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At Tohoku University, there are students who are motivated but have given up trying for some reasons, such as "I want to do something, but I don't have any ideas" or "I have something I want to do, but I don't have any friends and there are not enough supports. In addition, the culture of design thinking has not taken root among Japanese students, and there seems to be a resistance to updating a single thing or idea by incorporating outside opinions and rethinking it repeatedly. As a result, each idea often '''ends up being a personal satisfaction''', and not an idea that is generally recognized as useful. There is a need to incorporate design thinking as a way to transform individual ideas into projects beneficial for society.
===Challenge===
We will build a network that can connect and help the students mentioned above. In addition, we will establish a culture in Tohoku University where design thinking is used on a daily basis.
===Target===
All students and faculty members, especially those who are learning or teaching online, either in Japan or abroad. This can be further extended to include students from other universities and overseas to join in events, and joint classes held in the virtual university.
== Portal site as a wholistic information source ==
===Background===
Even though our university provides vast kind of learning opportunities such as programs, classes, competition, Those information exist flagrantly . Students are passionated to take any action but they wonder where and how they are able to work on. On the contrary, students who already completed such kinds of activities do not have any place to output their valuable experience. If we are able to connect "beginner" : students who are looking for the chance, and "alumni" :students who have experience, it will be inclusion and innovation.
===Challenge===
==== Phase 1 create the place ====
To create the website as platform, we plan to organize a web design contest. The winner gain the opportunity to create actual website as our platform site.
==== Phase 2 collect information ====
We ask juniors and seniors and Masters to give comment about their experience, evaluation of activities. About institution side, we ask each department office to provide information .
==== Phase 3 SNS advertise ====
Through SNS, advertise to students who are looking for something exciting, especially freshman and sophomores
===Target===
All students who want to tackle new things but they do not reach out enough resources to make their plans. .