Culture Difference Japan Asia US Europe And All
- President of a major global company, president of a country
- Watching Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s speech at UCLA for the inauguration of UCLA Chancellor Gene D. Block, I started to think of the responsibilities of a president of a major global company and a president of a country. Both are ultimately leaders who’s action and decisions affects everyone within his/her company or country. Just as with a country one […]...
- 02 Apr, 2009 | No comments yet
- Understanding Ichiro’s words through American master coaches lessons
- My friend and I were having lunch on March 24th, and she showed me that the World Baseball Classic final game was being played in Los Angeles as we were having our lunch in Tokyo. During my teenage years, with an American step-father who loved to watch sports on TV, our family watched some kind […]...
- 26 Mar, 2009 | No comments yet
- The way Japanese executives think about company responsibility
- I don’t know what percentage of Japanese executives feel this way, but last week, I’ve heard it directly from the director of major Japanese companies, like I did from many Japanese executives before. We are responsible for providing livelihood for the citizens. We have to think of ways to offer meaningful jobs for as many people as possible. He […]...
- 22 Mar, 2009 | 2 comments
- Now it’s going too far the other way?
- I don’t think open plan in office works without having easily accessible private room or cubicle to use in need. Like everything else, it’s not one size fits all. How the workspace should be layed out depends on your job. I thought of this because recently, I have seen several article that says open plan does not work, like […]...
- 08 Feb, 2009 | 2 comments
- Potential of Twitter in Japan
- Uchida Yoko people thought it was another one of those crazy ideas I brought in. Rather than doing Q&A after panel discussion, I proposed that we set it up so that everyone can post question or comment during panel discussion to realize audience participation. I explained that people would feel freer to express […]...
- 29 Jan, 2009 | No comments yet
- Toyota dealership visit in suburban Tokyo
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/projectkobo/sets/72157612706079650/ Buying an automobile has never been an option to me since I moved from the US to Tokyo. Why would I want a car? Trains and buses are so cheap, they are everywhere, runs on time, clean, safe. Taxis aren’t so expensive. If I needed to drive somewhere for some reason, I would rent a […]...
- 18 Jan, 2009 | No comments yet
- Review of the year 2008
- Thank you for making my 2008 a wonderful year! It was great working together with my friends, colleagues and clients. Had this enjoyable year end meeting. A typical one we had at many cafes and diners at various places in the world. ...
- 31 Dec, 2008 | No comments yet
- Project Kobo Offices
- Office is where people work together. I noticed when our team worked, 4 times out of 5, it was not at Project Kobo Kagurazaka Studio. It was far from my home, 1.5 hours one way. We LOVED Kagurazaka Studio. But it just didn’t make sense anymore So I gave up the studio. physically, me and the team […]...
- 27 Dec, 2008 | No comments yet
- Sustainability effort: moving small office
- I did it again….. I let a few months slip by without writing anything. August, September were really busy, then came mid October and nothing. So this is what it’s like to be, affected by the economic situation of the time. Being a small operation, it was an easy decision to close my studio, especially the company that shared […]...
- 11 Dec, 2008 | No comments yet
- Companies that can afford to have uninspiring workspace
- Companies that can afford to have uninspiring workspace Fear: Employees afraid to lose their jobs Love: Employees love their jobs, pay, status of their company or their position Companies that need inspiring workspace Attract: Employees with rare talents; employees to do dull, or painful work Impress: Visitors ...
- 03 Jul, 2008 | No comments yet
