Collaboration Creation Experience Workshop

On March 18, 2026, the Collaboration Creation Experience Workshop was held at Common Nexus, with an invited lecturer from Acaric. A total of 11 master’s and doctoral students participated in the workshop. 

In the first half of the workshop, participants attended a lecture introducing key concepts of interdisciplinary research, as well as important perspectives for collaboration across different academic fields. This was followed by individual reflection activities in which participants organized their own research ideas. Subsequently, students from different disciplines engaged in group discussions, using their respective research interests as a basis to consider potential possibilities for interdisciplinary research. 

In the latter half of the workshop, each group shared the ideas they had discussed, providing an opportunity for participants to exchange perspectives and demonstrate mutual interest. An online sharing tool was used to support this process, and for ideas that attracted particular attention, group representatives provided explanations to help deepen overall understanding among the participants. 

A post-workshop questionnaire was conducted following the event. Approximately 86% of respondents reported that they were “very satisfied” or “satisfied.” In addition, all respondents indicated that, based on their experience in this workshop, they would like to participate in similar opportunities in the future, suggesting that the workshop provided a meaningful learning experience for the students.

 

Questionnaire Results (Selected Comments)

The following positive comments were extracted from the questionnaire responses:

・“I had thought that my research field was difficult to integrate with other disciplines, but after organizing my ideas using a mind map, I realized that my research might be able to contribute to interdisciplinary studies 　　more than I expected.”
・“I once again realized how difficult it is to explain my research to people outside my own field.”
・“By engaging with knowledge from other disciplines with an open mindset, I felt that my perspective was broadened.”