DigiQue NEXT — To Those Who Dared, the Next Challenge Awaits.
機械翻訳 / Machine-translated
伊東雄歩
2026年8月28日・12分で読める
To those who dared, the next challenge awaits.
To those who grew, the chance to help others grow.
DigiQue doesn't end in August. Your next step — if you want to keep going — starts here.
Fill out the interest survey (approx. 5 min · for 2026 participants)
After DigiQue ends, there has never been a clear path forward for those who think "I want to do more." The energy that was born used to end along with the competition.
Participate in DigiQue → Want to do more → Have ongoing opportunities to keep challenging yourself → Take on a small role → Actually get things done → Move on to bigger projects → Support the next DigiQue → Help grow the next participants → ↺
Attending meetups or study sessions is not the goal in itself. The only thing at the center is: "What do I want to try next?"
A QUEST is a concrete challenge tackled over anywhere from one week to a few months. There are three types.
Build something that will actually be used in next year's DigiQue. These are not practice exercises that end once you're done.
Next year's teaching materials / DigiQue introduction videos / social media projects / interviews with past participants / website improvements / new workshop development
Work on challenges brought by real people who need real solutions. Present your results directly to the person in charge and receive feedback on the spot.
Improving a recruitment site from a teenager's perspective / ideas for products aimed at young people / company social media projects / applying AI to business operations / revitalizing local events and shopping districts
You become the QUEST OWNER. The organizing team won't build the project for you — they'll support you by providing people, venues, companies, and sounding-board sessions.
Host an AI hackathon for high schoolers / create a middle-school version of DigiQue / hold an AI video contest / run a project with your local shopping district / build your own service
The more people reach STEP 7, the closer we get to a system that runs itself — without the organizing team.
2 weeks / approx. 1–2 hours. Summarize on one A4 sheet what went well at this year's DigiQue, what you'd like to improve, and what you want to try next year.
2 weeks / approx. 2–4 hours. Use generative AI to create a roughly 30-second video introducing DigiQue to high school students. Strong submissions will be used in actual promotional efforts.
3 weeks / approx. 3–5 hours. Talk to at least three potential customers about the project idea you developed during DigiQue. Report on who you spoke with, what you learned, how your hypothesis changed, and what you'll do next.
Not everyone needs to participate. The next opportunity goes to those who actually take action.
| Period | Activity |
|---|---|
| August | DigiQue main event · NEXT interest survey |
| September | First QUEST (starting from 1–2 hours) |
| October–November | DIGIQUEST PROJECT (a small team completes one deliverable together) |
| December | REAL QUEST (real challenges from companies and communities) |
| January–March | MY QUEST (launch your own) |
| April–May | Improvements to next year's DigiQue · teaching material creation |
| June–July | NEXT CREW recruitment · preparation |
| August | Participate in next year's DigiQue as someone who supports it |
Come and go freely. You don't need to be active all year round. Exams, club activities, and school come first. Move when there's a QUEST you want to tackle.
Action, not membership. You're not participating just because you're a "member." We won't let it become something you simply register for and forget.
Start small. We won't hand you a big job from the start. You can get in with a QUEST that takes just one hour a month.
Build things that get used. Deliverables won't end as practice pieces. What you create will be used in the following year's DigiQue or in real company settings.
We don't hand you the answers. What the organizing team does is pose the questions, connect people, and prepare the space and opportunities. The decisions are yours.
Nothing else. As participants grow, these four responsibilities themselves get passed on to them.
If you were going to try just one thing in the next 30 days, what would it be?
There's a space at the end of the survey to write that one line. Those who write something will receive information about the September QUESTs.
Filling out the survey does not commit you to participating. "I'm a little curious" is perfectly fine.
For more about DigiTech Quest, please visit the official website.
Organizer: Gifu University, School of Social System Management / Operations & Planning: Walker Co., Ltd.
