Creative Comeback: Rethinking Startup Ideas

​📝Description

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Hosted by Japan Venture Academy (JVA) × CREABA

​Join us for an energizing, hands‑on mini‑workshop where we’ll explore companies struggling when entering the Japanese market—or why Japanese startups often find it difficult to scale globally. Together, we’ll break down real case studies of failed cross-border strategies and uncover what went wrong. We will then flip the script to design creative comeback strategies that would work in expanding to Japan (or overseas).
You’ll team‑up fellow participants, crack a real case, and pitch your re‑imagined solutions—all while enjoying free snacks & drinks on us!

💸Participation fee: Free

​🕒Timeline

• ​3:30 – 3:45 PM (15 min) – Welcome & Introduction from JVA and Crea場

• ​3:45 – 3:55 PM (10 min) – Workshop Intro & Ice‑breaker

• ​3:55 – 4:00 PM (5 min) – Mini Case Presentation, Challenge Introduction

• ​4:00 – 4:20 PM (20 min) – Creative Comeback Sprint!

• ​4:20 – 4:30 PM (10 min) – Team Presentations

• ​4:30 – 4:35 PM (5 min) – Close & Feedback

• ​4:35 – 5:30 PM (~1 hour) –  Networking
  

​🎯 Who should attend?

• ​Students & young professionals curious about market localization/globalization

• ​Designers, marketers, engineers—anyone who loves rapid ideation

• ​Any beginners wanting to learn more about startups and entrepreneurship

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​💡 What you’ll walk away with

• ​Learn methods/techniques for spotting why products stumble in new markets

• ​Fresh ideas (and teammates!) for localizing/globalizing your own project

• ​New connections in Tokyo’s startup & innovation community

​About CREABA ​/ CREA場

​CREABA (Cree-a-ba) is a creative organization in Japan that provides transformative learning programs designed to develop future-ready skills, mindset and confidence in global creative talents.
Web: https://www.creaba.org/
Ig: https://www.instagram.com/creaba_org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/creabajapan/
Discord: https://discord.gg/S4HE3tNQua