On February 27, 2025, the Sumitomo EXPO2025 Promotion Committee Secretariat announced “Seeds for The Future,” a participatory co-creation project that leverages cutting-edge technologies and initiatives of Sumitomo Group companies, compiled in a database.
Press release: Expo 2025 Sumitomo Pavilion Seeds for The Future
“Seeds for The Future” is a participatory co-creation project centered on a web platform that allows anyone to generate and develop ideas—seeds for the future—using the technologies and initiatives of Sumitomo Group companies. The dedicated website also features a function for sharing these ideas with people around the world.
The “Seeds for The Future” database integrates more than 700 cutting-edge technologies and initiatives from Sumitomo Group. During the Expo, participants can generate various “Seeds for The Future”—ideas to enrich the future—simply by selecting keywords on a special website powered by generative AI.
The “Seeds for The Future” project was made possible through collaborative co-creation involving the Sumitomo Pavilion, Chizaizukan Inc., Konel Inc., and 1→10, Inc.
As a legacy measure, after the Expo concludes, the ideas created in this project, along with information on Sumitomo Group’s technologies and initiatives that inspired them, will be archived on the Sumitomo Group website and shared with the world as ideas for all of humanity.
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