Abstract
The author has been delivering lectures on “monozukuri philosophy” in both Japan and the Philippines for many years. This lecture series has now expanded into Vietnam. As a result of the impact of COVID-19, in 2020 he gave online lectures on “monozukuri philosophy” in Vietnam, Japan and the Philippines. The “monozukuri philosophy” discussed here is, in short, to learn the philosophy of the East and the West, and be able to apply them. The first purpose is to develop monozukuri human resources who will drive the development of the Asian economy and society in the near future. The second purpose is to learn philosophical thinking (here named monozukuri thinking), which has a history of over 2,500 years, and to help it survive the coming artificial intelligence (AI) era. From the results of the student evaluation questionnaire and comprehension test, it was found that the students effectively learned manufacturing philosophy and fully recognized the necessity of the lecture.
