Shibuya Web3 University Season 2, Event #4 (35th Overall)"What Should Education Look Like Going Forward? Engaging with Generative AI × Web3 and Their Potential"

"What Should Education Look Like Going Forward? Engaging with Generative AI × Web3 and Their Potential"

Practical Knowledge and Insights from Educators on the Frontlines of the GIGA School Initiative

Shibuya Web3 University Season 2, Event #4 (35th Overall)

Seminar featuring NTT Docomo Business Solutions, Aoyama Gakuin University, and Iwate University

*This is an in-person event (no online streaming available)

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■ Message for Season 2, Event #4

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Five years have passed since the GIGA School Initiative realized one device per student.

Significant changes in learning have occurred since we adults were in school.

The second phase, Next GIGA, has begun, and last December the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) announced the Generative AI Guidelines for Elementary and Secondary Education (Ver. 2.0).

But the real question isn't "How do we use generative AI?"

It's "What should education be for children heading toward Society 5.0?" — recognizing the changing nature of learning and how new technologies can contribute to it.

Education 2030, the new Course of Study — practical learning and challenges based on fundamental principles have begun.

With schools of the 2030s in mind, the Minister of Education's consultation that started deliberations on the next Course of Study includes these words:

"The development of digital technologies such as generative AI not only imposes difficulties and burdens on individuals and society accompanying change, but also creates opportunities to realize the diverse thoughts, wishes, and intentions of individuals. As the working-age population rapidly declines, mobilizing all resources including technology to enable all children to develop their diverse and abundant potential is essential for our nation's future."

This event brings together researchers practicing at the forefront of educational reform, practitioners who have supported the GIGA School Initiative, and evangelists at the forefront of technology to discuss these topics through the lens of generative AI × Web3, helping diverse audiences understand this "new world of learning."

For Web3 practitioners: hints for community management. For education professionals: Web3 possibilities right around the corner.

The answers lie in the field.

Let's learn together, think together, and create the future together.

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■ Recommended For

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Education Professionals

✓ Those wanting to learn about challenges in the GIGA School Initiative field and cutting-edge practical knowledge

✓ Those wanting to learn field implementations leveraging Education 2030 and the new Course of Study

✓ Teachers and education boards wanting to learn ideal ways for children to engage with generative AI through field examples

✓ Those wanting to understand Web3's potential for education in contrast with generative AI practices

Web3 Practitioners

✓ Those wanting to learn the essence of "proactive, dialogic, deep learning" and apply it to Web3 projects

✓ Those seeking hints for community design and project promotion from technology practices in education

✓ Those wanting to reconsider the relationship between generative AI × Web3 from the essence of humans and technology

✓ Shibuya Web3 University Create Course and Study Course members

Corporate & Municipal Professionals

✓ Those wanting hints for talent development and organizational transformation from the frontlines of education × technology

✓ Executives and HR leaders wanting to learn about changes generative AI and Web3 bring to organizations through educational practices

✓ Municipal staff seeking technology-based solutions for regional education challenges

Practitioners & Challengers

✓ Those challenging value creation in education, technology, and organizational transformation domains

✓ Those wanting hints for their own initiatives from practitioners' real learnings and insights

✓ Those wanting to connect with peers who envision the same future

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■ Event Details

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Date & Time: Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 18:00-20:30 (Doors open 17:00)

*Entry will not be permitted after 19:30

Venue: WeWork, 45F Shibuya Scramble Square

Address: 2-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (Direct connection to Shibuya Station)

Capacity: 90 attendees (approval required)

Admission: Free

Required: One business card

Beverages provided (2 types of craft beer, coffee, tea)

*Beverages are self-service. No meals provided. https://shibuyaweb3univ20251217.peatix.com

Important Notes:

This event requires participation approval. Approved participants will receive an approval/venue entry email sent to the address provided during event registration, starting one week before the event. Please ensure your email address is entered correctly, as errors will prevent venue entry. If emails are undeliverable, we may contact you via Peatix messaging.

Due to limited capacity, if you need to cancel, please notify us via Peatix message at least 2 days in advance.

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■ Program

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18:00-18:05 Opening

18:05-18:15 Opening Special (Shibuya Web3 University Create Course Member Corner)

18:15-19:00 Chapter 1: GIGA School Initiative × Generative AI — Unraveling the Essence of Education through Field Practices (45 min)

・Introduction: Noriko Matsunaga (10 min)

"Next GIGA Launch and the Current State of Learning"

OECD Education 2030 and MEXT's "Generative AI Guidelines"

・Talk ①: Prof. Hiroyuki Masukawa (20 min)

"Will Generative AI Change Education and Learning? Human Dialogue and Dialogue with Generative AI"

From learning science and cognitive science perspectives, including public junior high school practice examples.

・Talk ②: Prof. Kiyoshi Hirao (15 min)

"Iwate University's Challenge in Regional Co-Creative Learning Models (Education 2030 × Kenji Miyazawa × Agency)"

Case study: Curriculum design that reconstructs regional futures

Connecting theory and practice, sharing the challenge of an educator rooted in the community.

19:00-19:30 Chapter 2: New Technology, Learning, and Career Possibilities (Generative AI × Web3) — Practitioners' Dialogue (30 min)

Moderator: Noriko Matsunaga (NTT Docomo Business Solutions)

Navigator: hajimex, President of Shibuya Web3 University

Matsunaga will moderate the entire Chapter 2 from an educational perspective.

