Spice Factory CDO Akira Motomura to Speak at the Second Talk Event Celebrating the Publication of Organizational Development Starting from Possibility

Spice Factory Inc. announced that Akira Motomura, Executive Officer and CDO (Chief Design Officer), will speak at the second session of a two-part talk event celebrating the publication of the book Organizational Development Starting from Possibility, to be held on Monday, June 15, 2026. The event commemorates the publication of Organizational Development Starting from Possibility, released by Hitsuji Shobo in February 2026. The book reframes practical knowledge in organizational development through the lens of “possibility” and presents management research by author Mika Isobe centered on design attitude and positive approaches. As part of the research, the book includes interview cases on the process and impact of building a design organization led by Motomura. At the event, Motomura will speak directly as a practitioner about the initiatives at the time and concrete insights into organizational transformation. In recent years, the role of design within organizations has expanded beyond product and UI design into organizational and strategic domains. However, how designers engage with organizations and generate change in real-world settings has not been sufficiently shared. The event will invite practitioners who have led design organizations at CyberAgent and Yumemi and who now serve as Chief Design Officer at Spice Factory, exploring in concrete terms what designers think about, observe, do, and create. Event: Publication Commemorative Talk Series for Organizational Development Starting from Possibility, two sessions Akira Motomura session: Session 2 Date and time: Monday, June 15, 19:00-20:30 Session title: How Designers Change Organizations: Positive Approaches and Design Attitude in Practice Venue: Liaison Center Library, Tokyo Midtown Design Hub Address: Midtown Tower 5F, 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6205 Participation fee: Free Organizer: Tokyo Midtown Design Department Speakers include book author Mika Isobe, Yosuke Sato of CyberAgent, and Akira Motomura, Executive Officer and CDO of Spice Factory. Spice Factory is a DX support company that acts as a catalyst for digital transformation at companies and government organizations through an agile mindset. The company has worked on DX across industries including education, healthcare, local government, primary industries, logistics, manufacturing, and entertainment, creating value quickly through agile development while addressing social and customer challenges and supporting business growth. As a 360-degree digital integrator, Spice Factory supports a wide range of digital initiatives, from business service planning and system development to UI/UX and marketing support. Its mission is to be a “catalyst for innovation,” and its purpose is “to make the world better, one pixel at a time.”