Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.

Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder
  • In Person
  • Seminar

Socrates Japan, Kanagawa 2026

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

May 22 – 24, 2026
Kanagawa, Japan

Date

May 22 – 24, 2026
8:00pm JST

Location

Kanagawa, Japan

Contact

    [email protected]
    202-736-3550

Hosts

  1. Socrates Program

Lauder-Kobayashi Socrates Seminar

Held in partnership with the Aspen Institute Japan, and generously supported by the Lauder-Kobayashi Scholarship, the Socrates Kanagawa Seminar will take place from May 22-24, 2026. Socrates international seminars include three seminar sessions, program meals, and local excursions/tours.

Seminar tuition is $3,000, which includes lodging, materials, and meals. Tuition does not include travel. Please contact [email protected] if you are interested in participating.

The Mad Scientist Among Us: The Tension Between Innovation And Destruction 

Innovation has been the source of increased wealth, new technologies, and growth at a rapid pace over the past two centuries. Our society either lauds the individuals who drive change as innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders or denigrates them as mavericks out of touch with reality. Often the technologies they invent rely on creative destruction to drive their successes, but this raises the question of when its acceptable or not. Join us for an exploration of case studies of innovators, innovation, and regulation. When does creative destruction cross the line into complete destruction? Can regulation keep guardrails on the creative process or is it always a step behind?           

Moderator: Ryan Patel

is a Futurist, Board Director, and Senior Fellow with the Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University.

 

 

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