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Neurodiversity

2025.09.10
Museum of Illusions

Since there’s a Museum of Illusions in Manchester, too, I decided to visit it for the first time in a while.

That’s because, for the first section of the neurodiversity project “The World in Our Minds,” I want to create an exhibit featuring illusions involving the five senses. I think interactive displays that let visitors experience visual illusions and perceptual discrepancies firsthand are a great way to help them intuitively understand the diverse ways of perceiving the world that exist within neurodiversity!

When I took another look at the exhibits at the Museum of Illusions with that perspective in mind, I found them full of ingenious ways to learn while enjoying the mysteries created by the brain, and I gained many insights that will serve as a reference for “The World in Our Minds.”


　

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  • Digital Picture Book Author

    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.”