Three Members of Social Experiment Community 'DICT' Enroll in Hosei University MBA; Professionals from Diverse Fields Challenge Innovation Combining Practice and Academia
Three members of 'DICT,' a Web3/DAO-based social experiment community, will study at Hosei University MBA. They aim to create new innovation by fusing their practical experience with business administration theories.
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"DICT" (Operating company: Link & Innovation Inc.), a social experiment community for international co-creation innovation through Web 3.0 / DAO, announced that two community members, Narumi Arakaki and Tsuyoshi Taguchi, enrolled in the Hosei University Graduate School of Innovation Management (MBA) in April 2026. Together with Yuka Masauji (enrolled in 2025) who is already enrolled, the three members will study together to explore new forms of innovation that blend the community and academia.
This initiative is part of a social experiment embodying the "back-and-forth between theory and practice" advocated by DICT. Under the guidance of DICT founder Shinya Yamamoto, who has been an adjunct lecturer at the same graduate school since 2018, members aim to create new innovation by bringing a business management perspective to the expertise and experience they have cultivated in their respective fields.
## Innovation through the Fusion of Practice and Academia
"DICT", a social experiment community for co-creation innovation, was founded in 2022 by social entrepreneur and social physicist Shinya Yamamoto. Based on Web 3.0 and DAO, it explores new forms of value creation through social experiments that fuse design, innovation, co-creation, and technology.
So far, a wide variety of projects, including education, medicine, technology, agriculture, philosophy, art, and music, have been experimentally launched, and various events have been held. Also, through that process, it has produced 15 corporations in the three years since its founding. Currently, it is shifting to a decentralized co-creation phase where domestic and international co-creation innovation hubs, universities, etc., act as hubs, each generating synergy.
## Collaboration with Hosei University Graduate School of Innovation Management
The graduate school promotes the fostering of "true entrepreneurs" and holds the philosophy of creating "practical wisdom" to solve social issues. Through its unique educational method, the "Project Method," it aims to create innovation that leads to the resolution of social issues with a more practical curriculum than traditional business schools.
DICT representative Yamamoto has been in charge of "Global Management" and others at the graduate school since 2018. From the 2024 academic year, he has been a project faculty member in the Japanese MBA program, and in the 2025 academic year, a DICT endowed course will be opened, promoting a new form of industry-academia collaboration.
## Member Profiles and Comments
### Narumi Arakaki | Enrolling in 2026
Resides in Okinawa Prefecture. Over more than 30 years in the education profession, she has been engaged in high school education, special needs education, social education, and peace education. "Prompted by my activities as a cancer survivor, I wanted to research sustainable social contribution activities. At Hosei University's IM Graduate School, my experiences connect organically. This sense full of conviction is enjoyable."
### Tsuyoshi Taguchi | Enrolling in 2026
This initiative is part of a social experiment embodying the "back-and-forth between theory and practice" advocated by DICT. Under the guidance of DICT founder Shinya Yamamoto, who has been an adjunct lecturer at the same graduate school since 2018, members aim to create new innovation by bringing a business management perspective to the expertise and experience they have cultivated in their respective fields.
## Innovation through the Fusion of Practice and Academia
"DICT", a social experiment community for co-creation innovation, was founded in 2022 by social entrepreneur and social physicist Shinya Yamamoto. Based on Web 3.0 and DAO, it explores new forms of value creation through social experiments that fuse design, innovation, co-creation, and technology.
So far, a wide variety of projects, including education, medicine, technology, agriculture, philosophy, art, and music, have been experimentally launched, and various events have been held. Also, through that process, it has produced 15 corporations in the three years since its founding. Currently, it is shifting to a decentralized co-creation phase where domestic and international co-creation innovation hubs, universities, etc., act as hubs, each generating synergy.
## Collaboration with Hosei University Graduate School of Innovation Management
The graduate school promotes the fostering of "true entrepreneurs" and holds the philosophy of creating "practical wisdom" to solve social issues. Through its unique educational method, the "Project Method," it aims to create innovation that leads to the resolution of social issues with a more practical curriculum than traditional business schools.
DICT representative Yamamoto has been in charge of "Global Management" and others at the graduate school since 2018. From the 2024 academic year, he has been a project faculty member in the Japanese MBA program, and in the 2025 academic year, a DICT endowed course will be opened, promoting a new form of industry-academia collaboration.
## Member Profiles and Comments
### Narumi Arakaki | Enrolling in 2026
Resides in Okinawa Prefecture. Over more than 30 years in the education profession, she has been engaged in high school education, special needs education, social education, and peace education. "Prompted by my activities as a cancer survivor, I wanted to research sustainable social contribution activities. At Hosei University's IM Graduate School, my experiences connect organically. This sense full of conviction is enjoyable."
### Tsuyoshi Taguchi | Enrolling in 2026