Hideaki Ogawa

  • Open Futurelab 2023

    Open Futurelab 2023

    Social Technology @ Ars Electronica Festival

    Reaching out to one another, spreading hope in trying times and literally grasping technology as a social tool for the futures: this is what the Open Futurelab as part of the Ars Electronica Festival 2023, from September 6 to 10, was all about.

  • Future Teams

    Future Teams

    Communicative Robots for the Workplace

    The Future Teams project aims to develop innovative technologies, spaces, and services that enhance team creativity and foster mutual care in the workplace. Prototypes include three buddy robots with communication skills aimed at enriching future teamwork.

  • Art as Catalyst

    Art as Catalyst

    Social Innovation Through Collaboration

    The event Art as Catalyst, organized by the Civic Creative Base Tokyo (CCBT) in collaboration with Ars Electronica, explored the relationship between art and innovation at the end of 2023 – with workshops, inspiring art projects and panel discussions.

  • Anatomy of Nudging

    Anatomy of Nudging

    Transparent AI for Society

    The installation Anatomy of Nudging aims to involve users in the utilization of artificial intelligence and thus create a trusting relationship with AI. Anatomy of Nudging was the first installation of the Collective Transformation Lab – an enlightening self-reflection platform by the Japanese AI start-up Godot and the Ars Electronica Futurelab.

  • Art Thinking Forum 2023

    Art Thinking Forum 2023

    Creative Transformation in Business

    The Art Thinking Forum in Tokyo is a community event to transform future business and economic activities creatively. In 2023, leading Japanese artists, innovators, businesspeople, and Ars Electronica members came together to discuss future visions and Art Thinking for society and corporate endeavors.

  • Art Thinking School

    Art Thinking School

    Embedding Creativity in Japanese Companies

    With the Art Thinking School at Hakuhodo’s University of Creativity, Ars Electronica artists and researchers presented Inspiration Talks as well as a new workshop concept for companies to create tangible visions of the future.

  • Data Art & Science Project

    Data Art & Science Project

    Art Creates Meaning from Data

    How can art create meaning from data? The Ars Electronica Futurelab, in collaboration with Toyota Coniq Alpha in Japan, is envisioning “Data Art & Science,” a new interdisciplinary field that incorporates artistic perspectives on future transformations based on data science.

  • Futurelab Day 2022

    Futurelab Day 2022

    Creative Resilience @ Ars Electronica Festival

    In 2022, the Ars Electronica Futurelab once again organized a special “Open Futurelab” program for the general public during the Ars Electronica Festival: Futurelab Day on September 8, themed “Creative Resilience for a Planet B.”

  • Future Mobility Lounge

    Future Mobility Lounge

    Discovering Fresh Ideas with Robot Spot

    The talk and workshop event Future Mobility Lounge in Yokohama, Japan, focused on future mobility and sustainability. Visitors from elementary school children to adults were invited to find inspiration with artistic and cultural input and conceptualize new mobility ideas involving Robot Spot.

  • Dataspace

    Dataspace

    Global impacts of the Russian war on Ukraine

    What is truth, what is the role of journalism, and how can art and journalism contribute in a meaningful way in the midst of seemingly endless crises? Dataspace is a project that proposes a form of “newspaper of the future,” showcasing data on the profound impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine in the Ars Electronica…

  • Circular Creativity

    Circular Creativity

    Matsudo International Science Art Festival 2022

    The Matsudo International Science Art Festival is a yearly celebration that takes place in the beautiful city of Matsudo in Japan. In 2022, the theme of the festival was “Circular Creativity”, exploring how we can all respectfully coexist with nature and people of different backgrounds on our one and only planet, Earth.

  • Artistic Journalism 2022

    Artistic Journalism 2022

    Online Course on Literacy for the Futures

    Ars Electronica Futurelab and Keio University SFC have jointly established an online lecture named “Artistic Journalism” as a literacy for the futures, starting in 2020. Futurelab’s Artistic Director Hideaki Ogawa was invited to teach the experimental class from the Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria.