Itoshima City's Global Talent Development Startup Completes Joint Research with Minerva University Students

Learner's Learner Inc. (Itoshima City, Fukuoka Prefecture, CEO Kimiaki Kurokawa), which provides global talent development and leadership development for Japanese companies, announces the completion of a joint research project conducted with three Minerva University students. The research report, "Omoshiro-gari Ryoku (OgR) Capability Development Program," summarizing the results of this project, is being released for free today. ■ Background Over the past five years, in collaboration with Minerva Project, Inc. in the United States, our company has provided leadership development programs to over 1,000 executive candidates from 90 companies. Through this, one thing became clear: leaders who undergo profound transformation through the program share a common characteristic—a stance of asking questions out of curiosity, learning with an open attitude, and building hypotheses even when faced with the unknown. We named this "Omoshiro-gari Ryoku (OgR)." ■ Project Achievements From late January to April 2026, three Minerva University students participated in our company as interns. Through several months of research, literature review, and interviews with practitioners, they compiled the following achievements: - Conceptual definition of "Omoshiro-gari Ryoku"—construction of a model consisting of six components (C1 to C6) - Organization of theoretical foundations—connection with the research of seven scholars including Edmondson, Kegan, Dweck, and Argyris - Global case study analysis—organizational implementation examples from six companies including Toyota, Recruit, Microsoft, and Pixar - Design of a capability development program—Common Core (8 sessions) and four deepening tracks (P1 to P4) - Playbook for organizational embedding—five mechanisms to prevent forgetting after training At the results presentation (symposium) hosted by Minerva University. Kimiaki Kurokawa, CEO of Learner’s Learner (second from right), and Minerva University students who participated as interns. ■ Free Release of Research Report The results of this project are being released as a 15-page research report titled "Omoshiro-gari Ryoku (OgR) Capability Development Program." The report can be downloaded from the Managing Complexity website. Download here: https://www.minerva-ll.com/download/form05/ - Are looking for reasons why investment in training does not lead to behavioral change in the field - Want to refer to global case studies from companies like Recruit, Toyota, and Microsoft for organizational development - Want to use it as explanatory material for leadership development investment for management and HR departments - Are considering participating in Managing Complexity and want to understand the philosophical background of the program ■ Future Plans Using this report as a starting point, we will proceed with discussions with companies and organizations interested in piloting the OgR Development Program (tentative). Please contact minerva.admin@learnerslearner.com for inquiries. ■ About Learner’s Learner Inc. With the mission of "reimagining learning," we deploy Minerva's leadership education in Japan. We have provided practical "adaptive leadership" programs to approximately 90 companies and a total of 1,000 business leaders, enabling them to respond to an increasingly complex society. Company Name: Learner's Learner Inc. Location: 3119-4 Nijo Fukui, Itoshima City, Fukuoka Prefecture CEO: Kimiaki Kurokawa HP: https://www.learnerslearner.com/ Official note: https://note.com/learnerslearner ■ Kimiaki Kurokawa, CEO of Learner’s Learner Inc. Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2006. Served as a diplomat in Washington and Israel, handling trade negotiations and promoting Japanese art. Subsequently, while engaged in various negotiations in security and economic fields, he also served as an English interpreter for the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. After becoming independent in 2018, he has supported human resource and organizational development for domestic and international companies as a facilitator. He provides support for business development, building self-reliant organizations, formulating vision values, and conflict resolution. In 2021, he partnered with Minerva Project, Inc. to officially launch leadership development programs in Japan. He holds a Master's degree in Organizational Development from the University of Pennsylvania. His books include "Minerva-style Cutting-edge Leadership" and "English Strategy for Competing Globally, as Told by the Prime Minister's Interpreter." Keywords: