Building a society where each individual can demonstrate his or her “power
Neurodiversity is a concept that stems from the diversity of our brains and nerves, and this applies to all of us.
Because of these individual characteristics, one may feel “difficulty in living. However, this “difficulty in living” is not caused solely by individual characteristics. It is caused by the interaction of individual characteristics and the physical and social environment.
By respecting individual characteristics and creating an appropriate environment, we can eliminate “difficulties in life” and turn individual characteristics into “strengths.
Our goal is to build a society in which individuals can live comfortably and demonstrate their “power” in their own way by supplementing and extending their brain functions and bodies with technology and redesigning their physical space, social systems, customs, and other environments from a D&I perspective.
The spread of neurodiversity can bring out new creativity in all people and lead to the development of society as a whole.
ACTION
Activity
Three approaches are being promoted as activities of the Neurodiversity Project.
Understanding
The diversity of the brain creates different ways of seeing and feeling for each of us. It encourages us to understand each other's different perspectives and to respect diverse ways of perceiving the world. It provides new ideas and perspectives, enriches the world, and is a source of innovation.
Technological development
From ancient tools such as eyeglasses to the latest brain wave analysis technology, a variety of tools complement and extend the “power” that each of us possesses. As technology and the body merge and continue to evolve together with technology, our possibilities will expand to infinity. We are committed to developing technologies that expand our individuality and encourage each of us to demonstrate our “power”.
Environmental improvement
Our daily lives are influenced by the physical environment, social systems, rules and customs, and human relationships. By reconsidering and redesigning whether the current environment that is taken for granted is appropriate for all people, we aim to build a society in which people can easily demonstrate their “power” by eliminating the difficulties of living.
B Lab (Director) Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University (Professor)
Mihoko Otake
Cognitive Behavior Support Technology Team, RIKEN
Yushi Wada
Fellow, Ritsumeikan Advanced Research Academy
Shigeru Kitazawa
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) Research Institute for Future ICT, Brain Information and Communication Fusion Research Center
Kazuya Yanagihara
MTRL by Loftwork
Kazunori Asada
Howdy Corporation (Chairman of the Board) ViXion Corporation (Chairman of the Board)
Ryoichi Ando
Superhuman Sports Project (Director) AXEREAL Corporation (President) Information Management Innovation Professional University (Super Visiting Professor)
Ito Joichi
President, Chiba Institute of Technology / Representative Director, NPO Neurodiversity
Masahiko Inami
Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Kago Inukai
Professor, Department of Economics, Meiji Gakuin University
Takashi Iba
Professor, Faculty of Policy Studies, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University (Member, Graduate School Committee)
Junichi Ushiba
Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University) LIFESCAPES Corporation (President and Representative Director)
Kato Roei
Sensory Sensitivity Research Institute, Crystal Road, Inc.
Seiji Kumagai
Associate Professor, Research Institute for the Future of Human and Society, Kyoto University Moonshot-type R&D Project Goal 9 (Program Director)
Shinichiro Kumagai
Associate Professor, Department of Party Research, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Yoshihiro Tanaka
Professor, Nagoya Institute of Technology / Fellow, InaRIS
Yukie Nagai
International Research Organization for Neurointelligence, The University of Tokyo (Specially Appointed Professor)
Takushi Narumi
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Keisuke Hosokawa
Project Alien NHK (Producer)
Chihiro Hosoda
Graduate School of Information Science, Tohoku University, College of Information Science, Sensei of Human and Social Information Science (Associate Professor) Tohoku University, Institute of Ageing Medicine, Personal Science Research Division (Associate Professor)
Rijuki Matsumoto
Representative of Nursery School and Childcare Center in Town / Representative Director, NPO Neurodiversity
Kota Minamisawa
(Professor, Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University) Moonshot R&D Project Objective 1 (Project Manager)
Tomoyuki Miyazaki
Professor, Center for the Promotion of Research and Industry-Academia Collaboration, Yokohama City University Minds1020Lab ~COI-NEXT “COI-NEXT: Metacare City Co-Creation Center for the Resolution and High Well-Being of Youth” (Project Leader)
Kentaro Yoshifuji
Oly Research Institute, Inc. (Co-founder / President and CVO)
Junji Watanabe
NTT Communication Science Laboratories, Human Information Research Department (Senior Research Fellow) Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (B) Creation of Digital Embodied Economics)
Taku Tanichi
XR Spatial Expression Group (Core Researcher), XR Division, Advanced Technology Research Institute, KDDI R&D Laboratories, Inc.
