The TFC supports the social value creation in collaboration with various social actors such as companies, local governments, citizens, etc.
and the cultivation of young talent through collaborative activities.
To assume this role, the Design Hub for our Future Society was established within the TFC in November 2020.
To further develop and deepen the activities of the Design Hub for Future Society, TFC established the “Design Lab for our Future Co–existence” as its successor in 2023.
The Lab will plan a variety of programs in line with the three themes:
How we can harmoniously coexist with (1) people, (2) nature, and (3) technology through the use of cyber and physical space.
This will be done to discover and identify specific tasks that need to be addressed in our society.
Laboratory Advisors
Hiroyasu Ando
(Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University)
Kiyotaka Naoe
(Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University)
Hiroshi Suito
(Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University)
Yasunari Takaura
(Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University)
Yasunori Yamanouchi
(Institute for Excellence in Higher Education, Tohoku University)
Specially Appointed Member
Christian Ratsch
(Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles)
Specially Appointed Professors
Hirokazu Iwasawa
(Fellow of Institute of Actuaries of Japan / Tohoku Forum for Creativity, Tohoku University)
Tetsuro Kawashima
(AXA Holdings Japan Co., Ltd / Tohoku Forum for Creativity, Tohoku University)
Yoshiaki Maeda
(Tohoku Forum for Creativity, Tohoku University)
Mitsuyuki Yamaguchi
(Tohoku Forum for Creativity, Tohoku University)