In this course, students will comprehensively cultivate the worldview, problem recognition ability, leadership, and other skills needed when leading organizational and societal reforms or innovations in companies, governments, NPOs, and more after graduation.
Specifically, based on the instructor's experience in approximately 50 organizations, including governments, corporations, and foundations where they played the role of a catalyst for reform, as well as case studies of reforms and innovations from various times and regions, students will develop an understanding of the essence of reform and innovation and its methodology, and gain insights into the societal and organizational perspectives required therein.
The course content includes: 1) Perspectives on world order (e.g., Westphalian System, Pax Americana, UN-centricism, Sino-Barbarian Order, etc.), 2) Fundamental structures of modern states (e.g., democracy, capitalism, nation-states, bureaucratism, etc.), and 3) Trends in social change (e.g., digitalization, globalization, decentralization, etc.). With these fundamentals in mind, the course delves deeper into the backgrounds and transitions that led to innovative systems/services like "container shipping," "Shinkansen (bullet trains)," and "technical standards," and social innovations like "universal health coverage" and "compulsory education." In class, we will trace the history of reforms (sometimes even "revolutions") that occurred during the establishment of these innovations, contemplating the ways of reform and innovation for the next era.
(Note) By the way, there are several other courses at SFC related to "innovation," "social systems," and "leadership." Compared to these, this course offers insights into the essence of "reform" and "innovation" in society and organizations through a flipped classroom style, using classics, masterpieces, and historical events as references. It is designed to produce complementary learning effects with practical courses.Complete and fluent Japanese skill is required.