可能性を増やしていく
Kanōsei o fuyashite iku
Keep opening up possibilities
Asa Itō · 伊藤亜紗 (Itō Asa)
Professor of aesthetics and contemporary art · Institute of Science Tokyo
Asa Itō is a professor at the Institute of Science Tokyo. Her fields are aesthetics—the study of perception and experience—and contemporary art; her research explores disability and the senses. In this CINRA conversation, she discusses listening to students’ experiences of stuttering and developmental disabilities, and how understanding those experiences can reveal more possibilities.
Why this date: For the September 15 edition, a reminder that listening to experiences unlike our own can open up possibilities.
Language note: 可能性 (kanōsei) means “possibility.”
増やす (fuyasu) means “to increase.”
～ていく (-te iku) describes a process continuing from now.
Make room for more ways of participating, learning and contributing.
DJW practice example:
新しい学びで、自分の可能性を増やしていこう。
Atarashii manabi de, jibun no kanōsei o fuyashite ikō.
Let's keep opening up our possibilities through new learning.
Sources:
CINRA — Asa Itō in conversation with a WOWOW Communications employee: https://www.cinra.net/index.php/article/202503-wowcom1_hrtkzmcl
Institute of Science Tokyo — Asa Ito profile: https://www.initiative.ifs.isct.ac.jp/members/asa-ito/