[Musashino Art University] Creating new things through art and technology! Recruiting participants for a 2-day mini-program for new business managers and product developers
Musashino Art University Press release: September 12, 2025 To Members of the Press [Musashino Art University] Creating new things through art and technology! Recruiting participants for a 2-day mini-program for new business managers and product developers.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/83551/187/83551-187-054ff8f7536a94eea214e4c879d5c88d-1959×876.png [Implementation Overview] Unique and new ideas that bring about change in society and organizations start with a question. The “VCP for PROTOTYPING 2-Day Mini Program” utilizes creative and critical thinking, based on the art education cultivated at our university over more than 90 years, to uncover internal questions and develop them into prototypes. In the first half, professors who actually teach at our university will lead lectures and workshops. Through activities that draw out the discomfort and interests within, participants will practice an artistic approach to broaden their imagination. In the second half, participants will engage in prototyping and programming exercises to put these questions into concrete form, and at the end, participants will provide peer critiques and feedback. Over two days, learn the skills to turn your fantasies into reality through art and prototyping, and develop the skills to materialize business ideas and create social impact. [What is VCP?] “Value Creation Human Resources Development Program” The “Project-Based Learning Program” is a PBL program that seeks to discover new relationships by harmonizing and integrating diverse perspectives, making maximum use of the knowledge gained through over 90 years of art education at our university, rather than being limited to specific ways of thinking such as design thinking or art thinking. Through the program, students will be able to acquire the perspectives, ways of thinking, and ways of taking action to create new businesses. [Features] Develop both “pre-creation thinking” and “creative ability” Art thinking × design thinking × practical prototyping Improve your output through dialogue with participants from different fields 【Desired Talent】 ■Business managers, entrepreneurs, and researchers who want to create new projects and value ■Those who want to deepen their thinking through art and design ■Those who want to discover their own questions and present them to society ■Those who want to experience the thinking and methodology of prototyping in a short period of time [Recruitment Overview] ■Dates: Saturday, October 25th, 2025 and Saturday, November 8th, 2025 10:00-17:00 both days (1-hour lunch break) Total 12 hours (planned) *The schedule is subject to change. Please see the VCP website below for details. VCP site here ■Venue: Musashino Art University, Ichigaya Campus (1-4 Ichigaya-tamachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) ■Application Period: Wednesday, September 3, 2025 – Friday, October 10, 2025 ■Selection Method: First come, first served. Please fill out the application form with your reasons for applying. We will notify you of the selection results after Tuesday, October 14th. Click here for the application form ■Course Fee: 100,000 yen (tax included) *We will contact you separately regarding bank transfer details for tuition fees. *Once tuition fees have been accepted, they will not be refunded for any reason. ■Number of participants: 20 (first come, first served) ■Instructor: Shunsuke Aoki (Professor, Liberal Arts and Curatorship Program, Musashino Art University; CEO, Yukai Engineering Co., Ltd.) Mariko Nishimura (Visiting Professor, Department of Creative Innovation, Musashino Art University; CEO, HEART Inc.) (CEO of CATCH) Kosuke Tsumura (Professor, Department of Scenarios, Display and Fashion Design, Musashino Art University; Art Director and Fashion Designer; Organizer of FINAL HOME project) Click here for applications and details VCP School This is a basic PBL-style certificate program. To date, over 90 students have enrolled, representing people of all ages and from a variety of industries. We also hold online information sessions, so if you’re interested, please see below for more information. VCP School site is here Contact Information for this Notice Musashino Art University Ichigaya Campus Office
ichigaya_campus@musabi.ac.jp