Part 2 of the video shows the discussion on the topics each breakout group had with everybody. It appears people seem to be interested in flexible work/project work, use of various e money etc. Towards the end of the video, I discussed what we are planning to go forward with SINCA series and asked for…
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On Sunday, July 26, we hosted the SINCA online Dialogue/discussion session. We have some 20 people participating in the session-two from out of Japan. We began with the background of the topics to discuss and the process of breakout session, report back from each group and general discussion. The questions we asked each breakout group…
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We will host SINCA online dialogue/discussion session on Sunday, July 26 at 8 pm. We have four-day holidays later this week which ends on Sunday. We thought it might be good to have some interactive session to share your ideas/views on the current topics before you start work on Monday (after 4 days of rest!)…
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In the part 2 of the video of SINCA dialogue on July 12, groups 3 and 4 report back their discussion within the breakout group. The question group 3 discussed was “Are you thinking of the possibility ad/or planning to move out of the cities to live in the local area?” and that of group…
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On Sunday, July 12, we hosted SINCA online session after several weeks. Rather than debate which requires some preparations, we decided to have breakout group session where a few people discuss within the group on the topic. After about 45 minutes of discussion within the breakout groups, we called everybody back to hear the report…
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In the part 2 of the Video of SINCA Debate we hosted on June 12, both teams made summary speech. It was followed by the vote by the judges. Judges made comments on the debate. The video is about 15 minutes. Even though you do not participate as a member of the team, you can…
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On June 12, we hosted SINCA Debate #6. The topic was whether academic year in Japan should start in September or not. Our traditional academic year starts in April, but with Covid-19 and schools are closed for few months, the debate which had been underway for some time came up as one of the solutions…
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On Friday, June 12, we will host SINCA online debate #6. The statement is ” “Academic year should start in September.” As the school started this week in many places after closure for a few months, the topic of shifting the start of academic year in Japan to September has been debated. This debate is not…
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I interviewed Yuko Kimura, one of the participants of GAS 2010. She works for pharmaceutical company and applied for GAS as she was interested in pursuing ph. D while working. She made proposal for open innovation which she had prepared during GAS 2010 to the top management group of the company . She was later…
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On Sunday, May 24, we hosted SINCA online vol. 5. It was the day before the restriction would be lifted. The topic we discussed was “What do you want to do when the restriction is lifted? Why?” I gave brief overview of story telling and three breakout groups shared members’ stories to respond to the…
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