He specializes in public policy and philosophy of science. He advocates a "steady-state society”, i.e., a “sustainable welfare society" in which the environment, welfare, and economy are in harmony. He is the author of many books, including “Post Capitalism,” “Designing a Society in Population Decline,” and “The Human History of Nothingness and Consciousness: Where Are We Going?”

She specializes in cultural and social psychology and is particularly interested in international comparative studies of well-being, emotions, and interpersonal relationships. She has published numerous articles in international journals and is the author of “Thinking About the Future of Happiness: A Cultural Psychological Perspective (Shinyosha).

He researches and implements "Augmented Ecosystems" as a civilization platform that promotes biodiversity through essential human activities and contributes to the sustainability of social-ecological systems. He works globally to realize "natural-social common capital" which includes the implementation of social common capital and the reproduction of natural resources. Ph.D. in physics and licensed veterinarian.

After graduating from the Graduate School of Engineering at Kyoto University, he worked for a consulting firm, where he focused on organizational and human resource development projects. Following this, he engaged in corporate planning, incubation, and industry-academia collaboration at a business company, and he is now in charge of various outreach activities under the banner of “The Knowledge of Kyoto University” at Kyoto University Original Co., Ltd. In July 2022, he was concurrently appointed as a program-specific associate professor at the Kyoto University Institute for the Future of Human Society.

He specializes in life science. After graduating from the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences at The University of Tokyo, he worked as postdoc at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). Following this, he engaged in spreading and researching “Augmented Ecosystems” for its social implementation at Synecoculture Association. Especially, he is researching technologies of evaluating the states of the Augmented Ecosystems.

He engages in research and social implementation of augmented ecosystems where ecosystems are restored by human activities. He specializes in life sciences and Molecular biology. He conducts research on changes in the means of food production and the decline of ecosystem functions associated with economic development and the increase in immune-related diseases. He is working on the development of social systems and cultural formation that lead to fundamental solutions to long-term social problems.

An active pracademic interested in fundraising for nonprofits, including universities, as social common capital. He focuses on philanthropic gift fundraising underpinned by the Theory of Constraints (TOC) and marketing science. He obtained his Ph. D. in Management Science from the Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University. He also serves as a Project-specific lecturer at Shinshu University in Nagano Prefecture.

Specializes in artistic and cultural expression activities for people with disabilities.As an art director, she uses her practical experience in arts management to support the artistic expression activities of people with disabilities.She has worked to highly value the abilities of artists and to improve their social image.Researching the evaluation of art from the perspective of social common capital and the well-being of artists with disabilities.