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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.
Reflections of Change in Indonesia Promise a Brighter Future

Reflections of Change in Indonesia Promise a Brighter Future

Resource Type: Blog

Utilize strength, overcome challenge, for brighter future.

Six Steps to Fostering Innovation

Six Steps to Fostering Innovation

Resource Type: Blog
Mr. Hima Furuta of Marunouchi Morning University knows how to encourage innovation without sacrificing efficiency, and he's willing to...
Developing the Ownership Quotient

Developing the Ownership Quotient

Resource Type: Blog

Customer loyalty is only one factor in success. The most successful businesses inspire the same level of loyalty in their employees.

Executing Change with Nudging

Executing Change with Nudging

Resource Type: Blog
Lots of good ideas have been passed over because people weren't ready to hear them. The trick to introducing a new idea is to nudge the...
Meeting Essentials: Prevent Sidetracking

Meeting Essentials: Prevent Sidetracking

Resource Type: Blog
The best success strategies can come from working together as a group, but groups can become sidetracked by details and impossible ideas. As...
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