Bachelor's Fundamental Group Work for Leadership B

Academic unit or major

Entrepreneurship courses

Instructor(s)

Keisuke Yamada / Yuri Matsuzaki / Mayu Watanabe

Class Format

Exercise (Face-to-face)

Media-enhanced courses

-

Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Intensive

Class

-

Course Code

ENT.L202

Number of credits

010

Course offered

2026

Offered quarter

3-4Q

Syllabus updated

Sep 3, 2026

Language

Japanese

※ Courses with parentheses in the course number have different subject codes depending on the student's year of admission.

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

This course is a program positioned within the "Motivation and Awareness-Building Stage"—the first of the three stages of entrepreneurship education, which also include the "Competency Development Stage" and the "Social Implementation Stage."

At our university, we define "entrepreneurship" as a behavioral system (mindset and skills) for developing and setting new value into society, and we believe that this can be manifested not only in business fields such as starting a business, but also in all fields including research and development fields in academia.
This course is positioned in the "motivation and awareness-raising stage" and "competency formation stage" of the three stages of entrepreneurship education: the "motivation and awareness-raising stage," the "competency formation stage," and the "social implementation stage".

Students taking this course should select and participate in workshops from the list of "Workshops as contents of this course ", taking into account the "Grading Methods and Criteria" alongside the mindsets and capabilities they wish to cultivate or strengthen, their personal interests, and their schedules.
The pluralistic basic elements of entrepreneurship are classified into three categories: “INNOVATION”, “INITIATIVE”, and “MOTIVATION” as shown below. The workshops we offer are divided into these three categories, depending on the elements they focus on, and are presented in the " Workshops as contents of this course " section below. Please use this as a reference when choosing workshops.

INNOVATION: Issue Identification, Idea Generation, Vision Setting, Hypothesis Testing, Visualizing Solutions
INITIATIVE: Communication (consensus building), Team Building, Project Management, Practical Application and Reflection
MOTIVATION: Self-awareness, Recognizing the source of your motivation, Goal Setting, Transforming Knowledge

Features:
1. A point system where students design their own course content.: Students select from the workshops in the table below, taking into consideration their own interests and convenience, and attend after receiving confirmation of their participation. Passing the workshop requires earning a certain number of points for attendance (point system).
2. Diverse student participation: Students from a variety of backgrounds and years can participate, regardless of their major or year.
3. Workshop format: Instead of the traditional "listening to lectures" format, this workshop format allows students to experience and practice work-interactive methods.
4. Off campus tutors and specialized lecturers are used as facilitators: Various training contents and new methodologies are proposed every day for these workshops, and outside practitioners and specialized lecturers are used to keep the content and methodologies up to date.

Course description and aims

1. Participate in multiple workshops with varying themes and objectives to experience and understand the mindset and skills that constitute "entrepreneurship," thereby fostering one's own entrepreneurial capabilities.
2. Demonstrate "entrepreneurship" and translate it into actions that "pioneer and define 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)

Each element of entrepreneurship is directly relevant to the workplace. In addition, students will be able to practice and understand through their own work in teamwork workshops.

Keywords

Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Followership, Initiative, Motivation, Creativity

Competencies

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

Class flow

1. Workshops as contents of this course:
The workshops offered this term and their outlines are as follows.

For details—including schedules and languages of instruction—will be informed in the briefing session held in the beginning of the term or the "Entrepreneurship Workshops" page on the ToTAL website(https://www.total.titech.ac.jp/en/lead_innov/). Please note that workshops are subject to change, cancellation, or addition without prior notice; therefore, be sure to check the ToTAL website regularly for the latest information.

・INNOVATION:
(1) Design Thinking For Your Creative Practice (2 sessions) : 3 tutors from Stanford University/d.school are invited from the US and give us speedy and enjoyable workshop to make students understand/experience concept of "Creative Confidence" and "User Centric".
(2) Future Foresight (3 sessions) : Using methods such as back casting, horizon scanning, and forced thinking, we design the future society 10-15 years from now.
(3) EGAKU (1 session) : By creating art (abstract paintings) and appreciating the work of others, participants will develop creative communication skills, become aware of unconscious bias, and promote self-awareness
(4) Idea-Thon (2 sessions) : Creating new business ideas by utilizing Design Thinking methodology
(5) Systemic Design (1 session) : We view complex things and issues as systems, approach them from multiple perspectives, and aim to fundamentally solve problems
(6) Co-Creation Workshop with Need-Knowers (2 sessions) : This workshop will cover the fundamental theories of co-creation design and, together with Need-Knowers, will foster the generation of ideas that transform problems into value through co-creation design.
(7) AI literacy for the Future of Work (2 sessions) : In this hands-on AI literacy workshop, participants train small-scale language models from scratch as well as design their own prototypes of LLM-based agents for future professional scenarios.
(8) A Business Co-Creation Ideathon to Turn Rwanda’s "Raw Questions" into Value : Students will develop business ideas based on the challenges they identified during their short-term stay.

