[NAGOYA Innovation Lab] Held on Wed, May 13 at STATION Ai. Jun Tomatsu, creator of Tokai TV's Edge, speaks on 'The Power of Listening Drives New Business'.
Tokai TV and Spready will co-host a study session on May 13 at STATION Ai. TV producer Jun Tomatsu will discuss how the 'listening skills' developed in media can be applied to new business creation.
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■ What is 'The Power to Listen that Drives New Business' discussed by Jun Tomatsu of Tokai TV, the creator of the new business 'Edge' born from a TV station?
Tokai TV Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Higashi-ku, Nagoya) will co-host the NAGOYA Innovation Lab (NIL) event titled 'The Power to Listen that Drives New Business' with Spready Inc.
Jun Tomatsu, a producer who has worked on numerous hit programs at Tokai TV such as 'Gussan-chi', 'Chihara Junior's Hebereke', and 'Atsushi Tamura's Smartphone Journey', will appear as a guest speaker. This is a study session and networking event focusing on the 'listening skills' that are essential for advancing new businesses.
You think you are listening to customers, but you aren't catching the truly necessary information.
You have many dialogues inside and outside the company, but the resolution of your plans doesn't improve.
You have ideas and hypotheses, but somehow they end up self-righteous.
To address these walls, this NIL session will explore how the perspective of 'active listening' honed in the media field can be applied to the practical work of new business.
Tomatsu, who has worked on new business at Tokai TV, will take the stage as a guest.
Why 'active listening' now, rather than just 'dialogue skills'?
Where are program creation and new business similar?
Drawing from his real-world experiences as an intrapreneur taking on startups, he will delve into what works well and what is easy to overlook.
What new business personnel will take home is not merely 'tips on how to listen'. How do you receive the other person's story, transform it into a plan, view yourself objectively, and move forward? It's a session to learn perspectives and attitudes that are effective in practical application.
Recommended for:
- Those who feel the resolution of their plans isn't improving despite interviewing customers and internal staff.
- Those who want to learn the 'dialogue skills' necessary for new business practically, rather than through superficial communication theories.
- Those wanting to improve the accuracy of user understanding and issue discovery.
- Those wanting to learn planning perspectives from practices in different industries.
- Those interested in the experience of launching as an intrapreneur and the lessons learned from it.
- Those who want to advance new businesses while reviewing their own biases and procedures.
Event Content
Part 1: Innovation Study Session
'Listening Skills' Drive New Business - Practical knowledge learned from the media field, refined through active listening, planning, and metacognition.
Part 2: Networking Event (Optional participation/dismissal, cash-on)
After fully engaging your brain, enjoy a special time to satisfy your five senses. With the cooperation of the bar 'node7' (SQUEEZE Inc.), we offer a variety of regional beers, craft colas, and curated orange juices.
Event Overview
Organizer: Spready Inc.
Cooperation: SQUEEZE Inc.
Date and Time: Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 16:00-20:00
Venue: STATION Ai (Part 1: 3F Central Lounge / Part 2: 7F Node7)
Participation Fee: Free
Capacity: 40 people
*If the number of applicants exceeds the capacity, participants will be selected by lottery and notified via email.
*This seminar is not open to individuals, industry peers, or competitors.
*Please refrain from participating only in the networking event. (It is a set of study session + networking)
Speaker Information
Tokai TV Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
Management Strategy Bureau, General Manager
Jun Tomatsu
After graduating from the School of Engineering at Nagoya University, joined Tokai TV.
Has been a program producer for over 20 years. Created popular Tokai TV programs such as 'Gussan-chi', 'Chihara Junior's Hebereke', and 'Atsushi Tamura's Smartphone Journey', and was also seconded to Fuji TV.
Four years ago, noting the potential of startups, he also launched a show introducing them.
Currently in the Business Development Department, he creates co-creative new businesses utilizing video. In 2025, he will launch the service 'Edge', which 'creates new business for operating companies using video'.
Spready Inc.
