GTF Thinking Academy Launches Online Critical Thinking Program for Individuals in the AI Era
GTF Corporation will begin offering its 'GTF Thinking Academy' critical thinking program to individuals online from August 1, 2026. This expansion follows corporate offerings, providing individuals with an online environment to learn critical thinking skills for the AI era.
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GTF Corporation, which engages in hands-on business revitalization, restructuring, and investment, announced that it will start offering an online program for individuals of its 'GTF Thinking Academy,' a critical thinking training program for the AI era, from August 1, 2026. The academy was initially announced in May.
Providing a practical program as a hands-on business revitalization/restructuring operator, not just a training company.
GTF has contributed to leadership enlightenment through management education within hands-on project client companies, seconding personnel to projects, providing a consistent management internship program from university freshmen to graduation, and authoring explanatory books such as the 'Commuter University MBA Series' (Sogo Horei) with a series total of 1.2 million copies, and 'Introduction to the Innovator's Dilemma' by Professor Christensen (PHP Institute). The decision to launch the individual program was made in response to numerous inquiries from readers.
Representative Partner: Eiji Yamanaka
What is most important is how to 'adapt' management knowledge and frameworks to the necessary situations and timing. The key to this 'adaptation' is nothing other than each individual's 'thinking ability' to turn knowledge into practical wisdom. Through this program, GTF aims to provide practical skills that can be used in the field from tomorrow in the modern AI era, as a practical educational program offered by professionals who provide hands-on management consulting and corporate revitalization, not as a training company.
The platform uses the world's No.1 Kajabi platform, aiming to maximize individual ability and organizational IQ through learning content, interactive coaching options, and forum functions.
Individual Online Service Overview
■ Target
All GTF Thinking Academy programs (phased release from August 1)
■ Format
Online pre-learning videos, online live lectures, 1-on-1 coaching, etc.
■ Number of Courses
AI Thinking Design, AI Thinking Audit, AI Thinking Practice, Facione 6 Modules, etc., total of 10 courses (planned)
■ Fee
69,800 yen for 6 sessions (planned)
■ Distribution Start
August 2026
■ Background of Service Design
In response to requests for individual online courses from readers of 'Commuter University MBA' and 'Introduction to the Innovator's Dilemma.' To maximize learning effectiveness, the design allows participants to learn basic concepts in advance through videos, enabling them to focus on exercises and practice during the live workshops.
■ Service Details
• Video Theme Examples: Differences in results created by AI utilization / Difference between CT and LT / Introduction to Facione 6 Core Skills / EAIR™ Framework Explanation / Management Judgment and Bias / Introduction to Metacognition
• Distribution Platform: GTF dedicated platform (using Kajabi)
• Effect: Reduces input time on the day of the session, maximizing time for exercises and discussions
About GTF Thinking Academy
Since its establishment in 2001, GTF Corporation has accumulated a track record of developing executives and interns while focusing on team-based hands-on corporate restructuring and revitalization, primarily for listed companies.
GTF Thinking Academy systematizes this practical knowledge and is Japan's first critical thinking platform that integrally provides 'Training (CT 4 modules + AI Thinking Design),' 'Measurement (proprietary test GTF-CTPA),' and 'Reinforcement (prescriptive mini-modules).' It is designed based on global academic evidence (APA Delphi Report, Abrami meta-analysis, etc.). *As of May 2026, according to GTF research, as an integrated training, measurement, and reinforcement platform covering all six core skills of Facione (1990).
About GTF Corporation (Global Task Force)
GTF Corporation (GLOBAL TASKFORCE, Tokyo) was established in 2001. It has handled over 120 projects through M&A and business revitalization, has a track record of training over 20,000 executives and interns, and is a specialized company in thinking ability development. The cumulative circulation of its authored management explanatory books, including the 'Commuter University MBA Series' and 'Introduction to the Innovator's Dilemma,' exceeds 1.2 million copies.
Providing a practical program as a hands-on business revitalization/restructuring operator, not just a training company.
GTF has contributed to leadership enlightenment through management education within hands-on project client companies, seconding personnel to projects, providing a consistent management internship program from university freshmen to graduation, and authoring explanatory books such as the 'Commuter University MBA Series' (Sogo Horei) with a series total of 1.2 million copies, and 'Introduction to the Innovator's Dilemma' by Professor Christensen (PHP Institute). The decision to launch the individual program was made in response to numerous inquiries from readers.
Representative Partner: Eiji Yamanaka
What is most important is how to 'adapt' management knowledge and frameworks to the necessary situations and timing. The key to this 'adaptation' is nothing other than each individual's 'thinking ability' to turn knowledge into practical wisdom. Through this program, GTF aims to provide practical skills that can be used in the field from tomorrow in the modern AI era, as a practical educational program offered by professionals who provide hands-on management consulting and corporate revitalization, not as a training company.
The platform uses the world's No.1 Kajabi platform, aiming to maximize individual ability and organizational IQ through learning content, interactive coaching options, and forum functions.
Individual Online Service Overview
■ Target
All GTF Thinking Academy programs (phased release from August 1)
■ Format
Online pre-learning videos, online live lectures, 1-on-1 coaching, etc.
■ Number of Courses
AI Thinking Design, AI Thinking Audit, AI Thinking Practice, Facione 6 Modules, etc., total of 10 courses (planned)
■ Fee
69,800 yen for 6 sessions (planned)
■ Distribution Start
August 2026
■ Background of Service Design
In response to requests for individual online courses from readers of 'Commuter University MBA' and 'Introduction to the Innovator's Dilemma.' To maximize learning effectiveness, the design allows participants to learn basic concepts in advance through videos, enabling them to focus on exercises and practice during the live workshops.
■ Service Details
• Video Theme Examples: Differences in results created by AI utilization / Difference between CT and LT / Introduction to Facione 6 Core Skills / EAIR™ Framework Explanation / Management Judgment and Bias / Introduction to Metacognition
• Distribution Platform: GTF dedicated platform (using Kajabi)
• Effect: Reduces input time on the day of the session, maximizing time for exercises and discussions
About GTF Thinking Academy
Since its establishment in 2001, GTF Corporation has accumulated a track record of developing executives and interns while focusing on team-based hands-on corporate restructuring and revitalization, primarily for listed companies.
GTF Thinking Academy systematizes this practical knowledge and is Japan's first critical thinking platform that integrally provides 'Training (CT 4 modules + AI Thinking Design),' 'Measurement (proprietary test GTF-CTPA),' and 'Reinforcement (prescriptive mini-modules).' It is designed based on global academic evidence (APA Delphi Report, Abrami meta-analysis, etc.). *As of May 2026, according to GTF research, as an integrated training, measurement, and reinforcement platform covering all six core skills of Facione (1990).
About GTF Corporation (Global Task Force)
GTF Corporation (GLOBAL TASKFORCE, Tokyo) was established in 2001. It has handled over 120 projects through M&A and business revitalization, has a track record of training over 20,000 executives and interns, and is a specialized company in thinking ability development. The cumulative circulation of its authored management explanatory books, including the 'Commuter University MBA Series' and 'Introduction to the Innovator's Dilemma,' exceeds 1.2 million copies.
FAQ
Who is this program recommended for?
It is recommended for a wide range of people, including business professionals, executives, and students who want to acquire the thinking skills needed in the AI era.
Do I need prior knowledge to take the course?
No special prior knowledge is required, as the design allows you to learn basic concepts in advance through videos.
Will a certificate of completion be issued?
This is not specified in the article, but can be confirmed via the inquiry form.