CREATIVE KIDS TOP Other Good Design Award: My Top Pick: Cubet

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2017.10.18
Good Design Award: My Top Pick: Cubet

For the Good Design Award “My Favorite Product 2017,”
I submitted the following recommendation regarding Cubetto.

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By combining the four-colored blocks through trial and error, a warm, wooden robot comes to life.
Cubetto makes it possible to learn programming—and to learn through programming—with the same intuitive feel as playing with building blocks.

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“My Favorite Product 2017 – 2017 Good Design Award Jury Selection”
Dates: Wednesday, October 4 – Friday, October 27, 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Venue: Tokyo Midtown Design Hub
http://designhub.jp/exhibitions/3332/


　

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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.”