Starting Oct 20: [Call for Participants] Book Dialogue for Leadership Workshop

October 14, 2026

This workshop explores books that (1) support leadership development and (2) enhance insights into future society, in a study group style using the unique reading method called Active Book Dialogue.

Overview

Date and time

Tue, Oct. 20, 2026 - Tue, Jan. 12, 2027

Venue

S6-305, Ookayama Campus (3rd floor, South Building 6) or J3-309B, Yokohama Campus (3rd floor, J3 Building)

Workshop details

[Japanese Sessions]
1st session: Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (Yokohama Campus)
2nd session: Tuesday, December 22, 2026, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (Ookayama Campus)

[English Sessions]
1st session: Friday, November 20, 2026, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (Yokohama Campus)
2nd session: Tuesday, January 12, 2027, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (Ookayama Campus)

Language used

Japanese or English

Target

Science graduate students and undergraduate students
*This workshop can be taken as a part of an Entrepreneurship Course.
Students are also welcome to participate in this workshop as a one-time attendee.

Capacity

10 participants per session

Introduction

This workshop explores books that (1) support leadership development and (2) enhance insights into future society, in a study group style. Using the unique reading method called Active Book Dialogue, participants will engage in focused reading and rich discussion in a short time. For students seeking to improve language proficiency, joining sessions in the language they wish to practice also provides valuable training opportunities.

In addition, because Book Dialogue involves sharing and discussing summaries prepared by participants, even those unfamiliar with dialogue-style workshops have reported that it is easier to contribute—participants feel they always have material to draw on and can speak with confidence.

-Main content:
1. Divide the book among participants and summarize key points
2. Relay presentations to capture the whole picture
3. Dialogue to engage with others’ perspectives

Facilitators

Yuta Murao
PhD student
School of Life Science and Technology
Institute of Science Tokyo
Isai Sotarriva
PhD student
School of Science
Institute of Science Tokyo
Kies Sorbor
PhD student
School of Environment and Society
Institute of Science Tokyo

Leadership and Innovation Section, Center for Entrepreneurship Education