Presenter：Masato Homma (Kyoto University of Art and Design Creative Learning Center Director, Assistant Dean)
Schedule：30th August (Sat), 15:00-16:30
Venue：Room No.D501
Summary of presentation
Learnology and Organizational Development
I have been advocating “Learnology,” a new science of life-long, life-wide, and life-deep learning based on the notion of “Homo Discens” i.e. the human being as “learning species.” Principally, learning has two dimensions; i) adaptation to the changing environment and ii) development of individual and organizational potentials. Not only individuals, but organizations and societies learn. My life work is to establish the vision of “Learning Planet” where people learn from nature, history, and cultural diversity.
At the ODNJ’s presentation, I would like to overview the principles of “learnology” and how it relates to Appreciative Inquiry and positive organizational development through lecture and interactive exercises.
Profile
Dr. Masato Homma is Professor and Assistant Dean at Kyoto University of Art and Design since 2012 in charge of Creative Learning Center. He is the founder and CEO of Learnology Co. Ltd. and the world's first learnologist, proposing a new science of life-long, life-wide, and life-deep learning. Dr. Homma earned B.A. in sociology from the University of Tokyo, Master of Planning degree from Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, and Ph. D. in adult education from University of Minnesota.
Previously, he worked Matsushita Institute of Government and Management, the United Nations International Youth Year Secretariat in Vienna, the Institute for Domestic and International Policy Studies, and Minnesota Trade Office. Dr. Homma has authored and coauthored the total of 58 books, including “Introduction to Business Coaching”, “Captainship: An Emerging Leadership Model for Players in Action”, “Introduction to Self-Coaching.” He has hosted “Business World in English” in 2002, 2004, and 2012 on NHK Educational Channel and anchored a news program “Learning Planet” on CS Asahi Newstar for two years.