Syllabus: EXPLORING CREATIVE SOCIETY (GIGA) 2022 - Keio SFC
EXPLORING CREATIVE SOCIETY (GIGA) 2022
Faculty of Policy Management / Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University
Faculty-in-charge: Takashi Iba
Semester: Fall semester (2nd half of semester), 2022
Day and Time: Friday 1st & 2nd Period
Credits: 2
Delivery: Fully Online
OBJECTIVES AND TEACHING METHOD
What would society be like in the future? This class sets off by imagining that society of the future will be a “Creative Society” where each and every person makes full use of their own creativity that they originally hold within themselves. In a creative society, it will become a commonplace for everyone to “create” in many different fields and domains.
In the past, “Information Society,” which began with the advent of the Internet, changed our lives, organizations, and society. In the same way, the arrival of Creative Society will bring enormous change in the way we live, organize and live in society.
Imagining what those changes are and what they will bring is an important in preparation for the future. Methodologies and tools regarding the creation of a future where we can live well are important. In this course, I will share an idea that I have devoted myself to for a decade, my relevant works and my experience with you.
The idea is to create and utilise ‘pattern languages’ for creative human actions in order to encourage people to improve their practices and dialogue in many domains. Pattern language is the media for identifying common patterns of good practices embedded in specific domains and sharing the wisdom with others. It was originally proposed in the architecture domain in the 1970s and has since been applied to various domains such as software development, education and organisations.
For the past 15 years, my collaborators and I have created more than 80 pattern languages on diverse topics that provide tacit practical knowledge of creative human actions, comprising more than 2,000 patterns in total. Topics include the following: learning, collaboration, presentation, project design, open dialogue, education, reading, music composition, project design, startup, value-creation marketing, social intrapreneurs, change making, cooking, living well with working and parenting, living well with dementia, elderly care, management of child care, employment of people with disabilities, welfare innovation, hospitality, life transition, beauty in everyday life, natural living, digital transformation, disaster prevention and public policy design.
These pattern languages have been practically utilised to improve practices and generate dialogues among people in various organisations and communities. I also have developed a methodology and philosphy for creating a pattern language that contains aspects of both of science and art. You will learn the case of a new type of academic study, which I call "Studies on Creative Practice".
In this class, students are not expected to simply listen passively, but to participate with an attitude of fully exercising your imagination, envisioning the future, and grasping important ideas and practical tips on their own. In this class, there will also be time for students to practice and talk with each other in the Zoom breakout rooms, so please actively participate in them as well. Therefore, it is required to turn on your Zoom camera to show your reactions and to naturally interact with your classmates.
Message from Professor Takashi Iba to the students:
“The future will come as time goes by. But it may not be the future that we all hope for. Or rather, if we don’t take action, the future we hope for will never come. That is why we must continue to create ideals, visions, and things to realize them for the future. This class is designed to let everyone know and feel that there are adults out there who are doing all that they can (especially in creative and exciting ways) for a better future. Welcome to the way of Creating our future ourselves! I hope you will be inspired and use it as energy to light up your future.”
CLASS SCHEDULE
#1-2 - Dec. 2nd: Creative Society and Pattern Language as Media
You will learn what is a vision of "creative society" and media that is called "pattern language". “Creative Society” is defined as a society where people create their own goods, tools, concepts, knowledge, mechanisms, and ultimately the future with their own hands. Creation in this society is no longer limited to just companies and organizations, but is entrusted to each and every individual. In such a creative society, pattern languages are key media for supporting creative acts. A Pattern Language is a collection of information called “patterns,” which together works in a language-like structure to scribe out the practical knowledge related to a certain field of knowledge. In addition, we will hold a dialogue workshop with using a pattern language for experiencing how to use a pattern language.
#3-4 - Dec. 9th: Utilizing Pattern Languages
You will learn what kind of pattern languages have been created and how they were utilized in the real world: learning, collaboration, presentation, project design, open dialogue, education, reading, music composition, project design, startup, value-creation marketing, social intrapreneurs, change making, cooking, living well with working and parenting, living well with dementia, elderly care, management of child care, employment of people with disabilities, welfare innovation, hospitality, life transition, beauty in everyday life, natural living, digital transformation, disaster prevention and public policy design. This class will be provided as a video on demand.
#5-6 - Dec. 16th: Creation Process of Pattern Language
You will learn how to create a pattern language, which the methodology has been developed in Iba Lab, Keio SFC. The process consists of three phases: Pattern Mining, Pattern Writing, and Pattern Symbolizing. You will experience pattern writing, following the Pattern Writing Sheet and give a short presentation in the class.
