{"id":102,"date":"2021-02-17T15:41:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T06:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/?post_type=webzine&#038;p=102"},"modified":"2023-09-04T10:58:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T01:58:19","slug":"successful-creative-leaders-f80cf978cbad","status":"publish","type":"webzine","link":"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/webzine\/successful-creative-leaders-f80cf978cbad\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the Key Elements of Successful Creative Leaders?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-wm-bgg\"><em>The original article \u201cLeading myself, the team and the outcome\u201d is a part of the&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>WORK MILL&nbsp;<\/em><\/a><em>with&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/forbesjapan.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Forbes JAPAN<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;Issue 2 -The Danish way \u00a9<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>WORK MILL<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-wm wp-block-heading\"><strong>Leading myself, the team, and the outcome<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"is-style-default wp-block-list\"><li>What\u2019s Creative Leadership?<\/li><li>Trust and Communication<\/li><li>Team Leader\u2019s Role<\/li><li>Me, Team, and Outcome<\/li><li>Be yourself<\/li><li>Making Common Genius:&nbsp;<strong><em>Relying on a single genius is boring<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li>Contradictions of Leaders:&nbsp;<strong><em>The sense of balance to create results<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li>Creative&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aikido\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aikido<\/a>:&nbsp;<strong><em>Aikido for creators<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li>Leadership in the Future:&nbsp;<strong><em>how Leadership is changing<\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cA leader needs to be able to build up trust and communication. That makes a team grow together.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-wm\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/1_OiJ-q1akvNOijEkbhO6y6w-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Creative Leadership\" class=\"wp-image-104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/1_OiJ-q1akvNOijEkbhO6y6w-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/1_OiJ-q1akvNOijEkbhO6y6w-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/1_OiJ-q1akvNOijEkbhO6y6w-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/1_OiJ-q1akvNOijEkbhO6y6w-760x570.jpeg 760w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/1_OiJ-q1akvNOijEkbhO6y6w.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Creative Leadership<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"kbl-internal-link \"><div class=\"wp-embed wp-embed-own post-590 webzine type-webzine status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-article tag-cat tag-leadership tag-personality tag-workstyle pickup-pickup block-edited\">\n\n\t<p class=\"wp-embed-also-read\">\n\t\t<span>Related Article<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-embed-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-featured-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/p01_organization_cat-300x214.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/p01_organization_cat-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/p01_organization_cat-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/p01_organization_cat-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/p01_organization_cat.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-body\">\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-embed-heading\">Are you the \u201cCat\u201d Personality in your Organization?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-embed-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2023.03.03\">2023.03.03<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>On Japan\u2019s \u201cLabor Thanksgiving Day\u201d every November, the Tokyo Work Design Week (TWDW), a symposium on working styles, is held over a seven-day period. TWDW 2021, which marks the 9th anniversary of the event, was held online for 7 days in a row with the theme \u201cLearn to Work Like a Cat.\u201d The overarching theme [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-embed-link btn btn-sm btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/webzine\/cat-personality-organization-20230303\/\" target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Continue reading Are you the \u201cCat\u201d Personality in your Organization?\">\n\t\t\t\tRead Article\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<footer class=\"wp-embed-footer\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-site-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\" target=\"_top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/cropped-wm-icon-32x32.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/cropped-wm-icon-150x150.png 2x\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-embed-site-icon\" \/><span>WORK MILL ENGLISH<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"is-style-wm wp-block-heading\"><strong>1.What\u2019s Creative Leadership?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaospilot.dk\/staff\/david-storkholm\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Storkholm<\/a>&nbsp;defines creative leadership as \u201cleading creative collaboration where both people and ideas grow a leadership approach for spearheading co-creation. We believe that a team\u2019s growth depends on one\u2019s ability to create a \u2018learning culture.\u2019 This ability makes it possible to \u2018experiment\u2019 and explores in order to get far in the creative process.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"is-style-wm wp-block-heading\" id=\"0738\"><strong>2. Trust and Communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"4d19\">Leadership does not&nbsp;mean taking responsibility for everything that happens within the creative process. It is to build trust, to make members communicate with one another. And it is to create alignment around purpose and task to give meaning to why we are working together. This lets the team learn together, grow together, and create together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"is-style-wm wp-block-heading\" id=\"6def\"><strong>3. Team Leader\u2019s Role<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"df8c\">At&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaospilot.dk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kaospilot<\/a>, people of all ages, nationalities, careers, and academic backgrounds come together. The role of the team leader was created at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaospilot.dk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kaospilot<\/a>&nbsp;in order to bring these diverse people together to form teams. The team leader is not the teacher. The team leader is the person who \u201ccreates a place where learning happens and nourishes learning culture.