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2022.08.18
B Lab Newsletter, Vol. 2

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◆ Featured Project

2022 Virtual Labs Now Open!
Virtual Labs are online courses led by iU visiting faculty members who share their expertise in their respective fields. From marketing, entrepreneurship, Web 3.0, and global career development to beer brewing and planning and organizing camping trips on deserted islands, a wide variety of fascinating Virtual Labs have been launched this academic year.
Click here for details
◆ Introducing a B Lab Researcher
B Lab researchers are active on the front lines of various industries. This time, we spoke with Mr. Akama from Tokyo BRANDING University (Personal Venture Capital).

◆ Please tell us about your day-to-day activities!
I handle customer success at a startup while also providing HR support to several other companies. Recently, I joined Y Combinator Startup School 22, where I’m preparing to launch my own startup alongside founders from around the world.While I’ve a background in supporting startups, I also have a strong desire to start my own business—and if I’m going to do it, I want to build a business with global impact. That’s why I’m taking on the challenge of Y Combinator Startup School again, which has returned after a three-year hiatus. I plan to leverage my experience from this world-class startup incubator and apply it to our virtual lab’s activities to help make them even better.
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◆ What’s New! for Each Project

◎ Sumida Town Meeting Project
On Wednesday, August 3, we held the “Sumida Town Meeting” at the iU Hall. The Mayor of Sumida Ward joined us, and together with about 20 local residents and 10 students, we divided into groups to discuss a sustainable future for Sumida.Not only did iU students who planned and organized the event as members of the steering committee play an active role, but those who participated in the meeting that day also actively gave presentations and made significant contributions.

◎Okabe × Sumida: Connecting Ideas Competition
Okabe Co., Ltd., headquartered in Sumida Ward, is hosting a student idea competition for students from iU, Chiba University, and Lakeland University. We are seeking innovative ideas that will help solve challenges facing Sumida Ward!
⇒ Details Click here

◎ Inter-academic Entrepreneur School: IESSP Corporate Incorporation Seminar on
August 23 (Tue)!
IESSP, an entrepreneurship education program available to educational institutions nationwide, will hold a public lecture titled “Understand the Process of Incorporating a Company Even with Zero Prior Knowledge! IESSP Corporation Formation Seminar” on Tuesday, August 23, starting at 7:00 PM.
⇒ Details Click here

◎ Super SDGs Lab The “Super SDGs Lab” supports the actions of individuals and organizations that use
technology to tackle social issues and implement solutions for society as a whole. We’ve launched a Facebook group! If you’re interested in SDGs education, problem-solving learning for children, or curriculum development, please join us.
⇒ For details, click here
◆ News
from B Lab Locations
B Lab’s chapters are spreading across the globe, both virtually and in person. This time, we’re bringing you a message from B Lab Yoyogi Cafe♪

B Lab Yoyogi Cafe
B Lab Yoyogi Cafe is based at the innovation café DICT CUBE TOKYO in Yoyogi, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.This four-story building—which combines an event space, studio, café & bar, gallery, coworking space, and the metaverse—serves as a business incubator with distinct functions on each floor. We’re currently planning a B Lab video series using the YouTube studio on the second floor. Stay tuned!
◆ Announcements from Participating Organizations and Researchers
● I’m running a crowdfunding campaign to take on the world! / YOYOKA (Seika Soma)
I’m YOYOKA, a 12-year-old drummer and Super Visiting Professor. To take on the world in earnest, I’m moving from Hokkaido to the U.S.! I’m running a crowdfunding campaign to support my musical activities after I move, so I’d be thrilled if you could support me.
⇒ For details, click here

● Visiting Lecturer Takahashi (Osakikamijima Town Regional Revitalization Cooperation Team, Hiroshima Prefecture) has been selected as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community. / Osakikamijima Town Regional Revitalization Cooperation Team, Hiroshima Prefecture; Project Leader of the “Island Job Encyclopedia” Project
Guest Lecturer Kiichi Takahashi has been selected as a “Global Shaper” by the World Economic Forum (Davos Forum). This community is a network of young people aged 33 and under organized by the World Economic Forum. Takahashi is a member of the Kyoto Hub and will work to solve challenges in collaboration with talented young leaders.
⇒ For details, click here

● We’re hosting an online symposium! / Learning of Tomorrow
We are hosting online symposia during lunch hours (12:00 PM–12:55 PM). We look forward to your participation.
・August 24 (Wed) “ ‘tomoLinks’: Delivering Personalized Learning That Leaves No One Behind’ by Ikumi Matsusue, DX
Development Promotion Center, Information Equipment Development Division, Konica Minolta, Inc. ・Wednesday, August
31: “ A Reality More Immersive Than Reality: The Future of Learning Created by the Metaverse”
　Mr. Taisho Saito, Representative Director, Steins Co., Ltd.

● Announcement of the Launch of the Metaverse Portal Site / CiP Council
We have launched “METAVERSE PORTAL,” a portal site aggregating news related to the metaverse.
⇒ Click here for details

● Island Jobs Encyclopedia Project / Hiroshima Prefectural Osaki Kaisei High School We are promoting a project in which high school
students develop life skills while creating booklets that compile information on jobs on remote islands, thereby encouraging people to move to and settle in these areas.
⇒ For details, click here

● We’ll Be Exhibiting and Presenting at the “Smart Agriculture Event (Oct. 26–28 in Tokyo; Nov. 15–16 in Fukuoka)!” / MOGITATe Co., Ltd.
We are providing planning and support for the “Smart Agriculture Exhibition” at “Agro Innovation 2022,” which will be held at Tokyo Big Sight from October 26–28, 2022, and at Marine Messe Fukuoka on November 15–16, and we will be exhibiting at a booth and giving a presentation.
⇒ For details, click here

● Future Project ~ Children’s Future Is Adults’ Future: The Birth of Elementary and Middle School Student Board Members ~ / Media Incubate Co., Ltd.
We have launched an initiative in which a first-grader serves as president and a ninth-grader serves as an executive—specifically, as Chief Future Officer. TOKYO FM has featured this project, and we have also established the company “Children’s Future, Inc.” We would be delighted to connect with everyone at B Lab.
⇒ For details, click here
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August 2022, Vol. 2
Publisher: Nanako Ishido
Editor: Chika
Address: 1-18-13 Bunka, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
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    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.”