#7-8 - Dec. 23rd: Community Development (Guest Speaker: Mitsu Yamazaki)
We will invite Mitsu Yamazaki as a guest speaker who is involved in creative activities related to the Creative Society. The bio of Mitsu Yamazaki is as follows:
#9-10 - Jan. 6th: Pattern Language as a Work
The feature of pattern language is not limited to functional aspect; It is also a kind of an artistic work such as novel, song and film. Pattern languages are sometimes considered as a new kind of literature. You will learn fascinating design with wholeness and fine detail like a story emmbedded in a pattern language and structure for pattern illustrations. You will also experience drawing pattern illustration and giva a short presentation in the class.
#11-12 - Jan. 13th: Principles of Natural Deep Creation
Writers, artists, and composers sometimes talk what happens in their creation. I have studied what they said for a long time, and discovered very interesting similarities, which is unfamiliar in general. The findings are organized into principles, which I call "Principles of Natural Deep Creation". You will learn the principles and discuss with reflecting on your experience.
#13-14 - Jan. 20th: Collaborative Design with Future Language
In the last class, you will learn a method for collaborative design with involving people, which I call "Future Language". Future Language is made by defining new “words” that represent visions or ideas for the future and collecting these words into a language. With these words, people are able to think of, imagine, and talk about a more richly imaginable future and collaborate towards it. You will learn cases of application in desiging restaurant, learning space, play field, workplace, and farmers market. You will experience creating a personal future language and giva a short presentation in the class.
#15: Reflection
Reflecting on the lectures.
STUDENT SCREENING
Only the selected students can take this course.
Number of students in the class (scheduled) : About 150
Pre-registration screening by submitted an assignment
Self-Introduction Sheet
Submit a one-page, engaging summary about yourself in a PDF format..
This assignment is going to be shared among the instructor and guest speaker in advance to let them know the students’ characteristics and promote smoother engagements and communications over zoom calls.
The introduction should entirely cover the following; where you have lived, what you have done, what your interests are and what you are doing/going to study at SFC. Please include what you would like to do and dreams/challenges you may have in the future if any.
Be sure to keep it to ONE PAGE (neither too much nor too little, but just the right amount of information to get to know you). Please include your name, grade, and photos of yourself and what represents you. There is no specific requirement/number limitation on the amount of photos, but ones that most explains your personality are preferable.
This screening is not asking for a typical resume or wordy application, but something that is designed according to your aesthetic. The most important things are to make it visually attractive, and easy to understand.
The screening is not designed to see if your interests and experience match to the contents of class. However, if you don’t meet the above assignment and format requirements (e.g., not writing the assignment properly, only writing and not including visual elements, submitting too little or too much in terms of volume, submitting in a file other than PDF format, etc.), you may not be accepted.
We are really looking forward to seeing your unique introductions!
Assignments, Examination and Grade Evaluation
Grading will be based on attendance, class participation including practice and reflection (60%) and final report (40%).
Advice
MATERIALS AND READING LIST
Faculty of Policy Management / Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University
Faculty-in-charge: Takashi Iba
Semester: Fall semester (2nd half of semester), 2022
Day and Time: Friday 1st & 2nd Period
Credits: 2
Delivery: Fully Online
OBJECTIVES AND TEACHING METHOD
What would society be like in the future? This class sets off by imagining that society of the future will be a “Creative Society” where each and every person makes full use of their own creativity that they originally hold within themselves. In a creative society, it will become a commonplace for everyone to “create” in many different fields and domains.
In the past, “Information Society,” which began with the advent of the Internet, changed our lives, organizations, and society. In the same way, the arrival of Creative Society will bring enormous change in the way we live, organize and live in society.
Imagining what those changes are and what they will bring is an important in preparation for the future. Methodologies and tools regarding the creation of a future where we can live well are important. In this course, I will share an idea that I have devoted myself to for a decade, my relevant works and my experience with you.
The idea is to create and utilise ‘pattern languages’ for creative human actions in order to encourage people to improve their practices and dialogue in many domains. Pattern language is the media for identifying common patterns of good practices embedded in specific domains and sharing the wisdom with others. It was originally proposed in the architecture domain in the 1970s and has since been applied to various domains such as software development, education and organisations.
