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Tokyo Institute of Technology | |
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Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology | |
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People
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Takashi Watanabe |  |
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Nonprofit Management course, Professor (Ph.D.) |
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Education |
1972 M.A. (Graduate school of Social Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology) 2008 Ph.D.(Shibaura Institute of Technology) |
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1972 Development Bank of Japan |
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Innovation, Entrepreneurship " Three Step Model of Technology-Push Innovation " Technology and Economics (2007) " Innovation process and Strategy of University Spin-off " Japan Ventures review(2007) " Strategy for Incubation of High-tech Start-ups" AIST(2007) " Strategy for Commercialization of Technology " Ohmsha(2007) |
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Message |
Political, Speech and Civic Activities are also important to solve major social problems such as Human Rights, Poverty and Environment, but there is another effective way through problem-solving social innovation. The social innovation by a social entrepreneur can change the world. To achieve the success, Entrepreneurs should have the strategy and organize people. | ||
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Akihiko Morita |  |
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Professor, International Human Rights and the theory of global society | ||
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Ph.D 2006, Waseda University | ||
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Nations Development Program(UNDP), Japan Committee for UNICEF | ||
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Political philosophy, sociology | ||
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Research themes: intellectual history of human rights, creative-arts-therapy applied qualitative research method, creative-arts applied participatory learning method, human rights and environment, human rights in ubiqutous society The new horizon of human rights, Fujiwara-shoten, 2006, Expressive-arts-therapy applied research method, Kita-kyushu Forum on Asian Women, 2007, Liberal democracy as national identity referring to Michael Ignatieff, Review of socio-science Vol.12, 2006, Social imaginarties of Ubiquitous Society and Human Rights, Proceeding for the special workshop of 23rd IVR world congress, Charles Taylor, Journal of social science Vol.11, 2007, The passage to secularizeion in the West referring to "A Secular Age" by Charles Taylor, Journal of social science Vol.12, 2007 |
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Human rights are the philosophy that every human being is unique and equal in dignity and rights, of which the basis is the sense of self-esteem. Let's study human rights through case studies, research of relevant intellectual history and creative-arts workshops. My on-line laboratory http://groups.google.co.jp/group/LaboAMorita My blog http://fwge1820.spaces.live.com/ |
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Kazuo Inoue | ||
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Director & Chief Coordinator | ||
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M.A. (University of Tokyo) M.A. (University of Oregon) |
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1983-1995 UNICEF 1995-2000 Legislative staff member in Parliament 2000-2005 Member of Parliament |
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International Development | ||
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Social Entrepreneurs who are working at grass roots will eventually bring about social changes in the whole world. | ||
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Mayako Tsuyuki | ||
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Coordinator | ||
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Master of Engineering, 2005 | ||
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National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Research Office for Business and Innovation, Innovation Center for Start-ups IBM Japan Corporation Council On Innovation Research Institute Japan Electronic Publishing Association |
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Specialization |
innovation, social innovation, social entrepreneurship | ||
Research Field |
Development and diffusion process of social innovation and the role of social entrepreneurs. | ||