・INITIATIVE:
(1) Non-Violent Communication (2 sessions) : Learn practical nonviolent communication, identifying the other person's needs, making your own requests, and reaching an agreement
(2) Tsutaeru Lounge (3 sessions) : This student-led peer-teaching program uses games and lectures to cultivate logical thinking and persuasive skills.
(3) Debate Club (7 sessions) : Enjoy debating while honing foundational argumentation and diverse perspectives.
(4) Project Tuning in the AI Era (2 sessions) : A dialogue-based workshop on understanding the challenges of projects in the AI era through the lens of conflict
(5) Leadership Core Program (4 sessions) : Learn the fundamentals of leadership through dialogue, experience-based learning games, idea generation activities, and a consensus building work.
(6) Thinking About Money Through Dialogue and Simulation Games (1 session) : Starting from our everyday experiences with money, we will explore what matters to us and how the choices we make are connected to other people and society.

・MOTIVATION:
(1) Book Dialogue for Leadership (Japanese) (2 sessions): Participants will share the topic of books (in Japanese) and create summaries to share.
(2) Book Dialogue for Leadership (English) (2 sessions) : Participants will share the topic of books (in English) and create summaries to share
(3) Peer Coaching (1 session) : Getting to know yourself through dialogue with others.
(4) Self-Expression Workshop Starting with Creative Work (2 sessions) : In this workshop, you will create artwork based on several familiar themes, share them with other participants, and engage in dialogue. The goal is to build confidence in expressing your ideas and yourself through the creative process.
(5) Workshop on Exploring Values for Career Choice (2 sessions) : In this workshop, you will reflect on your past experiences and values. Through dialogue with others, you can explore the values that will help you choose your future career.
(6) Empower You Program (7 sessions) : A dynamic and transformative workshop series designed to foster self-discovery and personal development among university students.

2. Each workshop has a capacity limit to maximize its effectiveness, and once capacity is reached, selection will be made (if you are not selected, you can choose another workshop). Be sure to attend any workshops you plan to participate in. If you absolutely cannot attend, please consult with the instructor in charge beforehand.

3. Workshops are basically small groups where participants work together while communicating with each other. The theme and goal will be presented at each workshop.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

The assignment may be presented in the class. Group work outside of class may be required.

Textbook(s)

Course materials are provided during classes.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Reference books, lecture materials, etc. will be provided during class from time to time.

Evaluation methods and criteria

1. Evaluate based on a numerical score.
2. After meeting the baseline criteria—specifically, including one workshop from the "INITIATIVE" category, completing a total of 2 or more kinds of workshops across all categories, and accumulating 13 or more attendance points—a comprehensive assessment will be conducted. This evaluation will consider attendance status, awareness of one's own participation objectives, understanding of and engagement with workshop themes, communication with group work members, and the status of survey responses.
3. Please note that attendance points vary by workshop; therefore, as previously mentioned, be sure to consult the workshop guide for this course—accessible via the "Undergraduate Students" button on the "Entrepreneurship Development Workshop" page of the ToTAL website (https://www.total.titech.ac.jp/lead_innov/).
4. Each workshop covers each element of entrepreneurship, which can be strengthened through repeated practice, so we recommend participating in as many workshops as possible. In addition, I would like students to take the separate ``Bachelor's Value Creation Group Work Practice A/B (ENT.V205/ENT.V206)'' as an opportunity to comprehensively utilize these elements, actually demonstrate ``entrepreneurship,'' and practice ``social implementation'' that develops and establishes new value.

Related courses

• ENT.L201 ： Group Work for Leadership Basics A
• ENT.V201 ： Group Work for Value Creation A
• ENT.V202 ： Group Work for Value Creation B
• ENT.V203 ： Group Work for Value Creation C
• ENT.V204 ： Group Work for Value Creation D
• ENT.V205 ： Bachelor's Practical Group Work for Value Creation A
• ENT.V206 ： Bachelor's Practical Group Work for Value Creation B
• ENT.B201 ： Introduction to Entrepreneurship

Prerequisites

None

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

Prof. Yamada, Prof. Matsuzaki, Prof. Watanabe (total.tokunin[at]total.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