\u201d There are currently one or two team leaders in each class of 38 students at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaospilot.dk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kaospilo<\/a>t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"is-style-wm wp-block-heading\" id=\"a56c\"><strong>4. Me, Team, and Outcome<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"d91b\">The Creative Leadership program started out at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaospilot.dk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kaospilot<\/a>&nbsp;as an internal program for training team leaders. Now it has expanded to be taught not just in Denmark, but countries all around the world including Japan. It is made up of three modules \u201cMe, Team, and Outcome\u201d and normally each module lasts three days for a total of nine days (in Japan, a shortened version of two days each is often held).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"is-style-wm wp-block-heading\" id=\"02ad\"><strong>5. Be yourself<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"a634\">Creative leadership starts with being \u201cyou.\u201d It is a way of seeing and thinking about teams, tasks, and challenges. Knowing your core and leading from a place of balance, trust, and clarity is key when leading teams into creative exploration, where the answer is often \u201cwe don\u2019t know yet.\u201d The creative leader\u2019s task is to motivate communication and foster both curiosity and courage in the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"is-style-wm wp-block-heading\" id=\"ce61\"><strong>6. Making Common Genius :<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"da71\"><strong><em>Relying on a single genius is boring<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"580f\">A creative leader designs a space where members can learn from and stimulate each other while exerting their own creativity. \u201cIt\u2019s easy to rely on a single genius,\u201d says Storkholm. \u201cWe believe that there is great value in accessing the team\u2019s combined yet unique creativity and using that as an engine in the creative process to get far and come up with new answers, ideas, or solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"is-style-wm wp-block-heading\" id=\"f3e1\"><strong>7. Contradictions of Leaders<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"350f\"><strong><em>The sense of balance to create results<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"f4eb\">A creative leader brings his team together and focuses on the process while also producing top-quality results. This means a leader needs to be a realist who delivers by the deadline, but also an idealist who pursues a vision. The creative leader must focus on the \u201cnow\u201d while still maintaining a long-term perspective. The creative leader offers inspiration, perspectives, and stimuli to encourage growth while maintaining team order. Being able to bring together these contradictory elements is what boosts the creative process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"is-style-wm wp-block-heading\" id=\"4aea\">8. Creative Aikido<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"7960\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aikido\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Aikido&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>for creators<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"99a0\">\u201cWhat often happens in the creative process is that opposing opinions and criticism kill energy. But what if this criticism and the opposing opinions could be turned into creative assets? If a leader can guide the others\u2019 energy into constructive communication, just like in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aikido\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">aikido,<\/a>&nbsp;they will be able to use the members\u2019 energy, fuse it, and develop more ideas from it. Taking the course on the three modules will give you a black belt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"is-style-wm wp-block-heading\" id=\"2659\">9. Leadership in the Future<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"83ba\"><strong><em>How Leadership is changing<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"5405\">Storkholm believes that as the times change, so will the types of leadership required in the team. So what will be required of a leader in the future?<br>Storkholm says, \u201cThe issues we need to tackle are becoming increasingly complex. We won\u2019t be able to solve these problems with just a single job role. We\u2019ll need more people involved. Leaders in the future will be required to handle diversity and complexity more so than today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"kbl-internal-link \"><div class=\"wp-embed wp-embed-own post-382 webzine type-webzine status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-article tag-entrepreneurship tag-leadership tag-management tag-wellbeing tag-work-life-balance pickup-pickup block-edited\">\n\n\t<p class=\"wp-embed-also-read\">\n\t\t<span>Related Article<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-embed-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-featured-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/IMGI9240-e1568697242151-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/IMGI9240-e1568697242151-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/IMGI9240-e1568697242151-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/IMGI9240-e1568697242151.webp 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-body\">\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-embed-heading\">Not Everyone Has to Be an Autonomous Employee &#8211; Hyakushokuya\u2019s Open-Minded Management<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-embed-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2022.04.27\">2022.04.27<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>With four branches in Kyoto City, Hyakushokuya has become famous for its signature dishes such as steak donburi, sukiyaki, and meat sushi, gaining widespread attention from both local residents and foreign tourists from abroad. However, regardless of the number of customers lining up, it only serves 100 meals per day. The restaurant is only open [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-embed-link btn btn-sm btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/webzine\/hyakushokuya-management-20220427\/\" target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Continue reading Not Everyone Has to Be an Autonomous Employee &#8211; Hyakushokuya\u2019s Open-Minded Management\">\n\t\t\t\tRead Article\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<footer class=\"wp-embed-footer\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-site-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\" target=\"_top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/cropped-wm-icon-32x32.