Professionals and Value Creation B

Academic unit or major

Tokyo Tech Academy for Leadership

Instructor(s)

Keisuke Yamada

Class Format

Exercise

Media-enhanced courses

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Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Class

-

Course Code

TAL.S503

Number of credits

010

Course offered

2025

Offered quarter

4Q

Syllabus updated

Mar 19, 2025

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

Subtitle: Thinking about entrepreneurship with DNX Ventures; Understanding the current state of entrepreneurship as an option from the perspective of social needs and the motivations of those involved, and learning its essence in a practical way
Entrepreneurship education does not simply aim to develop entrepreneurs who aim to establish startup companies, but also aims to develop human resources who can bring new value to society. Many organizations in society, including large companies and research organizations, are in high demand for people who have and can demonstrate "entrepreneurship."
Starting a business is one way of providing new value to society, and a typical outcome of demonstrating entrepreneurship. In this course, we hope to have a discussion with students, including realistic information from a world-class venture capitalist who discovers, invests in, and incubate many startups every day, and from startup company founders, about how companies are established and run in a capitalist society, and what mechanisms exist for the values, motivations, and intentions of investors and founders. Understanding the option of starting a business will broaden your options as a future business person and as an academic researcher.

This course will have lecturers Dr. Kurabayashi (Managing Partner and Japan Representative) and Mr. Shiraishi (Principal) of DNX Ventures, which has bases in both the US and Japan, and will also have startup founders from Japan who are in the growth stage join in to deliver lectures that delve into the essence of their "entrepreneurship". As much as possible, there will be time for Q&A with the lecturers, including the entrepreneurs' talks, and we hope to make the course as interactive as possible rather than one-way, and explore to engage in discussion about “entrepreneurship" with the participating students.
We look forward to your active participation.

Course description and aims

(1) Understand the social background and needs of "starting a business" and the mechanisms of motivation and intentions of the parties involved.
(2) Improve skills in empathy, sorting out issues, setting goals, and ensuring logic through communication with lecturers and business managers.
(3) Demonstrate "entrepreneurship" and use it as a step to connect to actions to "develop and create new value."

Student learning outcomes

実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)

The knowledge and experiences of faculty members who are well versed in the practical aspects of business development is essential to this course.

Keywords

Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Creating new business, Start ups, Initiative, Value Creation

Competencies

• Specialist skills
• Intercultural skills
• Communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

1. This is an intensive course, and the specific dates and content of each session will be announced at the Entrepreneurship "Leadership and Value Creation" course information session (pre-registration required) held at the beginning of the term, as well as on the Center for Entrepreneurship Education(CEE) website (https://www.cee.titech.ac.jp/) and the Academy for Leadership (ToTAL)nwebsite (https://www.total.titech.ac.jp/).
2. Those who wish to enroll are strongly encouraged to attend the information session, check the schedule, and then declare their enrollment.
3. If there are more applicants than the capacity, selection may be required.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

Detailed dates for each session will be announced at the briefing session about Entrepreneurship "Leadership/Value Creation" course (pre-registration required) held at the beginning of the term, as well as on the Center for Entrepreneurship Education (CEE) website (https://www.cee.titech.ac.jp/) and the Academy for Leadership (ToTAL) website (https://www.total.titech.ac.jp/).

Textbook(s)

None

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None

Evaluation methods and criteria

1. Comprehensive evaluation of participants' awareness of their purpose for participating, their understanding and engagement with the workshop theme, and their communication with the instructors and guest speakers.
2. In many cases, it is advisable to digest the information provided by the instructor and guest speaker on the day, and the course is designed to improve comprehension throughout all sessions. In addition, because communication with the instructor and guest speaker is emphasized, it is advisable to attend all sessions.

Related courses

• TAL.S508 ： Professionals and Value Creation D

Prerequisites

None

Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).

Prof. Keisuke Yamada, Tokyo Tech Academy for Leadership(ToTAL) yamada.k.be[at]m.titech.ac.jp

Office hours

Personal meetings can be booked upon request; we also have drop-in virtual office hours on Friday, 13:00-14:00, except for holidays. For detail please submit a request from the form below:
https://forms.gle/kCDtXz2NcwHy8kSC9

Other

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