Build sessions
A short facilitated gathering to explore a challenge, meet collaborators and test an initial idea.
Program development
From a good conversation to useful work.
We are developing collaborative formats for students and professionals. The concepts below are invitations to shape a pilot with us; dates and enrollment are not yet announced.
PROPOSED FORMATS
Choose a scale that fits the challenge.
Project sprints
A focused period of teamwork with a defined outcome, regular feedback and contributions from students and professionals.
Showcase conversations
Present work in progress, discuss what the team learned and identify a practical next step.
PILOT CONCEPT
A US–Japan collaboration sprint.
A school, business or community organization contributes a manageable challenge. A mixed team develops a response with practitioner feedback and shares a prototype, research brief or other agreed result.
Frame the question
Define the audience, challenge, resources and intended learning.
Develop the response
Combine research and practical work with regular feedback.
Share & reflect
Demonstrate the result, credit contributions and discuss next steps.
PURPOSE & IMPACT
Learning that contributes.
Education, cross-cultural collaboration and community benefit guide our program development. Where relevant, partners can connect a project to their CSR priorities and specific Sustainable Development Goal themes. Outcomes will be described through actual work and participant feedback.
Discuss a pilot