“Heiwa Games” Seminar: Promoting Conceptual Thinking toward Peace.

CEPEX Nagasaki Representative: Prof. Masayuki Susai

Nagasaki University Faculty of Economics offers a course called “Global Social Responsibility (GSR)” as part of its global human resource development program. Yukio Tada, Chairman of the Board of CEPEX, concurrently Visiting Professor of Nagasaki University, took the final stage of 2020 academic year on July 17.

Due to precautionary countermeasures against COVID-19, the course was offered as a hybrid online-offline lesson. The course had 250 enrolled students, with 235 students online and 15 students in the classroom.

The session was divided into two parts. Mr. Tada spoke about his 20 years of overseas experience and the recent development of IOT and AI technology. Then he raised the importance of “Heiwa (peace) games”, conceptual thinking toward peace in a Japanese way. In the past in both politics and economics, the point of the game was mainly to win or lose. In contrast, Heiwa games refer to cooperation as the goal. By thinking about “Heiwa games”, students are encouraged to think about “what is peace”; what is a “sustainable peaceful situation”, and what kind of rules and social mechanisms would be required for cooperation toward peace. The second part of the session involved a lively question and answer exchange with the students both in the classroom and online. The thought provoking and lively discussion was extended past the 90-minute lesson.

For Japanese see: http://www.econ.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/news/2020/07/2020.07.17a.html