Resources

Restrictive Thoughts and Their Impact on Business Performance

Restrictive Thoughts and Their Impact on Business Performance

Resource Type: Blog

Don't let your workplace's creativity be constrained by restrictive thinking.

Making the Strange Familiar and the Familiar Strange

Making the Strange Familiar and the Familiar Strange

Resource Type: Blog
Although the expression “Making the strange familiar and the familiar strange,” is not one we often hear, it is relevant to...
Points to Make Innovation a Success

Points to Make Innovation a Success

Resource Type: Blog

Internal Innovation Strategies: why hiring outside talent isn't the answer to all of your problems.

Rethinking Management: New Ideas from Traditional Japan

Rethinking Management: New Ideas from Traditional Japan

Resource Type: Blog
In a world obsessed with profits, we can learn from reconsidering the traditional Japanese management model that focuses on human...
What Succession Means in Business

What Succession Means in Business

Resource Type: Blog
Business succession isn't about a new owner taking over, it's about taking care of something that was made successful long before...
Avoid the Managerial Trap by Fostering Innovation

Avoid the Managerial Trap by Fostering Innovation

Resource Type: Blog

Ensure your company's continued success by fostering innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit.

JR Kyushu’s Innovative Train Service in Japan: A Step Above the Rest

JR Kyushu’s Innovative Train Service in Japan: A Step Above the Rest

Resource Type: Blog

"Seven Stars in Kyushu" - Considering the background of developing innovative rail travel.

The Opposite Approach Spurs Innovation

The Opposite Approach Spurs Innovation

Resource Type: Blog

Are you looking for fresh ideas, but stuck in a creative thinking rut? Find out how to open a stream of innovative new ideas.

What Happened to Japanese Innovation?

What Happened to Japanese Innovation?

Resource Type: Blog

Taga - how the word for the metal ring which keeps the barrel together came to symbolize the current problems with Japanese innovation.

Kaizen in Action

Kaizen in Action

Resource Type: Blog
When a business needs to improve but how escapes you think of the Japanese concept of kaizen. Always ask "What can be done?" and...
Harmony through Creativity

Harmony through Creativity

Resource Type: Blog

Creativity is for everyone.

Bridging Cultural Differences with a Thoughtful and Open Mind

Bridging Cultural Differences with a Thoughtful and Open Mind

Resource Type: Blog
Flexibility to accept customs which are new, and willingness to reconsider what we find normal - keys to surviving in our globalized world.
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