July 29 - August 2, 2013
Youth Creativity, Innovation & Sustainable Leadership Program
with Ritsumeikan
A workshop to explore the creative universe of young students for the benefit of environmental sustainability. Organized in collaboration with GPI US.

Venue: Stanford University

Students from three Ritsumeikan High School campuses visited Stanford and the Bay Area for a CSDGC Youth Leadership Development workshop. The workshop focused on discovering creative energy and experiencing life lessons in leadership through innovative thinking and action.

Key elements of this workshop include:

• Talks by Hunter Ploch (Stanford Solar Decathlon Team) and Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu.
• Visits to the the Stanford Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Stanford d.school, the Stanford Solar Decathlon Project House, the Cantor Arts Center and the Computer History Museum - to learn about discovery and innovation.
• Discussions about identifying opportunities, emotional intelligence, instrinsic motivation and meaningful innovation for the youth context.
• Exercises in teamwork, teambuilding and emotional intelligence
• Mentoring by CSDGC interns.