For the past 15 years, my collaborators and I have created more than 80 pattern languages on diverse topics that provide tacit practical knowledge of creative human actions, comprising more than 2,000 patterns in total. Topics include the following: learning, collaboration, presentation, project design, open dialogue, education, reading, music composition, project design, startup, value-creation marketing, social intrapreneurs, change making, cooking, living well with working and parenting, living well with dementia, elderly care, management of child care, employment of people with disabilities, welfare innovation, hospitality, life transition, beauty in everyday life, natural living, digital transformation, disaster prevention and public policy design.
These pattern languages have been practically utilised to improve practices and generate dialogues among people in various organisations and communities. I also have developed a methodology and philosphy for creating a pattern language that contains aspects of both of science and art. You will learn the case of a new type of academic study, which I call "Studies on Creative Practice".
In this class, students are not expected to simply listen passively, but to participate with an attitude of fully exercising your imagination, envisioning the future, and grasping important ideas and practical tips on their own. In this class, there will also be time for students to practice and talk with each other in the Zoom breakout rooms, so please actively participate in them as well. Therefore, it is required to turn on your Zoom camera to show your reactions and to naturally interact with your classmates.
Message from Professor Takashi Iba to the students:
“The future will come as time goes by. But it may not be the future that we all hope for. Or rather, if we don’t take action, the future we hope for will never come. That is why we must continue to create ideals, visions, and things to realize them for the future. This class is designed to let everyone know and feel that there are adults out there who are doing all that they can (especially in creative and exciting ways) for a better future. Welcome to the way of Creating our future ourselves! I hope you will be inspired and use it as energy to light up your future.”
CLASS SCHEDULE
#1-2 - Dec. 2nd: Creative Society and Pattern Language as Media
You will learn what is a vision of "creative society" and media that is called "pattern language". “Creative Society” is defined as a society where people create their own goods, tools, concepts, knowledge, mechanisms, and ultimately the future with their own hands. Creation in this society is no longer limited to just companies and organizations, but is entrusted to each and every individual. In such a creative society, pattern languages are key media for supporting creative acts. A Pattern Language is a collection of information called “patterns,” which together works in a language-like structure to scribe out the practical knowledge related to a certain field of knowledge. In addition, we will hold a dialogue workshop with using a pattern language for experiencing how to use a pattern language.
#3-4 - Dec. 9th: Utilizing Pattern Languages
You will learn what kind of pattern languages have been created and how they were utilized in the real world: learning, collaboration, presentation, project design, open dialogue, education, reading, music composition, project design, startup, value-creation marketing, social intrapreneurs, change making, cooking, living well with working and parenting, living well with dementia, elderly care, management of child care, employment of people with disabilities, welfare innovation, hospitality, life transition, beauty in everyday life, natural living, digital transformation, disaster prevention and public policy design. This class will be provided as a video on demand.
#5-6 - Dec. 16th: Creation Process of Pattern Language
You will learn how to create a pattern language, which the methodology has been developed in Iba Lab, Keio SFC. The process consists of three phases: Pattern Mining, Pattern Writing, and Pattern Symbolizing. You will experience pattern writing, following the Pattern Writing Sheet and give a short presentation in the class.
#7-8 - Dec. 23rd: Community Development (Guest Speaker: Mitsu Yamazaki)
We will invite Mitsu Yamazaki as a guest speaker who is involved in creative activities related to the Creative Society. The bio of Mitsu Yamazaki is as follows:
Mitsuhiro Yamazaki
CEO, MITSU YAMAZAKI LLC
Visiting Professor, Yokohama National University
Mitsu is an urban planner and an international business strategist based in Tokyo. Mitsu has built his career in the United States for the last 24 years, including time in Mexico and brings a unique perspective to his projects in urban development, smart city technologies and international business development.
Prior to being an independent consultant, he worked as the International Business Development Officer for Prosper Portland, where he led the export development and foreign direct investment recruitment efforts for the City of Portland (Oregon). During his tenure he worked on a successful global trade development initiative called We Build Green Cities to guide the building of more sustainable cities around the world engaging Portland's urban design firms and best practices. One of the most notable projects he led is called Kashiwanoha Smart City Campus master plan in Japan. It is currently the largest LEED Platinum ND project in the world and was awarded the MIPIM award.
Previously, Mitsu was a Director of Corporate Services for TIP Strategies, an Austin-based economic development consulting firm providing site selection, international business development and strategic planning services to clients in government, renewable energy and automotive sectors.
Before TIP, he worked as the Vice President at San Antonio Economic Development Foundation as well as a Business Development Manager for Yates Construction Co., an international construction/engineering firm, focused on major industrial and commercial development projects. His prior clients include Toyota, Nissan, Honda, MUJI, Lowe’s Home Improvement and Ajinomoto.
