Mr. Shigeta Tomoyuki (3rd-year doctoral student in Ito Lab, Transformative Knowledge Management Area) received Best Student Paper in the 11th International Conference on the Human Side of Service Engineering (HSSE 2024).

HSSE 2024 was held in Nice, France and online as an affiliated conference within the framework of the International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE) from July 24-27, 2024.

■Date Awarded
July 25, 2024

■Title
Micro-ethnography of Creativity in the Learning Process of "Design Thinking": A Case Study at a Japanese Liberal Arts University

■Authors
Tomoyuki SHIGETA, Tomohiro UEMURA, Yasunobu ITO

■Abstract
In Japanese university education, design thinking is taking root in the educational program for human resource development. A characteristic feature of design thinking is that it draws out the creativity of participants through group work. However, it cannot be said that the research to date has fully elucidated how participants' creativity is brought out in group work. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to clarify how students in group work influence each other to exhibit their creativity in design thinking. In the analysis process, new methods based on the micro-ethnography are applied. This paper reports on a set of analytical methods.

■Comment
I am very pleased to receive the Best Student Paper at the international conference AHFE HSSE 2024. I would like to thank Professor Yasunobu Ito for his guidance in the doctoral course, as well as the members of the Ito Laboratory. I would also like to thank Professor Tomohiro Uemura of Tama Art University, who gave me great advice on my sub-theme research guidance. Thank you very much.

September 24, 2024