The Role of HR Shifts from "Management" to "R&D". Minami Aoyama Advisory Group Launches Support for "AI Talent Mapping" to Discover "Hidden Talents" from Praise Data Using AI
Minami Aoyama Advisory Group is launching "AI Talent Mapping" and "Engagement Stock" services, utilizing AI to analyze employee recognition data. This initiative shifts HR from traditional past-focused management to a future-oriented R&D function, aiming to uncover hidden talents, predict future leaders, and visualize employee contributions. The services facilitate fair compensation and aim to boost employee engagement by making their contributions visible and valuable.
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Minami Aoyama Advisory Group Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Minoru Sengoku) is pleased to announce the full launch of its support services for the introduction of "AI Talent Mapping" and "Engagement Stock," which visualize future potential by analyzing employee praise (recognition) data using AI, based on cutting-edge insights from "Unleash World 2025" (Paris), one of the world's largest HR tech conferences.
■ Background: From Past "Diagnosis" to Future "Prediction"
Traditional HR management has been limited to diagnosing "past events," such as annual engagement surveys and exit interviews. However, in today's world facing labor shortages and the rapid proliferation of AI, HR is required to break away from "past performance management" and evolve into an "organizational R&D department" that experiments with future possibilities.
Our company supports a new paradigm shift that optimizes the philosophy of "Human-Centered Design," advocated at "Unleash World 2025" where over 5,000 HR leaders from more than 140 countries gathered, for Japanese companies, utilizing AI not as a tool to judge people, but as a device to make them shine.
■ The Possibilities of an Organization Unleashed by "Recognition Data"
The core of this service lies in the utilization of "Recognition Data," which records the "moments" when someone's contribution was evaluated and appreciated.
* Real-time: Data is recorded the moment an event occurs, enabling data accumulation without time lag.
* Accuracy through Natural Language: By verbalizing specific and outstanding actions, it captures contexts that were invisible with traditional numerical evaluations.
* Bias Reduction: By gathering praise from supervisors, colleagues, and juniors (360°), it eliminates biases from specific evaluators.
■ Three Key Signals of the New Service "AI Talent Mapping"
By analyzing the vast accumulated recognition data with AI, HR and management can identify the following three key signals:
* Fit Signal: Discovers "hidden talents" with high aptitude for specific positions, improving the accuracy of internal promotions.
* Cultural Hub: Identifies key persons who connect people as centers of informal networks, not appearing on the organizational chart.
* Next-Generation Leader: Statistically predicts future leader candidates from growth patterns in how praise is received and given.
Furthermore, by capturing a sudden decrease in the frequency of receiving praise, it becomes possible to detect early signs of resignation risk.
■ Engagement Stock: Returning Praise as "Assets"
Our company offers a unique mechanism to accumulate praise as "Engagement Stock." In addition to thank-you points, points are awarded from four perspectives: achievements, behavior, skills, and health management. By making these exchangeable for economic value such as cash, V Points, and PayPay, fair compensation for contributions is realized.
This allows employees to feel that "their contributions are seen," fostering an investor mindset towards the organization, contributing to a reduction in turnover (with an average improvement rate of 31% in case studies) and long-term engagement improvement.
■ About Minami Aoyama Advisory Group
Our company provides one-stop, ongoing support from building recognition infrastructure to AI implementation and designing compensation systems (Engagement Stock/Phantom Stock). We offer services that integrate the latest technology and expert knowledge to enable Japanese HR professionals to gain strategic insights suitable for the AI era.
Company Name: Minami Aoyama Advisory Group Co., Ltd. / Minami Aoyama Tax Accountant Corporation
Location: Ark Mori Building 30F, 1-12-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Minoru Sengoku
Established: March 2013
Business Activities: Accounting and tax support / IPO and M&A support / Compensation system design / Business succession consulting
Official Website: https://minami-aoyama.jp
Product Information:
Stock Option Cloud: https://www.stockoption.cloud/
Engagement Stock: https://engagement.stockoption.cloud/
■ Inquiries regarding interviews and coverage for this matter
▼Inquiry Form
https://engagement.stockoption.cloud/inquiries/new
* Please clearly state "Inquiry from a Reporter" when submitting.
