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- Academic unit or major
- Academy for Global Leadership
- Instructor(s)
- Yamada Keisuke Matsuki Nobuo
- Class Format
- Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Intensive ()
- Group
- -
- Course number
- AGL.D635
- Credits
- 2
- Academic year
- 2018
- Offered quarter
- 1-2Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2018/3/20
- Lecture notes updated
- -
- Language used
- Japanese
- Access Index
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Course description and aims
In succession to the Introduction, Dojo for Management and Society: Group Work S aims to enhance students' abilities such as recognition of problems in globalized society commencing with business activities, skills and attitude for solving the social problems and those for creation of new value in the society, and to cultivate the ability to take action at the same time.
Students make groups by themselves based on the recognized social problem, create ideas that solve the social problems repeatedly in collaboration with other students, propose the sophisticated idea to the society, and acquire experiences in receiving feedback. The abilities enhanced in this course, such as abilities of communication, consensus building and the ability to take action, are expected to be effective for improving the research activities in the major field.
Student learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
(1) Propose the practical ideas for solving the social problems by utilizing the skills and knowledge of the major field.
(2) Explicate the ideas properly, and build consensus in the group by respecting the opinion of others.
(3) Improve the proposing idea appropriately based on feedback from the society.
(4) Accomplish the group work as the project.
Keywords
Yamada Dojo：Leadership, Lean Launchpad, Value Creation, Mechanism of needs, Business Model Canvas, Prototype, feedback, object oriented, value-ladder, problem setting, checking hypothesis, diversity, team building, consensus building, management, mind-set
Matsuki Dojo：Leaders who could achieve excellent result, fundamental of leadership, communication skill required by leaders, organizational management, entrepreneurship
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Process of classes depends on the character of Dojo and the theme of each class, but generally it consists of problem setting by the students' group, presentation of ideas for innovation creation, assessment and improvement of the ideas by the feedback from the society, and the discussion among the groups or with the external experts. To get feedback from the society, extracurricular research activity may be required.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Yamada Dojo：Lean Launchpad 1 (Business Idea pitch, Teaming, Value hypothesis) Matsuki Dojo：Introduction, teaming, selection of target organization for proposal | Yamada Dojo：Business idea generation, Function of team member Matsuki Dojo：Each group presents the result of group work |
| Class 2 | Yamada Dojo：Lean Launchpad 2 (Value hypothesis formation and analysis by Business Model Canvas) Matsuki Dojo：Discussion of initial survey by each group and planning and scheduling of interview | Yamada Dojo : Value proposition analysis by Business Model Canvas |
| Class 3 | Yamada Dojo：Lean Launchpad 3 (Developing MVP hypothesis and studying strategic approach for interviewing) Matsuki Dojo：Discussion of issues and problems of research/interview | Yamada Dojo: User analysis, Analysis of mechanism of needs |
| Class 4 | Yamada Dojo：Lean Launchpad 4 (Presentation of hypothesis study from interview) Matsuki Dojo：Discussion of issues and problems of research/interview | Yamada Dojo : Studying interview results |
| Class 5 | Yamada Dojo： Lean Launchpad 5 (Studying necessity of pivot) Matsuki Dojo：Development of framework of Proposal for the target organization | Yamada Dojo : Necessity of pivot |
| Class 6 | Yamada Dojo：Lean Launchpad 6 (developing prototype MVP: landing pages) Matsuki Dojo：Making proposal to the target organization, including schedule and plan of research | Yamada Dojo : Specifying MVP |
| Class 7 | Yamada Dojo：Lean Launchpad 7 (Presentation of hypothesis study from interview) Matsuki Dojo：Review of the findings through research and interview | Yamada Dojo : Studying interview results |
| Class 8 | Yamada Dojo：Lean Launchpad 8 (Studying necessity of pivot) Matsuki Dojo：Preparation of the proposal to the target organization. | Yamada Dojo : Necessity of pivot |
| Class 9 | Yamada Dojo：Lean Launchpad 7 (Presentation of hypothesis study from interview) Matsuki Dojo：Completing the proposal | Yamada Dojo : Studying interview results |
| Class 10 | Yamada Dojo： Lean Launchpad 10 (Development of early adopters) Matsuki Dojo：Proposal to the target organization for further research and interview | Yamada Dojo : Finding early adopters |
| Class 11 | Yamada Dojo:Lean Launchpad 11 (Developing Business Plan) Matsuki Dojo：Preparation of final proposal (Verification of hypothesis, detailed analysis by using internal data of the target organization) | Yamada Dojo : Concept of Business Plan |
| Class 12 | Yamada Dojo:Lean Launchpad 12 (Final presentation of hypothesis study from interview, Business Plan contest) Matsuki Dojo：Preparation for the final proposal | Yamada Dojo : Concept of Business Plan |
| Class 13 | Yamada Dojo:EGAKU, a workshop to train creativity through seeing and creating art/Kunihiko Yazawa, Artist, White Ship, Inc. Matsuki Dojo：Preparation for the final proposal | Yamada Dojo : Creativity, communication, Creative Confidence |
| Class 14 | Yamada Dojo: Discussion and workshop about “What drive new business areas and fields” /case of Retty Matsuki Dojo：Preparation for the final proposal | Yamada Dojo : What kind of issues to be considered when the enterprises decide new business planning and execution. |
| Class 15 | Yamada Dojo:New business development and leadership/ Asahi Glass Corp. Matsuki Dojo：Final proposal to the target organization | Yamada Dojo: The concept for new business development activity in large scale enterprise |
Textbook(s)
Course materials are provided during class.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Yamada Dojo : (1)The Startup Owner’s Manual by Steve blank and Bob Dorf, (2)Business Model Generation by Alexander Osterwalder
Matsuki Dojo: Course materials are provided during class.
Assessment criteria and methods
Students will be assessed on the achievement of the learning outcomes such as proposing the practical ideas for solving the social problems, consensus building in the group, dealing with the feedback from the society and so on, as well as on the rationality of discussion and contribution of collaboration work.
Related courses
- AGL.D655 ： Dojo for Management and Society: Completion Projects A
- AGL.D656 ： Dojo for Management and Society: Completion Projects B
- AGL.D657 ： Dojo for Management and Society: Completion Projects C
- AGL.D658 ： Dojo for Management and Society: Completion Projects D
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
Students must have successfully completed either of the Dojo for Management and Society: Introduction A - D.
Other
Yamada Dojo : By utilizing the latest and the most powerful new market development training program (Lean Launchpad), originally started in Silicon Valley, US, students will be able to practise and execute actual development to change society.
Matsuki Dojo：Faculties of Matsuki dojo had significant achievements in the business community. Three experienced business person will train participants to be leaders who will manage, effectively and efficiently, organizations not only in business but in academia or international fields.Under quasi real environment, participants will experience important essence of leadership.
You will find the course valuable as you may accumulate the experiences through the discussion and debate with real enterprise, current top leaders and being at the place of social events.
