Shizenkan’s Center for Impact Economy regularly holds Impact Nights, which are semi-closed events where impact business founders, government and financial leaders, and anyone interested in creating social impact, gather to discuss and share knowledge in an informal atmosphere. Ryo Ishida (CEO of NEWLOCAL Inc.) The third Impact Night, recently held at the Shizenkan campus, welcomed […]
As the issue of sustainability becomes more urgent, we had the opportunity to turn to the traditional wisdom of Asian countries on issues of sustainability and leadership at the forum entitled “Sustainability Leadership from the Asian Perspective.” This hybrid forum, held on the evening of March 19, was the inaugural event of the Pan-Asian Business […]
Takaya Matsuda (Co-CEO of HERALBONY Co. Ltd.) Impact Nights are an initiative of Shizenkan’s Center for Impact Economy, a series of semi-open salon events moderated by Prof. Masataka Uo, Vice President of Shizenkan and CEO of the Japan Fundraising Association, a knowledge sharing space and ecosystem for founders, government/financial leaders, and anyone passionate about creating […]
On January 25, Shizenkan hosted the online event “The Mindset and Impact of Leveraging Technology towards Solving Social Issues in Japan and Africa,” the first in the Shizenkan Insights Series. Prof. Masafumi Nagao of the University of Pretoria, Research Advisor at the International Development Center of Japan, and Jovi Chen, CEO of Zen Consortium and […]
2024年01月25日 overprint Yusuke Mizuno (Founder, Impact Startup Association; CEO, Life is Tech!) On January 22, Shizenkan’s Center for Impact Economy hosted its first “Impact Night,” a series of semi-open salon events to discuss social impact initiatives. Moderated by Prof. Masataka Uo, Vice President of Shizenkan and CEO of the Japan Fundraising Association, the event brought together […]
On January 15th, Shizenkan University had an online open class on the topic of Social Intrapreneurship presented by Professor, Peter D. Pedersen. The class began with the question, “Are you job crafting now?” Job crafting is a new concept of work that differs from mass-production type work t where the employee adds his/her own taste […]
On January 18th, Shizenkan University had an online open class on the topic of Design Thinking presented by Adjunct Professor, Hironori Iwasaki. As humans face complex and unprecedented problems such as COVID-19, design thinking has been introduced as a key concept and methodology to tackle such issues. According to associate professor Iwasaki, design thinking is […]
On January 10, Shizenkan held its traditional joint forum with the IESE Business School, this time with the support of the UN Global Compact Network Japan. The event, titled “Redefining Value Creation by Companies in the Age of Sustainability and Wellbeing”, was held at the Toranomon Hills Forum with about 200 participants. In his opening […]
