| B Lab (Director: Nanako Ishido) will host the exhibition “The World in Our Minds 2024: Neurodiversity” as part of the Neurodiversity Project’s activities, within the event “Change tomorrow”(Dates: Saturday, October 12, and Sunday, October 13, 2024). |
| This exhibition features 54 hands-on exhibits from leading Japanese universities, research institutes, and companies and is being held to promote a neurodiversity society. |
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| Through the experiences offered in this exhibition, we aim to demonstrate that our senses are diverse and that individual differences can be complemented and enhanced through technology. We also propose that by redesigning existing environments from a diversity and inclusion perspective, we can realize a neurodiversity society where everyone can fully utilize their “potential.”In conjunction with the exhibition, we are also planning talk sessions and workshops focused on building a neurodiverse society; please check the official website for details. |
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| We understand you are very busy, but we hope you will understand the purpose of this event and kindly request that you publicize it through your media outlets and cover the event on the day of the exhibition. |
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| The World in Our Minds 2024 ~Neurodiversity~ Official Website |
| https://neuro-diversity.world/minnou2024/ |
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| *For inquiries regarding this event, please contact: info@neuro-diversity.world |
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| The World in Our Minds 2024 ~Neurodiversity~ |
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| Dates: October 12 (Sat) and 13 (Sun), 2024 |
| Hours: October 12 (Sat) 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM; October 13 (Sun) (Mon, National Holiday) 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Location: Port Hall, 1st Floor, Office Tower, Tokyo Port City Takeshiba, 1-7-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
| Admission: Free |
| This event will be held as part of “Change tomorrow – An Exciting Future Just Around the Corner.” |
| https://www.change-tomorrow-takeshiba.com/ |
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| About the Exhibition |
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| In this exhibition, we refer to the worlds in which we each live as “Brain Worlds.” Based on the concept that Brain Worlds are shaped by the interaction between the “individual” and the “environment,” we aim to foster an understanding of neurodiversity by guiding visitors through the following five areas. |
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| List of Exhibitors |
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| A Diverse World |
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| Experience the Differences! Diversity in Perception (B Lab) “Can Things Look This Different?” Experience the Wonders of Optical Illusions (B Lab) Reimagining “Everyday Life” from an Intersectional Perspective (Shiraha Laboratory, Jissen Women’s University) Multisensory Emotional Estimation System (Cognitive Development Robotics Laboratory, The University of Tokyo) Freely Shift Perspectives?!“Stance Poker” (Osaka University of Arts, Department of Art and Science) “How You See Things,” Captured via Brain Waves (NTT Human Informatics Laboratories) Asymmetric Communication Using a Naked-Eye Stereoscopic Display (The University of Tokyo, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Inami & Kadoi Laboratory) What You See, What I See—Communication Tailored to Each Individual— (JST Future Society Creation Program, “Realization of a Society Optimized for the Individual” Domain: “Interactive Communication Support in Neurodiverse Environments”) Embodiment Simulation: Let’s See the World from the Perspective of Those Directly Involved!(Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Moonshot R&D Program, Goal 1: “Development of Cybernetic Avatar Technologies and Social Infrastructure to Foster Physical Co-creation” (Project Cybernetic Being), Keio University Graduate School of Media Design, Embodied Media Project) LGBTech: VR for Therapy (Minds1020Lab (Yokohama City University COI-NEXT + Keio University Graduate School of Media Design, Embodied Media Project + Juntendo University)) An Emotional Sharing Art Appreciation Experience via Air-Based Tactile Transmission (Junji Watanabe, NTT Communication Science Laboratories) “Heart Picnic”: A Workshop to Feel Heartbeats (Junji Watanabe, NTT Communication Science Laboratories) |
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| The Diverse Five Senses |
