Open the inquiries that shape the future.for Organizers / Businessesby

An Open call is more than just sharing information or soliciting ideas.
It is an invitation to open challenges to society.

In today’s rapidly changing world, innovation cannot be achieved by sticking to existing frameworks or conventional thinking.
By opening up challenges to the outside, inviting talent and ideas, and creating together, we can discover the unknown and generate entirely new possibilities.

The true value of a public call lies in unexpected encounters that surpass predictions.
Focus on untapped potential, and intentionally design opportunities for serendipity.
Now, isn’t it time to open this inquiry to society?
Let’s invite the world in and open a new door—together.

AWRD is a platform that delivers “invitations” in the form of open calls, connecting entrepreneurs, companies, projects, and creators across cultures, disciplines, borders, and generations to co-create new value.
Through collaboration with diverse people who bring unique perspectives and passion, AWRD fosters the emergence of new products, experiences, businesses, and even markets.

Inheriting the philosophy of loftwork.com, a portfolio site born in 2000, AWRD opens organizational challenges and visions as inquiries, serving as an infrastructure for co-creation—from the first step of a project to its connection with society. Through open calls, AWRD continuously brings in fresh perspectives and encounters future possibilities.

Typical competitions pit participants against each other to select the most polished work.
Loftwork’s open calls focus instead on opening a theme to society.

Collected works are presented as a collective, expanding understanding and empathy for the theme.
This process highlights diverse perspectives and approaches, creating a foundation for research, business, and co-creation.