Paper in French on Innovation in Japan:
Give more than money: share your talent !
Good point: “… ask yourself if you have given more than money. Ask yourself if you have given of your talents as a leader and as a visionary. Your business is not the only place where those talents are needed. The cultural institutions and the people who use them need those talents too.” (Mikitani-san) !
NEW ! Release of GBMC Book on the History of the Japanese Economy (in French) !
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Le Japon de 2013 se trouve à la croisée de nombreux défis de taille, qui sont abordés succinctement en fin de livre. Deux ans après le « tsunami » meurtrier de la région de « Tohoku », où en est le processus de reconstruction ? Suite à l’accident de Fukushima, le nucléaire va-t-il être remplacé par les Energies Renouvelables ? La population japonaise vieillissant terriblement et le taux de natalité étant très bas, comment le pays va-t-il y remédier ? En repensant le système d’emploi à vie et en promouvant le travail des femmes, des jeunes et des seniors ? Le Japon est-il toujours un pays Innovateur ? Que fait-il pour préserver l’environnement ? Quel est son intérêt à participer à la constitution de méga-blocs commerciaux tels que TPP et autres ? Tous ces sujets sont d’actualité, l’Histoire économique se faisant de nos jours.
Let us share a thought or a prayer for the victims of the 3/11 Earthquake !
As you all know, about 2 years ago, a tremendous earthquake (magnitude 9) followed by a lethal “tsunami”, countless aftershocks and a major nuclear accident at Fukushima, struck the North-East coast of Japan. With nearly 20000 people dead or missing, still over 342000 evacuees, this has been a major challenge for the country. Let us share a thought or a prayer for the victims.
About 10 days ago, I attended a high-level Conference on the Reconstruction Process at the Chamber of Commerce in Paris. Fed with a lot of data and presentations about what had been done for the past 2 years, I was impressed to see how well the Japanese nation had rebounded after the disaster: solidarity, volunteer work, 10 year reconstruction plan, new reconstruction agency, new investments, tax breaks, grants for reconstruction projects ….
What I found most remarkable is that, rather than just rebuilding the same communities, the Japanese took the opportunity to rethink how and what to build, further, came up with a new concept of “Smart Community” where renewable and clean energies (solar, wind, geothermal) will be produced locally and feeding the new town, where all cars and buses will be electric vehicles, where the whole town energy consumption will be monitored by a Control Center or Energy Management System ….
Well done ! As stated during the presentations, revitalizing disaster hit areas will play a leading role in the emergence of a dynamic new Japan:
RECONSTRUCTION + REVITALIZATION = DYNAMIC GROWTH !
東北の皆様へ、頑張れ !!
Recognize and remember your customers !
After all, customers are kings !! Good point from Don Peppers
To work or not to work at a “start up” ?
Interesting Post !
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/20/5-things-you-need-to-know-before-working-at-a-startup/
A dose for speed: 10 min meetings !
Good point from Mikitani-san (Rakuten) !
http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130109151822-52782505-the-need-for-speed