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| Seeing Invisible “Pain”! The Pepepepain Card Experience (WiTH PAiN) Sweet Shapes and Bitter Shapes—Visualization of Flavor— (Ritsumeikan University, Multisensory and Cognitive Design Laboratory) What’s Happening Here?(NHK Broadcasting Technology Research Laboratory) ASD Perceptual Experience Simulator (University of Tokyo, Cognitive Development Robotics Laboratory) Let’s Experience the Conscious and the Unconscious (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (with Moon Shot Goal 3 Shimoda Project)) Touch Test (B Lab / Nagoya Institute of Technology Haptics Laboratory / Inamori Science Research Institute, Keio University Graduate School of Media Design, Embodied Media Project) Experience Sensory Integration—How the Brain Organizes Various Senses—Through VR (University of Tokyo, Kuzuo-Yagawa-Narumi Laboratory; Crystal Road Co., Ltd., Sensory Sensitivity Research Institute) Sensory Tour (Crystal Road Co., Ltd., Sensory Sensitivity Research Institute) “Your World” as Seen by the Brain (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Future ICT Research Institute, Brain-Information-Communication Convergence Research Center) Sensory Detective Stamp Rally (Policy Project + B Lab) Experience the Scenery You Want to See Through Sound (KDDI Research, Inc.) |
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| Expansion of the Self |
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| Slide Rift (AXEREAL Co., Ltd. / Superhuman Sports Project) Hakkaku (AXEREAL Co., Ltd. / Superhuman Sports Project) Spirit Overflow (AXEREAL Co., Ltd. / Superhuman Sports Project) What Does “Extension of the Self” Mean?(B Lab) Jizai Face (Inami & Monnai Laboratory, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo) Control Games with Your Brainwaves!(NTT Human Informatics Laboratories) Brainwave Racing Game (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Future ICT Research Laboratory, Brain Information and Communication Convergence Research Center) Real and Virtual: Parents and Children Work Together! (University of Tokyo, Kuzuoka, Tanigawa, and Narumi Laboratory) Work with Ease Using “Another Body” (Moon Shot Goal 1: Project Cybernetic Being (Ori Institute)) Extend Your Body and Break Through Your Limits (Moon Shot Goal 1: Project Cybernetic Being (Keio University KMD Research Institute + Orii Institute) x WITH ALS x NOUPATHY x Dentsu Science Jam) Experience Others’ Skills and Learn Through Your Own Body (Moonshot Goal 1: Project Cybernetic Being (Nagoya Institute of Technology + Keio University KMD) x Japan Craft Production Areas Association x Ikutouen) Assisting physical movement to overcome physical decline (Moon Shot Goal 1: Project Cybernetic Being (Nagoya Institute of Technology + Nagoya University School of Medicine + Tokai University)) Interacting with a Digitally Augmented World (Moonshot Goal 1: Project Cybernetic Being (Keio University KMD) x NTT DOCOMO x commissure x SPLINE DESIGN HUB) Walking Through a Digitally Augmented World (Moonshot Goal 1: Project Cybernetic Being (Keio University KMD)) Connecting with an Avatar Through Whole-Body Sensations (Moonshot Goal 1: Project Cybernetic Being (Keio University KMD) x Synesthesia Lab (Enhance Experience Inc.)) Transcending Oneself by Controlling a Robot’s Body (Moonshot Goal 1: Project Cybernetic Being (Meiji University + Sony CSL + Tokai University)) Expanding the Mind with Cybernetic Being (Moonshot Goal 1: Project Cybernetic Being (University of Tokyo)) |
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| Environmental Adjustments |
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| Colored Glasses and Color Simulator (Howdy Co., Ltd. / ViXion Co., Ltd.) What Does It Mean to Change Depending on the Environment? (B Lab) What If Traffic Lights Weren’t Red and Blue?(B Lab) Gather at the Forest of Music (Minds1020Lab (Yokohama City University COI-NEXT)) Japanese Culture Snoezelen (Policy Project + B Lab) Automatic Doors That Are Kind to Everyone: Mirairo Door (Howdy Co., Ltd. / Fulltec Co., Ltd. / Mirairo Co., Ltd.) |
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| Creating Society |
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| Calm-Down Box Experience (Crystal Road Co., Ltd. / Sensory Sensitivity Research Institute) “Neu World”: Creating the Future Together Through Stories (Moonshot Goal 1: Kanai Project, Internet of Brains) Understanding Children Through Their Characteristics: LITALICO Developmental Characteristics Assessment (LITALICO Co., Ltd.) How Can We All Work Together? (Meiji Gakuin University Experimental Economics Laboratory + Meiji Gakuin University Center for Interdisciplinary Information Science + Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) Research on Academic Transformation: Creation of the Economics of Digital Embodiment(Completed in FY 2023) Troubles Translation (Junji Watanabe (NTT Communication Science Laboratories) + B Lab) Body Map: Write Down Your Feelings Just as You Feel Them!(Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Academic Transformation Area Research (B): Creation of Digital Embodiment Economics (Completed FY2023) + B Lab) Environment Map: Share Your Discoveries!(Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Academic Transformation Area Research (B): The Creation of Digital Embodiment Economics (Completed in FY2023) + B Lab) Neurodiversity Award (B Lab) |
