EMAIL NEWSLETTER Vol. 28 (September 2024 Issue) |
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We’re Hosting the 1st Annual Neurodiversity Awards! Starting this year, we are launching the Neurodiversity Awards with the aim of further deepening understanding of neurodiversity and paving new paths to promote diversity and inclusion in society. The awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, October 12! Applications are open until September 29, so please be sure to apply!
Click here for details |
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◆ Announcement
from the B Lab Secretariat |
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[B Lab at “Change tomorrow (Chomorrow) 2024”] B Lab’s diverse projects will be featured at “Chomorrow 2024,” a comprehensive pop-and-tech event where you can experience the future, taking place on Saturday, October 12, and Sunday, October 13, in Takeshiba, Tokyo!“The World in Our Minds 2024: Neurodiversity,” led by the Neurodiversity Project, will feature over 50 exhibits and host the inaugural Neurodiversity Awards ceremony. The Superhuman Sports Project will offer hands-on sessions for five different sports, while the tomodachi robot project and Hyperfuturism will hold kickoff events featuring expert speakers! |
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◆ Announcement: B Lab Online Salon |
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[Video Released] 3rd B Lab Online Salon On Friday, August 23, during lunchtime, we welcomed Mr. Noritaka Okabe to speak on “New Approaches to Regional Revitalization Through DAOs.” We’ve released a video of the session, so please be sure to watch it. Click here for details. |
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◆ What’s New! for Each Project
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Superhuman Sports Project We’ll be holding trial sessions for five Superhuman Sports events at the “Chomorrow” festival, taking place on Saturday, October 12, and Sunday, October 13, 2024! “R-FIGHT,” a new techno-sport where competitors battle while wearing exoskeleton robots; “skeletonics”—an exoskeleton robot operation experience that expands human capabilities and enhances performance—as well as “SlideRift,” “HAKKAKU,” and “SpiritOverflow.” You can try all five disciplines! Click here for details.
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touch test [Call for Participants: Touch Test] We are recruiting participants to help us release the touch test and develop a touch test assessment chart.Date and Time: Monday, October 4, 2024, 5:00 PM– Eligibility: Individuals who face challenges related to sensory perception (e.g., those who have difficulty choosing what to wear or who find it hard to wear masks) Age: Open to everyone from children to adults. Click here for details. |
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Neurodiversity Project 【We’ve Launched an Instagram Account!】 We’ve launched an Instagram account to share the activities of the Neurodiversity Project with a wider audience. If you’re interested, we’d love for you to follow us! @neurodiversity.world |
New Ways of Living Research Project A joint project with Sumida Ward to explore new ways of living that go beyond simply renting an apartment. Three first-year iU students joined the project, and the first on-site interview of the fiscal year took place on Wednesday, August 21. Articles covering these on-site interviews will be published on the Sumida Ward Office website in the future. |
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◆ B Lab Chapter News: B Lab chapters are spreading across the globe, both virtually and in person. This month, we’re bringing you news from B Lab Hiroshima♪ |
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Lab HiroshimaB Lab Hiroshima aims to build a data-driven management model incorporating IoT to enable the fisheries industry to operate more efficiently and with less waste. They are currently cultivating mussels in cages, and the mussels are growing well. At the same time, they are expanding the area for single-seed oyster cultivation and are making preparations for shipment in October.
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◆ Announcements
from Participating Organizations and Researchers |
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● [Announcement: “Change Tomorrow 2024” Event] (CiP Council / Kameyama) “Chomorrow 2024,” a comprehensive pop-culture and tech event where you can experience the future in Takeshiba, will be held over two days—Saturday, October 12, and Sunday, October 13—at Tokyo Port City Takeshiba and other venues.Featuring robots, workshops, research presentations from universities and graduate schools, and talk events, this is an event where everyone from adults to children can experience the technology and pop culture of the near future. We look forward to your participation.
⇒ For details and registration,
click here. ●《Chomorrow Week Sessions Day 1》 [Announcement: “eSports and the Exciting Future of Education”](CiP Council · Kameyama) On Monday, October 7, starting at 5:30 PM, we will host a talk event on “eSports × Education” at CiP in Takeshiba. We’ll discuss how eSports can be used to improve academic performance, its educational benefits, and team-building—all based on various case studies!
⇒ For details and registration,
click here.
● “Management Retreat in Akita” for Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs, and Sole Proprietors (MCSquare LLC · Nao Yamaguchi) [Two-Day, One-Night Management Retreat at an Off-Site Venue] Business leaders from multiple companies will gather to develop their leadership skills through self-reflection and understanding others.This two-day, one-night retreat program for business leaders takes place amidst the beautiful nature and culture of Akita Prefecture. It offers an opportunity to enhance leadership skills through self-reflection, deepen connections with fellow participants, and gain new perspectives on business.⇒ Click
here for details.
● We will hold an iU 2.0 Information Session & Networking Event on Tuesday, September 24, starting at 7:00 PM! (iU Z investment, iU Public Relations) Date: Tuesday, September 24, 7:00 PM– Location
:iU Sumida Campus, 1-18-13 Bunka, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, inside the iU Café A presentation on the new curriculum (iU 2.0), which will launch in April 2025 to further advance
iU’s educational activities. (Registration deadline is Wednesday, September 19, due to networking event preparations.) ⇒ For details,
click here.
● Online Seminar on September 28: “Break Down Language and Mental Barriers! The Challenge of the AI English App ‘Magna’” (English Proficiency Assessment Association (ELPA), NPO; Takeshi Okada) Break through the “mental barriers” and “language barriers” felt by English learners through the power of edutainment. We will introduce past English learning experiences using “Magna,” an AI English learning app that is currently attracting a lot of attention. This online seminar is exclusively for school staff. ⇒ For details,
click here.
● September 25 Event: Sustainable Innovation Network Tokyo
(Sustainaseed Co., Ltd.) Launch of the Sustainable Innovation Network Tokyo (SIN Tokyo)! A space for co-creation where diverse players come together to shape the
future. ⇒ Click
here for details.
● We’ve launched an online investment school!
(Steins Co., Ltd. / Taisho Saito) We’ve launched an online finance school for investment beginners! ⇒ Click
here for details.
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September 2024, Vol. 28 Publisher: Nanako Ishido Editor: Chika MasudaAddress: 1-18-13 Bunka, Sumida-ku, Tokyo info@blaboratory.org
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