Innovation Treasure Box | Morinosuke Kawaguchi

川口盛之助の新しい本「日本人も知らなかった日本の国力(ソフトパワー)　　　　　　　こんな顔ぶれの日本人たちが登場する本です - More about Morinosuke Kawaguchi’s latest book and his concept of Gross National Talent: 川口盛之… 2016/07/25

川口盛之助の新しい本 : 日本人も知らなかった日本の国力ソフトパワー
Gross National Talent: Quantitative Analysis of Amazing Japanese Soft Power - Japanese futurist, and innovation and technology consultant, Morinosuke Kawaguchi’s concept o… 2016/06/06

Morinosuke Kawaguchi @ Samurai Yoroi Event @ Nippon Budokan @ Tokyo - 平成28年日本武道館鏡開き式のご報告平成28年(2016)1月11日、日本武道館主催恒例の「鏡開き式・武道始め」が開催されました。今年は、大将軍は(公財)日本武道館理事中曽根弘文氏、副将軍は(… 2016/03/22

Morinosuke is 1 of 20 advisers to the Japanese government’s 2030 strategy - Japanese futurist and innovator Morinosuke Kawaguchi is among the 20 people whose ideas are shaping… 2014/11/08

Morinosuke Kawaguchi presentations @ the world - In the image below we added the logos of some of the organizations, companies, universities and int… 2014/09/22

「今後の価値の変化」 3つの科学で見た「知平面」の風景と「ライフサイクル」の宿命 - 川口盛之助氏の presentation「今後の価値の変化」 3つの科学で見た「知平面」の風景と「ライフサイクル」の宿命メガトレンドから考える企業戦略 3 つの科学で見た「知平面」の風景と「ライフ… 2014/07/13

国家戦略本部「2030 年の日本」検討・対策プロジェクト Japan in 2030 Project - 国家戦略本部「2030 年の日本」検討・対策プロジェクト The National Strategy Headquarters: Japan in 2030 Project Morinosuke … 2014/07/06

MEGATRENDS 2014-2023 - You can now download the MEGATRENDS 2014-2023 Table of Contents of Morinosuke Kawaguchi’s bes… 2014/05/24

Fashion stores bursting into life - Mannequins and Japanese symbolisation Have you been paying attention to your local Japanese clothin… 2012/11/27

How beauty of form appeals to the Japanese man - Synopsis: Through exploring male and female-oriented product design, the modern trend of wearable d… 2012/11/27

A phone to enhance your style - Combining Japanese elegance with technology Picture the scene at a Japanese tea ceremony, with noth… 2012/10/13

KAWAII’s Global Rise –article summary - Morinosuke Kawaguchi: Kawaii’s Global Rise Translated from the original Japanese and summarized by … 2012/10/13

KAWAII’s Global Rise - Note: Since January, 2007, Morinosuke Kawaguchi has been writing a column for the Nikkei BP website… 2012/09/26

The Fearsome Kabuki Mask & Honda Bikes - Note: Since January, 2007, Morinosuke Kawaguchi has been writing a column for the Nikkei BP website… 2012/08/19

The benefits of touching pudding - The artificial “Punyo Punyo pudding” might look like any other gag item. But their inve… 2012/07/03

Herbivore markets and their need for gentle product engineering - Note: this article is based on Morinosuke Kawaguchi’s lead article for Nikkei Electronics’ June 11,… 2012/06/26

Irresistibility of perforated paper - There is a secret pleasure in ripping perforated paper. So much in fact that according to Morinosuk… 2012/04/27

Why SONY can learn from a construction company - Noise cancellation technology is most often associated with earphone or headphones. Noise cancellat… 2012/04/04

Make it easier to understand – and placative - We all remember when we were at school how tedious it was to learn things by heart. And it didnR… 2012/04/02

Anime-inspired car front lights - In 2011, one of the big trends of the world’s most important Motor Show IAA was how clearly c… 2012/03/28

Senses of waste - Japan, being an island, has a highly developed sense of waste and sustainability which, according t… 2012/03/27

When products choose us - In times of usability everything needs to be efficient and easy or ready to use. Products are tools… 2012/03/27

Denying the original design brings back the love - For years now Japanese women have been decorating their cell phones. In fact, it is so common that … 2012/03/27

Deriving business from dramatized life - Over the past years the concept of human-centric or user-centric made each person the centre of the… 2012/03/27

Outsourcing embarassment - Japan is the country where the sense of shyness and embarrassment is particularly pronounced. There… 2012/03/27

From making to designing - The automaton by Toshiba’s founder Hisashige Tanaka is really something, considering that it was bu… 2012/03/23

Humanization makes the abstract tangible – and lovable - These are two depictions of Saraswati, an Indian goddess associated with knowledge, flow and arts. … 2012/03/23

Forget the 5C analysis - A country’s power of innovation and technology is linked to its cultural and social backgroun… 2012/03/23

Thinking of the mechanism is limiting - Morinosuke Kawaguchi’s approach to technological development has fathered the term subculture… 2012/03/23

Subculture-inspired traffic harmonization - Years ago Yamaha developed a bike prototype with the front resembling a face. The shape and design … 2012/03/23

Manga heroes point at the future - Using Morinosuke Kawaguchi’s four quadrant matrix to assess mentality dimensions, Japanese he… 2012/03/23

Compulsive behavior and the good kind of addiction - Morinosuke Kawaguchi advises that we think of the time we were kids – certain actions had such irre… 2012/03/23

Carnivore or herbivore: choose your approach - With every new innovation the question is whether you invented a tool or a weapon. As they say, it’… 2012/03/23