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| [Panel Discussion] Neurodiversity Potential |
| Date and Time: Saturday, October 12, 1:00 PM–2:00 PM |
| Venue: Tokyo Port City Takeshiba / Stage |
| Panelists (titles omitted): |
| Joichi Ito, Mizuko Ito, Rua Williams, Dr. Jamie Galpin |
| Details: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000012.000126992.html |
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| Registration: If you would like to attend the panel discussion, please register using the link below. |
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| Click here to register |
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B2J: BRAIN BODY JOCKEY PROJECT |
| Date and Time: Saturday, October 12, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM |
| Venue: Tokyo Port City Takeshiba / Stage |
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| Following last year’s huge success at Chomorrow, EYE VDJ MASA—organizer of WITHALS—brings back his live stage performance, “B2J Project Kickoff GIG,” this year as a night stage event! For 10 minutes, MASA will take on the challenge of cutting-edge expression through the fusion of AI, BMI, and a robotic arm.After the performance, there will be opportunities to interact with cutting-edge technology, such as a meet-and-greet session. |
| Check out last year’s event here: https://youtu.be/v9znQxaOdeI?si=-jnpnoznQWyzunR8 |
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| Chomorrow Academia: “Hyperfuturism! ~Thinking About the Future from a Neurodiversity Perspective~” |
| Date & Time: October 13 (Sun), 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. |
| Venue: Tokyo Port City Takeshiba / Stage |
| Details will be released at a later date! |
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| Workshop |
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| Workshops will be held at the same venue on October 12 (Sat) and 13 (Sun). |
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| “Heart Picnic” Workshop: Connecting with Your Heartbeat Date and Time: October 12 (2:00 PM – 2:45 PM / 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM) Instructor: Junji Watanabe (NTT Communication Science Laboratories) |
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Sensory Tour
Dates and Times: October 12 (1:00 PM – 1:30 PM / 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM) / October 13 (1:00 PM – 1:30 PM / 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM) Presenter: Michie Kato (Representative, Crystal Road Co., Ltd.; Director, Sensory Sensitivity Research Institute) |
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See the Invisible “Pain”! Pepepepain Card Experience
Date and Time: October 12 / October 13 (11:00 AM – 5:00 PM); Registration available at the booth at any time Instructor: Mio Shin (Anesthesiologist, TikToker & YouTuber / Digital Hollywood University Graduate School) |
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Real and Virtual: Parents and Children Collaborate!
Date and Time: October 12 / October 13 (11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) Registration open at the booth at any time Instructor: Kuzuoka, Tanigawa, and Narumi Laboratory, The University of Tokyo |
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| About the Neurodiversity Project |
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| We launched the Neurodiversity Project with the goal of building a society where every individual can demonstrate their unique “strengths” wherever they are. With B Lab serving as the secretariat, leading Japanese universities, research institutes, and companies are participating and working together to advance the project.We believe that by respecting individual characteristics and creating appropriate environments, we can transform what has been viewed as “weaknesses” or “difficulties in living” into “strengths” and “ease of living.” We aim to foster understanding of neurodiversity and build a society where each person can fully utilize their unique “strengths” wherever they are. |
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| Neurodiversity Project Official Website (Now Redesigned!) |
| https://neuro-diversity.world/ |
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| Overview of B Lab |
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| “B Lab”—an acronym for Beyond, Borderless, and Breakthrough—is a participatory platform that, while billed as a research institute, connects universities, research institutions, 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 collective creation. Fathers, mothers, aunts, and children—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—connects in a social, open, and participatory way; matches challenges, ideas, technologies, funding, skills, and people; and collectively creates an exciting future through both small and large-scale innovations. |
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