Mioshin
Anesthesiologist TikToker & YouTuber / Digital Hollywood University Graduate School
Daiki Enomoto
Executive Officer, CQO / Director, LITALICO Research Institute
Ki ri
Professor, Department of Art and Design Expression, Joshibi University of Art and Design, Media Expression Area
Ryota Kanai
CEO, Araya Inc.
Yoshiyuki Sankai
Professor, Systems Information Systems, University of Tsukuba / President and CEO, CYBERDYNE Corporation / Program Director, “Human-Cooperative Robotics”, 3rd SIP, Cabinet Office
Hideo Honda
Professor, Department of Child Mental Development, Shinshu University School of Medicine
Yasuhide Oguri
President, Oguri Shiko Co., Ltd.
Yutaka Hiroi
Professor, Osaka Institute of Technology / Director, Osaka Intelligent Robotics Corporation
Shunsuke Yoshimoto
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Masaki Matsuo
Project Leader, Tsukuba University of Technology
Sotaro Shimada
Professor, Meiji University
Katsuhiko Kaji
Professor, Aichi Institute of Technology
Katsunari Sato
Associate Professor, Nara Women’s University
Ryuma Shineha
Collaborative Researcher, Center for Information and Neural Networks, Advanced ICT Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology / Associate Professor, Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University
Daisuke Katagami
Professor, Department of Engineering, Tokyo Polytechnic University
Yumie Ono
Professor, School of Science and Technology, Meiji University
Tetsuya Watanabe
Head, Watanabe Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University
Kunio Matsui
Professor, Kanazawa Institute of Technology / Project Leader
Koya Narumi
Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Atsushi Senju
Professor, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
Yu Nishitsutsumi
Senior Researcher, Center for Information and Neural Networks, Advanced ICT Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Takuya Handa
Deputy Director, Spatial Media Research Division, NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories
Masataka Imura
Professor, School of Engineering, Kwansei Gakuin University
Momoko Nakatani
Associate Professor, Nakatani Laboratory, Tokyo University of Science
Seiko Shineha
Director, Institute for Gender and Social Innovation, Jissen Women’s University
Kozo Hino
Atmark Learning Co., Ltd.
Akira Nakayasu
Service Designer / Inclusive Designer, Concent Inc.
Atsushi Hasegawa, Ph.D.
President of Concent, Inc. / Professor and Head of Institute of Innovation at Musashino Art University
Daigo Terutsuki
Associate Professor, Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University
Sotaro Yokoi
The University of Tokyo, Project Leader
Tetsunari Inamura
Professor, Brain Science Institute, Tamagawa University
Yuki Hashimoto
Associate Professor, Feel Engineering Laboratory, University of Tsukuba
Tadashi Yamazaki
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications
Mikimasa Omori
Associate Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University
Noriko Yamano
Professor, Osaka Metropolitan University
Ginga Sasaki
Associate Professor, Institute of Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba; Project Leader
Rieko Osu
Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University
Tsuyoshi Iida
Business Development Producer
Yoshinori Fujisawa
Project Leader, National Institute of Technology, Nagano College
Ryoichi Takashima
Professor, College of Information Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University
Ryotaro Nagase
Assistant Professor, College of Information Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University
Shinya Shimizu
Distinguished Researcher, NTT Human Informatics Laboratories
Toshiharu Horiuchi
Senior Expert, XR Division, KDDI Research, Inc. / Advancing Technology Research Division, Advancing Business Technology Sector, KDDI Corporation