Gathering the Power of Toi (Questions), Cai (Solutions), and Sikumi (Systems) to Connect Passion to the Future and 'Stand Above the Horizon'

株式会社Tocasi (hereinafter 'Tocasi') is a Social Co-Creation Studio consisting of Toi (Questions), Cai (Solutions), and Sikumi (Systems), acting as a guide for those aiming to 'stand above the horizon.' We support the April Dream initiative, which aims to make April 1st a day to share dreams. This press release is the dream of Tocasi. What kind of organization is Tocasi? By moving forward with the quiet fighting spirit (passion) of 'someday, standing above the horizon,' we can shape a unique future. Tocasi aims to be a presence that 'stays close to activities that change with time' for various executives, organizations, and local communities. We focus not just on 'providing answers,' but on 'staying close to the process where questions sprout and transformation gradually deepens.' For example, we are challenging ourselves with initiatives such as: Viewing organizations not as 'fixed structures' but as 'living organisms that grow through time and relationships'; Continuously questioning the 'premises' of management and organization from the fields of art, science, city, and culture; Creating a 'state where change is naturally nurtured' based on empathy and discomfort, rather than showing 'correct answers or finished forms.' Tocasi's Problem Awareness: From Problem Solving to a 'State of Continuous Growth.' Amidst the progress of AI, the diversification of values, and the shaking of social structures, the traditional model of 'defining and solving problems' has reached its limits. In situations involving 'discomfort that cannot be put into words,' 'passion that cannot be quantified,' and 'stories and relationships quietly accumulating within an organization,' there is an excessive bias toward 'efficiency,' 'rationalization,' 'tidying up,' and methods/know-how. These may produce short-term results, but they do not necessarily lead to medium-to-long-term growth or the cultivation of culture. That is why Tocasi aims to foster a state where the organization continues to update itself, embracing empathy and fluctuation, rather than solving problems to finalize a future image. Toi (Questions) sprout in the field and society. The 'questions' at Tocasi are not born only in meeting rooms. The fields of social practice—architecture, charity shops, music culture, green communities, and grassroots art activities across the country—are the soil for questions. Tocasi values the moment when questions naturally arise while witnessing specific places and human activities. We believe that questions are not designed, but sprout within relationships. Cai (Solutions) are 'nurtured,' not 'made.' The 'solutions' handled by Tocasi are not completed frameworks or universal methods. We emphasize the process where the unique form of the organization is born little by little while building relationships with diverse people: executives, staff, artists, researchers, and local practitioners. Initiatives such as treating art as a management resource or connecting urban/cultural knowledge to the organization are all positioned as continuous practices, not one-time answers. Sikumi (Systems) are mechanisms that continue while embracing fluctuation. The 'systems' Tocasi thinks of are not 'unwavering rules.' We believe that systems based on such fluctuations are necessary for future organizations: Questions remain even if people change; Dialogue continues thinly and long even if the situation changes; Changes in emotions and relationships are not forcibly excluded. We stay close to a state where decision-making and the stories told are nurtured over time, rather than just organizing strategies and systems. Tocasi's Current Position: A studio that stays close to the activities of changing organizations; A translator that crosses art, science, and social practice; A presence that stays close to the unspoken passion of management leaders; A presence that supports the process where the journey and future naturally connect for companies standing at milestones like anniversaries. Tocasi is also focusing on supporting companies reaching their founding or establishment anniversaries. An anniversary is not just a commemorative event, but an opportunity for the founding thoughts and origins to breathe again, a timing for stories and values accumulated in the organization to be re-nurtured, and a starting point for questions toward the next evolution to sprout again. Tocasi views anniversaries not as ending with 'looking back,' but as a milestone where the past and future naturally connect and the next evolution begins. Tocasi values the state where the ability to keep changing is nurtured within society, rather than drawing a finished picture. Tocasi's Dream: Still, aiming for the horizon. Questions do not end. Organizations are not completed. Still, we at Tocasi will continue to move forward. Without ignoring passion and discomfort, while embracing empathy and fluctuation, we wait for and nurture the next step to arise naturally. Tocasi's dream is to implement a society where every individual and every organization can aim for their own horizon.