World-Renowned Book Systematizing Creative Self Research for the First Time, 'Creative Self Research Handbook', Released Today. Planned and Translated by MIMIGURI
MIMIGURI has planned the translation and publication of 'The Creative Self', a systematic academic book on creativity. Released on April 8, 2026, it aims to provide a theoretical foundation for unleashing human creativity in organizations.
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MIMIGURI Inc. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Directors & Co-CEOs: Tomomi Minabe, Yuki Anzai) has planned the translated publication of 'The Creative Self: Effect of Beliefs, Self-Efficacy, Mindset, and Identity', a systematic academic book on the 'Creative Self' that is gaining attention at the forefront of global creativity research. It will be published by Nakanishiya Shuppan Co., Ltd. on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, under the title 'Creative Self Research Handbook: A Psychological Inquiry to Unleash Creativity'.
For the translation of this book, a team of researchers leading creativity research in Japan was assembled. MIMIGURI planned this project as an academic foundation to liberate human 'creativity'—which has been suppressed by traditional management—and to promote the creation of next-generation organizations.
## ■ The World-Renowned Book on Creativity Research, 'The Creative Self', and Its Core Concepts
The original book, 'The Creative Self', edited by Maciej Karwowski and James C. Kaufman and published in 2017, is a globally recognized masterpiece that firmly established creative self-belief as a crucial topic in creativity research. It systematically compiles the concept of the 'Creative Self', which has been a major topic at the forefront of creativity research for the past decade.
This book focuses on the mechanism of how an individual's 'creative potential' leads to actual 'creative achievement'. Centering on the 'CBAA Model (Creative Behavior as Agentic Action)'—the mechanism of proactive decision-making that connects the two—it comprehensively covers the structure that 'beliefs determine behavior', not just the presence or absence of ability, from psychological and empirical perspectives based on the following elements:
- Creative Self-Efficacy
The confidence that 'I can produce creative results in a specific task.'
- Creative Personal Identity
The self-perception that 'creative activity is a part of my view of life.'
- Creative Mindsets
The implicit assumption that creativity can be developed (growth) or is innate and cannot be changed (fixed).
## ■ Why Did MIMIGURI Plan the Translation and Publication? ── Why Companies Need the 'Creative Self'
20th-century management was built on a 'military worldview' with 'efficiency and control' as its pillars, structurally suppressing human creativity. For modern companies to overcome the depletion of innovation, it is necessary to restructure management into an 'adventurous worldview' centered on innate human curiosity and a spirit of inquiry. The pivot of this transformation is the 'creative self-belief' unraveled in this book.
MIMIGURI is a management consulting firm and simultaneously a research institute certified by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. To deepen its core theory 'Creative Cultivation Model (CCM)', which is the foundation of the company's solutions, and to implement cutting-edge global knowledge into Japanese industry, the theoretical foundation presented in this book is crucial. To embody its mission to 'Cultivate the Creativity', MIMIGURI planned the project to translate and publish this book. The solid theory presented here...
For the translation of this book, a team of researchers leading creativity research in Japan was assembled. MIMIGURI planned this project as an academic foundation to liberate human 'creativity'—which has been suppressed by traditional management—and to promote the creation of next-generation organizations.
## ■ The World-Renowned Book on Creativity Research, 'The Creative Self', and Its Core Concepts
The original book, 'The Creative Self', edited by Maciej Karwowski and James C. Kaufman and published in 2017, is a globally recognized masterpiece that firmly established creative self-belief as a crucial topic in creativity research. It systematically compiles the concept of the 'Creative Self', which has been a major topic at the forefront of creativity research for the past decade.
This book focuses on the mechanism of how an individual's 'creative potential' leads to actual 'creative achievement'. Centering on the 'CBAA Model (Creative Behavior as Agentic Action)'—the mechanism of proactive decision-making that connects the two—it comprehensively covers the structure that 'beliefs determine behavior', not just the presence or absence of ability, from psychological and empirical perspectives based on the following elements:
- Creative Self-Efficacy
The confidence that 'I can produce creative results in a specific task.'
- Creative Personal Identity
The self-perception that 'creative activity is a part of my view of life.'
- Creative Mindsets
The implicit assumption that creativity can be developed (growth) or is innate and cannot be changed (fixed).
## ■ Why Did MIMIGURI Plan the Translation and Publication? ── Why Companies Need the 'Creative Self'
20th-century management was built on a 'military worldview' with 'efficiency and control' as its pillars, structurally suppressing human creativity. For modern companies to overcome the depletion of innovation, it is necessary to restructure management into an 'adventurous worldview' centered on innate human curiosity and a spirit of inquiry. The pivot of this transformation is the 'creative self-belief' unraveled in this book.
MIMIGURI is a management consulting firm and simultaneously a research institute certified by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. To deepen its core theory 'Creative Cultivation Model (CCM)', which is the foundation of the company's solutions, and to implement cutting-edge global knowledge into Japanese industry, the theoretical foundation presented in this book is crucial. To embody its mission to 'Cultivate the Creativity', MIMIGURI planned the project to translate and publish this book. The solid theory presented here...