Nagoya Branch Executive Producer
Keisuke Suzuki
After joining a major auto parts manufacturer, was stationed in Europe and the US for a total of 14 years, engaging in evaluation, design, technical sales, and local staff management. After returning to Japan, he worked in the new business division, promoting multiple 0 to 1 projects from a marketing and planning standpoint in collaboration with AI startups and medical universities.
Became independent in 2021, providing new business and marketing support primarily for the manufacturing industry.
Tokai TV Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Higashi-ku, Nagoya) will co-host the NAGOYA Innovation Lab (NIL) event titled 'The Power to Listen that Drives New Business' with Spready Inc.
Jun Tomatsu, a producer who has worked on numerous hit programs at Tokai TV such as 'Gussan-chi', 'Chihara Junior's Hebereke', and 'Atsushi Tamura's Smartphone Journey', will appear as a guest speaker. This is a study session and networking event focusing on the 'listening skills' that are essential for advancing new businesses.
You think you are listening to customers, but you aren't catching the truly necessary information.
You have many dialogues inside and outside the company, but the resolution of your plans doesn't improve.
You have ideas and hypotheses, but somehow they end up self-righteous.
To address these walls, this NIL session will explore how the perspective of 'active listening' honed in the media field can be applied to the practical work of new business.
Tomatsu, who has worked on new business at Tokai TV, will take the stage as a guest.
Why 'active listening' now, rather than just 'dialogue skills'?
Where are program creation and new business similar?
Drawing from his real-world experiences as an intrapreneur taking on startups, he will delve into what works well and what is easy to overlook.
What new business personnel will take home is not merely 'tips on how to listen'. How do you receive the other person's story, transform it into a plan, view yourself objectively, and move forward? It's a session to learn perspectives and attitudes that are effective in practical application.
Recommended for:
- Those who feel the resolution of their plans isn't improving despite interviewing customers and internal staff.
- Those who want to learn the 'dialogue skills' necessary for new business practically, rather than through superficial communication theories.
- Those wanting to improve the accuracy of user understanding and issue discovery.
- Those wanting to learn planning perspectives from practices in different industries.
- Those interested in the experience of launching as an intrapreneur and the lessons learned from it.
- Those who want to advance new businesses while reviewing their own biases and procedures.
Event Content
Part 1: Innovation Study Session
'Listening Skills' Drive New Business - Practical knowledge learned from the media field, refined through active listening, planning, and metacognition.
Part 2: Networking Event (Optional participation/dismissal, cash-on)
After fully engaging your brain, enjoy a special time to satisfy your five senses. With the cooperation of the bar 'node7' (SQUEEZE Inc.), we offer a variety of regional beers, craft colas, and curated orange juices.
Event Overview
Organizer: Spready Inc.
Cooperation: SQUEEZE Inc.
Date and Time: Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 16:00-20:00
Venue: STATION Ai (Part 1: 3F Central Lounge / Part 2: 7F Node7)
Participation Fee: Free
Capacity: 40 people
*If the number of applicants exceeds the capacity, participants will be selected by lottery and notified via email.
*This seminar is not open to individuals, industry peers, or competitors.
*Please refrain from participating only in the networking event. (It is a set of study session + networking)
Speaker Information
Tokai TV Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
Management Strategy Bureau, General Manager
Jun Tomatsu
After graduating from the School of Engineering at Nagoya University, joined Tokai TV.
Has been a program producer for over 20 years. Created popular Tokai TV programs such as 'Gussan-chi', 'Chihara Junior's Hebereke', and 'Atsushi Tamura's Smartphone Journey', and was also seconded to Fuji TV.
Four years ago, noting the potential of startups, he also launched a show introducing them.
Currently in the Business Development Department, he creates co-creative new businesses utilizing video. In 2025, he will launch the service 'Edge', which 'creates new business for operating companies using video'.
Spready Inc.
Nagoya Branch Executive Producer
Keisuke Suzuki
After joining a major auto parts manufacturer, was stationed in Europe and the US for a total of 14 years, engaging in evaluation, design, technical sales, and local staff management. After returning to Japan, he worked in the new business division, promoting multiple 0 to 1 projects from a marketing and planning standpoint in collaboration with AI startups and medical universities.
Became independent in 2021, providing new business and marketing support primarily for the manufacturing industry.