Updating the 'Future' of Organizations: Managers' Strategy Meeting 'Qast Academy' Launches Thursday, April 23, 2026

any Inc. (Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Kazufumi Yoshida; hereafter "any") will launch "Qast Academy," a strategy meeting for managers facing the 'future' of organizations, starting Thursday, April 23, 2026.

What is "Qast Academy"? "Qast Academy" is a strategy meeting place for managers aiming to update the 'future' of their organizations, hosted by any, which has been providing the AI knowledge platform "Qast" since 2018. Due to the intensification and complexity of various markets, managers are required to have a higher level of management skills than before. In response to these circumstances and environments, any believed there was a need for a place where managers could share their concerns and knowledge with each other. We will hold monthly meetings where participants can converse with such "comrades," occasionally accompanied by dialogue with leaders from pioneering companies at the forefront of organizational transformation and experts researching organizational change, to cultivate hints for building better organizations.

Statement In modern times, where the ideal form of management has become more complex than ever before. While facing questions with no clear answers, managers seek ways to move their company's organization forward, even if just a single step. We believe that this strong will and capacity for action is precisely what serves as the starting point for organizational transformation. In order to bring these intentions to fruition as tangible "transformation." What is needed now is a "strategy" to turn aspirations into concrete execution power. Going beyond the boundaries of solitary thinking to share wisdom with like-minded comrades. Through these dialogues, the next move is honed and turned into conviction. The place to implement ideals into reality is here. Moving beyond mere information sharing to "dialogues" that drive the organization. Let the intellectual chemical reactions born in these strategy meetings become the driving force for transformation. Now, let's update the "future" of the organization together from here.

About "Qast Academy #1 Insight Session" Theme: "How can organizations change? The reality of transformation led by managers" Details: Many managers face issues such as productivity and over-reliance on specific individuals within their departments or teams, finding themselves in situations where "they want to change but cannot." So, what should managers do to change the organization? In this session, we invite Mr. Daisuke Sasaki, Manager of the Management Strategy Unit, Corporate Planning and General Affairs Department, Morioka Branch Office of East Japan Railway Company. Based on his practical experience of driving organizational transformation starting from frontline issues, we will unravel how a manager found a breakthrough and moved the frontline. We will delve into the realistic process of not only selecting measures and creating systems but also involving the frontline and establishing those changes. What decision-making and actions are required of managers to overcome challenges like "just implementing a system doesn't move the organization" or "certain initiatives don't spread company-wide" to realize transformation? We will deliver practical knowledge you can use from tomorrow.

Date & Time: Thursday, April 23, 2026, 19:00 - 21:00 (Doors open at 18:30) Venue: THE CORE KITCHEN/SPACE 1F Shintora-dori CORE, 4-1-1 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Speaker: Manager, Management Strategy Unit, Corporate Planning and General Affairs Department, Morioka Branch Office, East Japan Railway Company Mr. Daisuke Sasaki How to participate: Advance registration required (Participation fee: Free) Registration Form: https://qast.seminarone.com/qastacademy_01/event

Looking towards the launch of "Qast Academy" Comment from Shiroto Hori, Growth Marketer at any Inc. There are people with the will to transform within the organization. Yet, the organization doesn't move. Many managers have probably faced such walls. It is ultimately "people" who cause transformation, and none other than the presence of managers with strong will. However, it cannot be said that there are currently enough places where such individuals can talk openly and take home practical knowledge. "Qast Academy" was born from this awareness of issues. It is a place where managers challenging organizational transformation gather to discover tomorrow's actions through dialogue and connection. In addition to providing products, any wants to walk alongside those taking on transformation to create a world where each individual's will drives the organization, realizing both individual happiness and the practical benefits of the organization together.

● About any Inc. At any, we have set our purpose as "achieving both individual happiness and practical organizational benefits." Under this purpose, we provide the AI knowledge platform "Qast" to generate new power in organizations through knowledge management and realize a better society. The domain of knowledge management has lacked a clear solution for the past 30 years, and we are fully committed to deriving the optimal answer. By uploading vast amounts of internal documents, "Qast" automatically categorizes and summarizes files. It is also equipped with a RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) mechanism where generative AI automatically answers questions arising in business operations by referencing accumulated data. Furthermore, through its Q&A and KnowWho functions, it acts as a "co-creation" type knowledge management system that draws out people's knowledge and experience. We have a track record of numerous implementations in large companies, including manufacturing, construction, and retail industries, and are already used by over 98,000 users.

Company Profile - Company Name: any Inc. - Representative: Kazufumi Yoshida - Location: Inside WeWork, 11F KANDA SQUARE, 2-2-1 Kanda Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo - Established: October 3, 2016 - Business Description: Planning, development, and operation of "Qast" - Company HP: https://anyinc.jp/ - Recruiting HP: https://careers.anyinc.jp - Service Site: https://qast.jp/ - Owned Media: https://qast.jp/media/