CCBT’s third Future Ideation Camp will focus on “Inclusive Design,” following Web3 and Blockchain!
Six-day inclusive design workshop, thinking and creating in partnership with welfare facilities!
Future Ideation Camp is a series of intensive workshops hosted by Civic Creative Base Tokyo (CCBT), bringing together various creative talents to produce new approaches through art and digital technology. Around twenty selected individuals will take part in the six-day program of lectures introducing ways of thinking, workshops enhancing skill sets, and collaborative group work.
The third Future Ideation Camp focuses on inclusive design.
Inclusive design is an approach to design that first emerged as a term in Britain in 1994. Inclusive design incorporates the perspectives of frequently excluded people in how products and services are designed, such as those with disabilities and senior users. It has implications for business, education, retail, public infrastructure, and more. A major part of inclusive design processes is dialogue and communication among different kinds of people. By learning about each other, we gain an interest in our differences, leading to the creation of new ideas.
This workshop brings together people not only with different expertise and skills but also varying cultural, cognitive, and physical attributes to devise ideas for tools and projects that spark communication. Through field research conducted at welfare facilities, participants will meet and interact with people directly impacted by inclusive design issues. They will learn hands-on about environments and tools accessible to different kinds of users, and how to devise concepts and ideas more inclusively.
Utilizing digital fabrication equipment to collaborate on prototypes and then presenting these results to their peers and the public, the participants’ efforts will foster inclusive encounters.
Outline
Date & Time: 10 am to 5 pm, February 9 (Fri) – 14 (Wed), 2024
Venue: Civic Creative Base Tokyo [CCBT]
Program Director:
Ito Shin’ichiro (Associate Professor, Faculty of Information Science and Engineering, Kyoto Sangyo University)
Laila Cassim (Graphic Designer, university faculty, Art Director of SHIBUYA FONT)
Lecturers / Facilitators
Julia Cassim (Visiting Professor, Kyushu University and Akita College of Art and Design, Member of Advisory Board, Nara Women’s University)
Takahashi Kosuke (inventor)
Iwasawa Brothers (Experience and spatial design group / Iwasawa Hitoshi (Spatial designer / Sculptural Design Director), Iwasawa Takashi (Technical Director))
Program & Curriculum
Day 1: Friday, February 9, 2024
Introduction
Participant self-introductions
Field research (welfare facilities in Shibuya)
Day 2: Saturday, February 10, 2024
Presenting and sharing research findings
Ideation
Lecture 1
Day 3: Sunday, February 11, 2024
Hands-on workshop
Lecture 2
Interim presentations
Days 4–5: Monday, February 13, Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Co-creating prototypes in groups
Day 6: Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Final presentations (public event)
Application Guidelines
Application Period: December 14 (Thu), 2023 – January 17 (Wed), 2024
Participant Numbers: Around 20
Application Requirements:
– Participation in all parts of the curriculum
Have either of the following:
– Track record of working in welfare or education, or in art and design or doing related research
– Future goals and plans for your work
Examples of Suitable Participants:
– Students, designs, artists, creatives, engineers, and programmers interested in collaborative spaces and events
– People who work at educational institutions, cultural institutions, and welfare facilitiesz
– Anyone with an interest in inclusive design, technology and well-being, welfare and community, social inclusion, etc.
Selection Criteria:
In case of too many applications, selection will be made based on the application.
Result Notification:
The result will be notified through email on January 22nd, 2024. (subject to change)
Application Process:
Please apply via the application form.
Alternatively, please send an email (ccbt@rekibun.or.jp) including the following items with “Future Ideations Camp Application” in the subject line.
– Full Name
– Age range
– Email Address
– Occupation / Affiliation
– Which creative skills do you have that can be utilized in this workshop? Please choose from the list below. Multiple answers allowed. If you choose “Other,” please specify.
Graphic design (Illustrator, Photoshop), Illustration, Photograph, Video/film production and editing, Handicrafts, Digital fabrication, Product design, Programming, CG/CAD, Sound design and music composition, UI/UX design, Other
– Reasons and expectations of your participation in this camp (100 words or less)
– Please feel free to indicate if you need any accessibility support. (Examples: Finger braille interpretation, Tactile sign language interpretation)
– State the link, if you have a portfolio, video materials, websites, or GitHub that introduces your initiatives.
Inquiries:
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions, concerns, or if you would like us to consider or assist you in any way at the event.
Contact: ccbt@rekibun.or.jp