・Masayuki Hayashi (10 min)

"Imagining the Future of AI/Web3 in Education"

From the frontlines of technology, discussing changes to come.

・Panel Discussion (20 min)

All speakers (Noriko Matsunaga, Masayuki Hayashi, Prof. Hiroyuki Masukawa, Prof. Kiyoshi Hirao)

Matsunaga poses questions to each professor based on Chapter 1 practices. Then Shibuya Web3 University President hajimex digs deeper with questions like "How is the concept of cognitive load applied in educational settings?" and "Just as calculators made calculation unnecessary, what will generative AI change?" — developing essential dialogue.

Next, Matsunaga poses questions about Web3 to Hayashi and hajimex: "How will DID/VC digital certificates support learning and career matching?" "How will education change when stablecoins become widespread?" Hayashi and hajimex respond, expanding dialogue to all speakers. Educators and technology evangelists discuss the latest DAO developments and education's yet-unseen possibilities.

19:30-19:35 Closing

19:35-19:40 Group Photo

19:40-20:30 Networking

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■ Speakers

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Noriko Matsunaga

NTT Docomo Business Solutions, Inc.

Solution Sales Department, DX Consulting Division

NTT Docomo Business Solutions, Inc.

Solution Sales Department, DX Consulting Division

After working on new ICT education businesses such as "Docomo Zemi (App-Based Learning)," she has been supporting the "GIGA School Initiative" environment construction and operations since 2020, mainly for municipalities in the Tokyo area, helping children use one device per student as an everyday tool.

Alongside her main work as a systems engineer, she participates in external activities to jointly consider "the power to pioneer the future" for children living in the Society 5.0 era, including special high school classes in Tohoku, career classes at Tokyo junior high schools, and "community-rooted learning" workshops in collaboration with NPOs and universities, learning and experiencing OECD Education 2030 firsthand. Currently participating in Shibuya Web3 University's Create Course.

Masayuki Hayashi

NTT Docomo Business, Inc.

Innovation Center, Evangelist

Engaged in IOWN evangelism activities at the Innovation Center's IOWN Promotion Office, marketing, various projects, and in the Technology Strategy Division, involved in developing technology roadmaps for future technologies including Web3. Visiting Researcher at GLOCOM, International University of Japan. Part-time Lecturer at Saitama Institute of Technology. Contributes to NewsPicks Topics "Digital Policy and Future Society" and ITmedia Alternative Blog. Major publications include "Cloud Basics: Everything in One Book, 2nd Edition" and "Smart Machines: The Age When Machines Think."

Prof. Hiroyuki Masukawa

Aoyama Gakuin University

College of Education, Psychology and Human Studies

Department of Education, Professor

Cognitive scientist specializing in learning sciences, educational technology, and collaborative learning. Publications include "Learning Design: Learning Sciences (Educational Technology Series II)" (editor), "21st Century Skills: New Forms of Learning and Assessment" (translation), and "Active Learning Techniques and Lesson Design" (co-author). Serves as School DX Strategy Advisor for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), supporting various municipalities, education boards, and schools.

★Latest Publication

"Learning Together with AI and Peers: Generative AI × Dialogue × Peers = Toward New Learning Domains" (Meiji Tosho)

https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4184308228/

*Includes lesson plan and classroom application prompt examples

Prof. Kiyoshi Hirao

Iwate University

Center for Regional Co-Creative Education, Specially Appointed Professor

University Professor | Author | Executive Coach | Founder of Chrysalis Lab & Atelier

Practices multi-location living and multi-stage work. Covers academic + government + business domains. Advocates for "Third Career" created through "transformation" rather than "job change." Currently challenging his own "transformation" toward becoming University Professor 3.0. After IBM and GE, transformed into a national university professor at age 43. Since then, has taught at over 16 universities including Columbia Business School, practicing education that connects theory and practice.

★Latest Publication

"Maximizing Your Business Experience: 'University Professor from Your 40s' as the Best Way to Work" (Seishun Publishing)

https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000525.000075284.html

Panel Discussion: Navigator

hajimex

President, Shibuya Web3 University

CEO, Shibuya Web3 University Co., Ltd.

▼Shibuya Web3 University Co. Website

https://www.shibuyaweb3univ-co.com/

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■ Value Only Shibuya Web3 University Can Provide

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Why Shibuya Web3 University?

Our strength is "organizational transformation from a branding perspective."

Technology is a means. The goal is to evolve a company's "essence."

An essential transformation approach proven by the knowledge cultivated through our events and our training track record with Japan's leading enterprise companies.

Not just a technical seminar.

A unique learning space that simultaneously evolves organizations and brands from both generative AI and Web3 perspectives.

That is Shibuya Web3 University.

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■ Important Information

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Participation Approval

This event requires participation approval. Approved participants will receive a "Participation Approval/Venue Entry Instructions" email starting one week before the event.

Cancellation Policy

Due to limited capacity, if you need to cancel, please notify us via Peatix message at least 2 days in advance.

Notes

Please ensure your email address is entered correctly

Registration deadline: 21:00 the day before the event

Photography is permitted at the venue

The event will be photographed for promotional purposes

Shibuya Web3 University

https://www.shibuyaweb3univ.com/