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Published Date: 2017/11/15

[Call for Participants] Panel Discussion: Exploring New Community Innovation Through "Pattern Language Research by Sabae City Hall's JK Division"

鯖江市役所JK課メンバーと牧野市長、若新准教授
Sabae City Hall JK Division members, Mayor Makino, and Associate Professor Wakashin

The Keio University SFC Research Institute's "Loose Communication Lab," commissioned by Dentsu Inc., will hold a panel discussion titled "Innovation in 'Loose Town Development': Sabae City Hall JK Division and Pattern Language" at Tokyo Midtown in Minato Ward on November 23. Admission is free, and no advance registration is required. Details here.

This session is part of the "ORF2017" program hosted by Keio University's Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC). ORF stands for Open Research Forum, an annual event held since 1996 to widely share Keio University's research outcomes with society.

This session will feature Mayor Momoo Makino, the driving force behind the establishment and operation of the " Sabae City Hall JK Division" where current high school girls participate in town development. Joining him will be Keio University faculty members and students, including Associate Professor Yujun Wakashin, who conceived the JK Division and advocates and practices "loose town development" research.

They will introduce the activities of the "Sabae City Hall JK Division" as a leading example of "relaxed town development" and share discoveries from their research to date.

JK課は地元の女子高生(JK)を主役にまちづくりを行う実験的プロジェクト
The JK Division is an experimental project that puts local high school girls (JK) at the center of community development.

Dentsu Inc. supports this research through its "Study on Citizen-Participation-Driven Regional Innovation Models" in collaboration with Keio University's SFC Research Institute, aiming to expand it nationwide to other municipalities.


Panel Discussion: "Innovation in 'Relaxed Town Development': Sabae City Hall JK Division and Pattern Language"
Organizer:Loose Communication Lab
Date & Time: November 23, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Venue: Tokyo Midtown Tower 4F Conference Room ※Access
Participation Fee: Free
ORF2017 Official Website:https://orf.sfc.keio.ac.jp/2017/

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