* We also accept requests for providing materials such as interview photos and system diagrams, and consultations for additional interviews.
Minami Aoyama Advisory Group - Information
In addition to the mechanism introduced this time, we also provide specialized consulting on the design of "Engagement Stock," which contributes to mid- to long-term engagement improvement, and "Phantom Stock," which is linked to actual stock value. Please consult us if you are considering both organizational culture transformation and a fair compensation system.
■ Background: From Past "Diagnosis" to Future "Prediction"
Traditional HR management has been limited to diagnosing "past events," such as annual engagement surveys and exit interviews. However, in today's world facing labor shortages and the rapid proliferation of AI, HR is required to break away from "past performance management" and evolve into an "organizational R&D department" that experiments with future possibilities.
Our company supports a new paradigm shift that optimizes the philosophy of "Human-Centered Design," advocated at "Unleash World 2025" where over 5,000 HR leaders from more than 140 countries gathered, for Japanese companies, utilizing AI not as a tool to judge people, but as a device to make them shine.
■ The Possibilities of an Organization Unleashed by "Recognition Data"
The core of this service lies in the utilization of "Recognition Data," which records the "moments" when someone's contribution was evaluated and appreciated.
* Real-time: Data is recorded the moment an event occurs, enabling data accumulation without time lag.
* Accuracy through Natural Language: By verbalizing specific and outstanding actions, it captures contexts that were invisible with traditional numerical evaluations.
* Bias Reduction: By gathering praise from supervisors, colleagues, and juniors (360°), it eliminates biases from specific evaluators.
■ Three Key Signals of the New Service "AI Talent Mapping"
By analyzing the vast accumulated recognition data with AI, HR and management can identify the following three key signals:
* Fit Signal: Discovers "hidden talents" with high aptitude for specific positions, improving the accuracy of internal promotions.
* Cultural Hub: Identifies key persons who connect people as centers of informal networks, not appearing on the organizational chart.
* Next-Generation Leader: Statistically predicts future leader candidates from growth patterns in how praise is received and given.
Furthermore, by capturing a sudden decrease in the frequency of receiving praise, it becomes possible to detect early signs of resignation risk.
■ Engagement Stock: Returning Praise as "Assets"
Our company offers a unique mechanism to accumulate praise as "Engagement Stock." In addition to thank-you points, points are awarded from four perspectives: achievements, behavior, skills, and health management. By making these exchangeable for economic value such as cash, V Points, and PayPay, fair compensation for contributions is realized.
This allows employees to feel that "their contributions are seen," fostering an investor mindset towards the organization, contributing to a reduction in turnover (with an average improvement rate of 31% in case studies) and long-term engagement improvement.
■ About Minami Aoyama Advisory Group
Our company provides one-stop, ongoing support from building recognition infrastructure to AI implementation and designing compensation systems (Engagement Stock/Phantom Stock). We offer services that integrate the latest technology and expert knowledge to enable Japanese HR professionals to gain strategic insights suitable for the AI era.
Company Name: Minami Aoyama Advisory Group Co., Ltd. / Minami Aoyama Tax Accountant Corporation
Location: Ark Mori Building 30F, 1-12-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Minoru Sengoku
Established: March 2013
Business Activities: Accounting and tax support / IPO and M&A support / Compensation system design / Business succession consulting
Official Website: https://minami-aoyama.jp
Product Information:
Stock Option Cloud: https://www.stockoption.cloud/
Engagement Stock: https://engagement.stockoption.cloud/
■ Inquiries regarding interviews and coverage for this matter
▼Inquiry Form
https://engagement.stockoption.cloud/inquiries/new
* Please clearly state "Inquiry from a Reporter" when submitting.
* We also accept requests for providing materials such as interview photos and system diagrams, and consultations for additional interviews.
Minami Aoyama Advisory Group - Information
In addition to the mechanism introduced this time, we also provide specialized consulting on the design of "Engagement Stock," which contributes to mid- to long-term engagement improvement, and "Phantom Stock," which is linked to actual stock value. Please consult us if you are considering both organizational culture transformation and a fair compensation system.