Lab)
A Tactile Canvas: Let’s Create Tactile Sensations 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 (Health and Medical Engineering Laboratory, 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 solutions to your problems (University of Tsukuba Dabot Project)
Neurodiversity Training · Challenge Cards (B Lab)
An AI Chatbot That Shares "Enjoyable Experiences" (Hiroi Laboratory, Osaka Institute of Technology / Ito and Nose Laboratories, Tohoku University)
Inkjet 4D Print (Programmable Products Lab)
Creating Society
From Viewing to Creating! “MAFA gumi,” a Creative Tool That Pioneers New Ways of Working (Dentsu Research Institute, Inc.)
OriHime Shoulder-Mounted Robot (Ori Research Institute, Inc.)
Fun Whether You Can See or Not! An Inclusive Gaming Experience (University of Tsukuba of Technology)
Easy-to-Find, Talking Braille Tiles (Kanazawa Institute of Technology)
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)
Visualizing Individuality Based on Video Data (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), and Hamamatsu University School of Medicine)
Environmental Map (B Lab / In collaboration with: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) “Establishment 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 on Academic Transformation: Creation of the Economics of Digital Embodiment” (completed in fiscal year 2023))
"My Brain World (Produced by Team JSB-G: Kiri ★ Konomi Akahori ★ 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)) *Monday, November 3 (holiday) 7:30 PM–8:30 PM
In addition to the exhibitions featured here, several others are currently in preparation. Details will be announced as they become available.
What Is the Neurodiversity Project?
We launched the Neurodiversity Project with the goal of building a society where every individual can demonstrate their unique “strengths” in their own setting. With B Lab serving as the secretariat, leading universities, research institutes, and companies across Japan are participating and working together to advance the project.We believe that by respecting individual characteristics and creating appropriate environments, we can transform what was once considered a “weakness” or a “challenge” into a “strength” and a “source of ease.” We aim to foster understanding of neurodiversity and build a society where every individual can fully utilize their unique “strengths” wherever they are.
"B Lab," an acronym for "Beyond, Borderless, Breakthrough," is a participatory platform that—though it bears the name "laboratory"—connects universities, research institutes, communities, and talent from around the world to fuse the unique skills and insights of many people, thereby creating new technologies, services, content, businesses, and societies.While its scope is broad—encompassing technology development, solving social issues, and creating new services—the common thread is social implementation and the idea of building things together. Dads, moms, aunts, and kids—everyone is a researcher.Become a “Lifelong Seeker” and carry a second “researcher” business card. We aim to build a new society where everyone—including users—is connected through a social, open, and participatory approach. By matching challenges, ideas, technologies, funding, skills, and people, we strive to collectively create an exciting future, ranging from small-scale innovations to large-scale creations.
Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
Director, B Lab
Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
Chairperson, CANVAS
After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”
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