2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Technology and Innovation Management Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Information and Service Science for Social System I
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Instructor(s)
- Kazutoshi Sasahara
- Class Format
- Lecture (HyFlex)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Sat
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TIM.C516
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course will lecture on the theories of how technologies emerge, how technologies evolve by inducing innovation, and how they change economic and social systems. In addition, through group work, students will learn the premises, principles, and challenges of social implementation of digital technologies for changing economic and social systems.
Course description and aims
The goals of this lecture are as follows:
- To understand the evolutionary theory of technology
- To be able to practice the principles of social implementation of digital technology to transform society and economy
Keywords
Combinatorial evolution, governance, innovation, impact, structural deepening, sense-making, technology, risk
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
We will read the books listed in the reference and achieve the above goals through group discussion.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Overview of the evolutionary theory of technology | Understand the big picture of how technologies emerge and evolve |
| Class 2 | Structure and evolution of technology | Group discussion on combinatorial evolution, structural deepening |
| Class 3 | Evolution of technology and social and economic evolution | Group discussion on society and economy as an expression of technology, structural changes |
| Class 4 | Overview of the social implementation of digital technology | Understand principles and examples of successful social implementation |
| Class 5 | Social implementation of digital technology (1) | Group discussion on impact and risk |
| Class 6 | Social implementation of digital technology (2) | Group discussion on governance and sense making |
| Class 7 | Presentation | Each group will present and discuss |
Study advice (preparation and review)
It is recommended to read and review the relevant sections of the reference books after the lecture.
Textbook(s)
Slides will be provided.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Matt Ridley, How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom, Harper (2020)
W. Brian Arthur, The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves, Penguin (2010)
Evaluation methods and criteria
Class contribution 30%, Presentation 40%, Report 30%
Related courses
- TIM.C517 ： Information and Service Science for Social System II
- TIM.B521 ： Information and Communication Technology for Organizational Strategy I
- TIM.B522 ： Information and Communication Technology for Organizational Strategy II
Prerequisites
None