He currently serves as a strategic advisor to the City of Tsukuba, a consultant to the World Bank’s Tokyo Development Learning Center and advisor to several corporations and municipalities in the U.S. and Japan. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Public Services at Portland State University, Senior Fellow at Keio University (SFC).
#9-10 - Jan. 6th: Pattern Language as a Work
The feature of pattern language is not limited to functional aspect; It is also a kind of an artistic work such as novel, song and film. Pattern languages are sometimes considered as a new kind of literature. You will learn fascinating design with wholeness and fine detail like a story emmbedded in a pattern language and structure for pattern illustrations. You will also experience drawing pattern illustration and giva a short presentation in the class.
#11-12 - Jan. 13th: Principles of Natural Deep Creation
Writers, artists, and composers sometimes talk what happens in their creation. I have studied what they said for a long time, and discovered very interesting similarities, which is unfamiliar in general. The findings are organized into principles, which I call "Principles of Natural Deep Creation". You will learn the principles and discuss with reflecting on your experience.
#13-14 - Jan. 20th: Collaborative Design with Future Language
In the last class, you will learn a method for collaborative design with involving people, which I call "Future Language". Future Language is made by defining new “words” that represent visions or ideas for the future and collecting these words into a language. With these words, people are able to think of, imagine, and talk about a more richly imaginable future and collaborate towards it. You will learn cases of application in desiging restaurant, learning space, play field, workplace, and farmers market. You will experience creating a personal future language and giva a short presentation in the class.
#15: Reflection
Reflecting on the lectures.
STUDENT SCREENING
Only the selected students can take this course.
Number of students in the class (scheduled) : About 150
Pre-registration screening by submitted an assignment
Self-Introduction Sheet
Submit a one-page, engaging summary about yourself in a PDF format..
This assignment is going to be shared among the instructor and guest speaker in advance to let them know the students’ characteristics and promote smoother engagements and communications over zoom calls.
The introduction should entirely cover the following; where you have lived, what you have done, what your interests are and what you are doing/going to study at SFC. Please include what you would like to do and dreams/challenges you may have in the future if any.
Be sure to keep it to ONE PAGE (neither too much nor too little, but just the right amount of information to get to know you). Please include your name, grade, and photos of yourself and what represents you. There is no specific requirement/number limitation on the amount of photos, but ones that most explains your personality are preferable.
This screening is not asking for a typical resume or wordy application, but something that is designed according to your aesthetic. The most important things are to make it visually attractive, and easy to understand.
The screening is not designed to see if your interests and experience match to the contents of class. However, if you don’t meet the above assignment and format requirements (e.g., not writing the assignment properly, only writing and not including visual elements, submitting too little or too much in terms of volume, submitting in a file other than PDF format, etc.), you may not be accepted.
We are really looking forward to seeing your unique introductions!
Assignments, Examination and Grade Evaluation
Grading will be based on attendance, class participation including practice and reflection (60%) and final report (40%).
Advice
- In the class, it is required to turn on your Zoom camera to show your reactions and to naturally interact with your classmates.
MATERIALS AND READING LIST
- Takashi Iba & Fumio Kajiwara, translated by Ayaka Yoshikawa, Project Design Patterns: 32 Patterns of Practical Knowledge for Producers, Project Managers, and Those Involved in Launching New Businesses, CreativeShift, 2019
- Takashi Iba with Iba Lab, Learning Patterns: A Pattern Language for Creative Learning, CreativeShift, 2014
- Takashi Iba with Iba Lab, translated to German by Reinhard Bauer, Petra Szucsich & Martin Sankofi, Learning Patterns: Eine Mustersprache für kreatives Lernen, CreativeShift, 2018
- Takashi Iba with Iba Lab, Presentation Patterns: A Pattern Language for Creative Presentations, CreativeShift, 2014
- Takashi Iba with Iba Lab, Collaboration Patterns: A Pattern Language for Creative Collaborations, CreativeShift, 2014
- Takashi Iba & Makoto Okada (eds), Iba Lab., and DFJI (Dementia Friendly Japan Initiative), Words for a Journey: The Art of Being with Dementia, CreativeShift, 2015
- Tomoki Furukawazono & Takashi Iba, Survival Language Project, Survival Language: A Pattern Language for Surviving Earthquakes, CreativeShift, 2015
- Mary Lynn Manns and Linda Rising, Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas, Addison-Wesley, 2004
- Mary Lynn Manns and Linda Rising, More Fearless Change: Strategies for Making Your Ideas Happen, Addison-Wesley, 2015
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