I went to see the play “South” by Hideki Noda at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space in Ikebukuro which I believe Hideki Noda is a director. The play itself was so interesting and at the same time made quite an impact on me that I am still not able to describe how I feel. There were many bits and pieces that made me think, and yet, I cannot quite capture the whole picture and my own impression. (probably I need not do so.) It was intense 2-hours which made me forget about many other things. His production has a very interesting and attractive aspect that captures your attention and makes you feel something deep in your thought, and at the same time, very light. Though I still feel like floating on the ocean, there is something in it that does not leave very easily.
Yoko Ishikura is a Professor at Hitotsubashi University ICS in the Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy in Japan. She has held positions as a professor at the School of International Politics, Economics and Business of Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, as a consultant at McKinsey and Company Inc. Japan and a visiting professor at Darden School.
Professor Ishikura is a consultant to a number of multinational companies and has been a frequent speaker at management conferences, seminars, and workshops throughout the world. She was a member of the Regulatory Reform Committee for the Japanese government and the International Competitiveness Commission for METI. She is currently a Forum Fellow of the World Economic Forum.
She is the author of Strategic Shift from OR choices to AND paradigm, Building Core Skills of Organization , and the co-author of the following publications: Managing Diversity in the 21st Century, Strategy for Cluster Initiatives in Japan , and Building a Career to the World Class Professionals – all in Japanese. Her books in English include: Asian Advantage, Hitotsubashi on Knowledge Management and Trust and Antitrust in Asian Business Alliances.
Professor Ishikura’s current research interests are focused on global competition, innovation, and knowledge management. She received her BA from Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan; MBA from Darden School, University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia; and DBA from Harvard Business School.
