The ASEF-JIGE workshop was conducted in Singapore and lasted for three days, exploring Society 5.0, Global Leadership, and Market Research Comparison. The first day they were started on September 3rd, conducted by ASEF through a panel discussion and Q&A in Society 5.0 with Dr. Paul Wang, Dr. David Huang, and Ms. Kesha Yogasundaran, who discuss the inclusive and sustainable learning development on how students can develop their digital learning skills and preparedness of young people. Dr David mentions the Four Life Framework, a model for comprehensive learning that includes deep learning, lifelong learning, life-wide learning, and wise learning. As part of the utilization of technology and digitalization, the exploration of answering how ethical users and policy-making could determine how far our lives depend on AI and how they could affect future generations. The second half of the first workshop explored self-leadership, which talks about values and decision-making by Ms. Freya Chow Paul and Ms. Linnea Tozsa. They also discuss team leadership related to a growth mindset, diversity, stereotypes, and bias.

 

 

 

 

On September 4th, the second day of the workshop related to business was covered by Dr. Aisyah Astari, who talked about the introduction to business, marketing mix, and how to conduct research to understand the market. This session was designed to provide basic knowledge and prepare students from multiple disciplines for their market research activity. The afternoon session, led by Chiew Chung, the CEO of ClassDo, was a fully learner-led lecture on using IAL’s “Future-Oriented Padagogy.” The discussion on what we want and do not want AI to do for our daily lives was followed by a group work activity where students classified sticky notes on ClassDo into five types of AI. The students then participated in in-class ClassDo sessions and presented their group ideas on technology and how to use it wisely, making the session highly interactive and engaging.

 

 

 

The last day of the ASEF-JIGE workshop on September 5th was started with a comprehensive discussion on customer experience and the Service-Dominant Logic approach by Dr. Aisyah Astari. She talked about how technology changes customer behavior and shifts the market focus toward customer experiences. The afternoon session was followed by a talk by Prof. Ikeda Keiko about Society 5.0 and global leadership. This session explored cultural mapping and dimensions such as low- and high-context communication, direct and indirect negative feedback evaluation, and principles-first and applications-first-persuading cultures, providing a comprehensive understanding of these concepts.