Position & Credentials:​​

• Chief Researcher, Knowledge Management Lab

• Chief Executive Officer, Basic Consulting Inc.

• Professor, Graduate School of Social Design Studies

• Trustee, Kansai Gakuin University

• External Director & Sustainability Advisory Committee Chair, Listed Companies

• Certified Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF-Japan)

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Track Record:
Through knowledge management applications in human resource development, organizational growth, sales team building, and new business creation, I have supported over 1,500 organizations and developed 130,000+ professionals. The practical frameworks I've developed have been recognized 3 times with Japan's National Productivity Award (METI-endorsed).

Core Expertise:
My expertise lies in "tacit knowledge formalization"—transforming the implicit wisdom of executives, artists, and innovators into concrete organizational assets. This includes the development of over 100 succession plans, talent development programs, training curricula, manuals, and systems that capture and transfer invaluable expertise.

Media Recognition:

Numerous interviews and articles on tacit knowledge formalization have been featured in major business publications, including HR Online (Diamond Online) and PRESIDENT Online.

Publications:
Author of 16 books including:

• Real Work After 55 (2024, Kanki Publishing)

• Managers Don't Manage People (2017, Shuwa System)

• 70x Automated Sales Method (2008, Chukei Publishing)

• All-Electric Sales Success (2004, Japan Electric Association)

Philosophy:
I work to give language to the "intuitive know-how" found on the front lines, making it something that can be shared and communicated. When we accomplish this, it becomes learning for others and has the power to transform someone's future.

I want to make visible the tacit knowledge that lies within people and build bridges to carry it forward to the next generation. This transforms individual excellence into organizational strength, creating "1+1=3" synergy.

To make this happen, I turn Knowledge Management from abstract theory into "knowledge that can be practiced in the field". This, I believe, is my mission.