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/cropped-wm-icon-150x150.png 2x\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-embed-site-icon\" \/><span>WORK MILL ENGLISH<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-wm wp-block-heading\"><strong>3 MODULES FOR LEADERS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-wm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/1__pFf9xr8QAEDqu-nxX9Qvw.jpeg\" alt=\"Creative Leadership\" class=\"wp-image-105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/1__pFf9xr8QAEDqu-nxX9Qvw.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/1__pFf9xr8QAEDqu-nxX9Qvw-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/1__pFf9xr8QAEDqu-nxX9Qvw-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"is-style-wm wp-block-heading\" id=\"1d6c\"><strong>MODULE 1:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"e6b2\"><strong>The Creative Foundation<\/strong><br><strong><em>It starts with you<\/em><\/strong><br><em>GOAL<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"1ea8\">The participant will explore the personal impact in a team and how to strengthen authenticity and clear communication. The participant will know how to build trust and commitment in a team and understand how to use diversity as a strength in the work process. The participant will gain experience and insights in how to be and how to act as a creative leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-wm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/1_p_ADp_XqIMeb7lZWRIl-og.jpeg\" alt=\"Creative Leadership\" class=\"wp-image-106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/1_p_ADp_XqIMeb7lZWRIl-og.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/1_p_ADp_XqIMeb7lZWRIl-og-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/1_p_ADp_XqIMeb7lZWRIl-og-768x511.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"is-style-wm wp-block-heading\" id=\"a979\"><strong>MODULE 2:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"d6b1\"><strong>The Creative Team<br><em>From me to we<\/em><\/strong><br><em>GOAL<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"bffc\">The participant will know how to lead a self-organizing team by creating alignment, commitment, and direction.<br>The participant will be able to use aesthetics and narratives to create strong stages for creative collaboration. The participant will know how to use authenticity and personal engagement to inspire participation and ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-wm\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/1_kroo3WvqfeA9rp76cDoEHA-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Creative Leadership\" class=\"wp-image-107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/1_kroo3WvqfeA9rp76cDoEHA-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/1_kroo3WvqfeA9rp76cDoEHA-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/1_kroo3WvqfeA9rp76cDoEHA.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"is-style-wm wp-block-heading\" id=\"9c35\"><strong>MODULE 3:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"cc3f\"><strong>The Creative Outcome<\/strong><br><strong><em>From ordinary to extraordinary<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"9485\"><em>GOAL<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"96a1\">The participant will learn how to stay present at the moment and improvise while still keeping an overview of the process and securing results. The participant will develop the courage to challenge, inspire and disturb a team in order to go beyond the obvious results and allow for new outcomes to emerge. The participant will learn how to build momentum in a creative process and understand the important differences between facilitating and leading creative collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"kbl-internal-link \"><div class=\"wp-embed wp-embed-own post-701 webzine type-webzine status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-article tag-craftmanship tag-japan tag-management tag-traditional pickup-pickup block-edited\">\n\n\t<p class=\"wp-embed-also-read\">\n\t\t<span>Related Article<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-embed-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-featured-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/craftsman-12-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/craftsman-12-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/craftsman-12-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/craftsman-12-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/craftsman-12-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/craftsman-12.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-body\">\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-embed-heading\">How Japanese Craftsmen Manage a Business with Kaizen<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-embed-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2023.05.15\">2023.05.15<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-embed-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The world of craftsmanship&#8230; It is a demanding world, and unpaid work is the norm &#8211; until you become a full-fledged craftsman. A lot of people have this image of this industry. And well, they\u2019re not entirely wrong. But craftspeople in 2022 are making an effort to rise above this image. 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Presently, he is working on multiple innovation creation projects as Head of Design at BCG Digital Ventures. He is co-founder of AnyProjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I really agree with the way Kaospilot sees leadership. They understand that the role of a leader is to create an environment where everyone can contribute their talents similar to the way you fertilize and irrigate fields to grow delicious vegetables. I feel that their ideas on creating \u201cplaces\u201d where<br>people can co-exist based on this altruistic perspective are better suited to Japan than America\u2019s competitive style. What really stuck with me is how people like David and Christer, who are in charge of this program, have actually created a place like that for us participants. Normally, when a facilitator asks the participants a question, if nobody answers for about ten seconds, they get impatient and start talking again. But David and Christer would wait a whole minute. They wait patiently for people to muster the courage to ask. I was very impressed with that, as it taught me that waiting is effective in drawing out other people\u2019s potential. If we all work together, we can wield more strength than when we work alone. 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