Future Prediction AI Platform 'CROSS Graph' Announces New Service to Address Iran Situation and Energy Risks

CROSS Business Producers Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Kotoba Miki; hereinafter 'the Company') has launched a new service utilizing the future-forecasting AI platform 'CROSS Graph' to enable companies to reconstruct management scenarios in as little as 24 hours in response to rapidly changing geopolitical and energy environments.

This service integrates future-forecasting methods that have proven successful during global transformative periods, such as the scenario planning method introduced by Royal Dutch Shell plc (now Shell plc) during the 1970s oil crisis, and adapts them to the modern geopolitical and AI landscape.

With this service, companies can build multiple future scenario options within 24 hours and select the optimal short-term solution from a long-term perspective. This supports confident decision-making based on reliable data.

In an era where the premises of corporate management change daily due to Middle Eastern tensions such as the Iran situation, energy supply instability, and the evolution of AI and technology, strategies based on a single scenario are no longer functional. This service provides a outlook up to 2035 and multiple management strategy scenarios based on it, tailored to your requested deadline, starting from as little as 24 hours after your inquiry. This process facilitates timely and optimal decision-making within your company.

We look forward to continuing to support the decision-making of more companies through CROSS Graph.

■ Background: An era where the premises of management strategy change in a week
Management strategy premises are shifting to an era where they change in a week. Due to Middle Eastern tensions, energy instability, and AI advancements, corporate management premises change in short periods, leading to collapsed market assumptions and rapidly shifting customer preferences.

■ Value Provided: Creating a state where 'optimal decisions can be made' in 24 hours, even in emergencies.
We build a state where optimal decisions can be made within 24 hours, even in emergencies, contributing to timely and effective decision-making in organizations.

■ Service Content
- Macro structural analysis of domestic and international geopolitical, energy, and technological environments
- Design of 2-4 alternative scenarios (Risk/Opportunity - Base case, Positive, Negative)
- Presentation of strategic options for each scenario
- Organization of investment decisions and business impacts
These will be delivered in PowerPoint and PDF formats.

■ Collaboration with Global Knowledge
This service integrates international future-forecasting know-how:
- European EDHEC Business School (Future Readiness Test)
- Future insights by IFTF (Institute for the Future), USA
- Policy and public scenario planning know-how from SOIF (School of International Futures), UK
These are characterized by 'actionable scenario design' that integrates both academic and practical knowledge.

■ Fact-based Data Foundation: Global Information x Structuring
We possess 'Data Resources Inc.,' a specialized company handling market and industry data, and deploy the AI platform 'CROSS Graph.'
- Research network of over 200 global companies provided by our group company, Data Resources Inc.
- Energy, policy, technology, and market data
- Structured analysis by the AI platform 'CROSS Graph'
We convert data from mere 'information' into a form that can be used for the decision-making you need now.

■ (Reference) Future readiness determines corporate growth and value
According to international research ('Exploring Value Creation from Corporate-Foresight Activities' by René Rohrbeck), companies with high future readiness are expected to see:
- Operating revenue +33%
- Market capitalization +200%
- Performance +44% above industry average
Meanwhile, less than 1 in 5 companies are systematically prepared, with about 80% potentially underprepared. Our independent research in the Japanese market shows that Japanese companies tend to have lower readiness.

■ Use Cases
- Reviewing and recalculating mid-term management plans
- Adjusting strategic scenarios for geopolitical risks (energy/supply chains)
- Reviewing investment decisions (recalculating KPIs based on current global environment)
- Disaster response teams (government, cross-industry teams)
- Business portfolio redesign due to AI technology adoption

■ Emergency Response: Immediate Reconstruction of Management Scenarios
We provide emergency scenario construction support for themes such as the Iran situation/Middle East risk, energy price fluctuations, global supply chain disruption, and market changes due to AI/technology.

■ Message from our President
'To gain a winning path to 2050, what you need to do now is not whether you can predict the future, but whether you have the scenarios, mechanisms, and preparations to be ready for it. As management strategy now requires a stockpile of scenarios, we are honored to have you use our CROSS Graph mechanism.'

CROSS Business Producers, President, Kotoba Miki