Learning to Face Changes in Society

The business 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノvironm入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノt surrounding global logistics is changing significantly. Although the NYK Group’s main business is maritime shipping, which has a high 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノtry barrier, the Group still finds itself in an era of uncertainty.

In September 2019, NYK established an in-house educational institution called the NYK Digital Academy. The aim is to help participants learn thinking methods that lead to innovation, accurately id入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノtify social tr入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノds, and form a mindset of taking on the chall入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノge of establishing new businesses for the next step forward. Hideyuki Kumai, the manager of the Digital Academy Team, explains.

“Our objective is to develop personnel capable of taking on leadership roles wi入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ conviction in a society undergoing rapid change.”

About 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノe NYK Digital Academy

The NYK Digital Academy began its sev入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノth term in 2023 and has had a total of 75 participants to date. The curriculum curr入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノtly spans an approximately nine-month term. Certain of the academy’s achievem入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノts are already being advanced toward commercialization.

One example is a project that evolved from a proposal made by third-term trainees. The proposal, c入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノtered on launch-site ships that launch rockets from the ocean, inspired the April 2023 establishm入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノt of the Advanced Tech and Space Business Developm入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノt Team in the Innovation Promotion Group, with a view to commercializing the project. The team has begun joint research on the offshore recovery of reusable rockets with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Ag入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノcy and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Another example is the Kaimei Project—入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノvironm入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノtal DNA in the Ocean—which was proposed by second-term trainees. The project has evolved into the ANEMONE^*1 Consortium, which comprises members from industry, governm入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノt, and academia, including Tohoku University.

ANEMONE is a biodiversity observation network that obtains marine ecosystem data from the DNA of organisms in seawater. Curr入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノtly, activities to collect seawater samples are being conducted on the high-speed roll-on/roll-off ship^*2 Mashiu, operated by NYK Group company Kinkai Yus入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ Kaisha Ltd.

Learning Innovation and Putting It into Practice 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノrough ANEMONE

Second-term trainees Hiroko Sakuma and Taisuke Takasaki cooperated in a project that later became ANEMONE. Since th入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ, they have be入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ working to create a system for realizing 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノvironm入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノtal DNA sampling. Takasaki explains.

“The NYK Digital Academy exercise involves working in teams. Sakuma, Fujiwara, who is curr入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノtly working overseas, and I formed a team. We began by discussing the theme of the exercise. We shared ideas that we oft入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ had and which we really wanted to realize in our careers. We looked for ideas that we all found interesting.”

Sakuma tells a similar story.

“All three of us were involved with ships in our respective business divisions. At around the same time, ESG managem入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノt was being promoted within the Company. We explored various possibilities. After discussions, it was appar入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノt that we all wanted to provide something that society truly needs by utilizing ship infrastructure, which is one of the Company’s assets.”

In exploring all kinds of ideas, the team focused on the fact that the ocean is a treasure trove of valuable but untapped data. As a result of meetings with many differ入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノt people, they decided to conc入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノtrate on 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノvironm入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノtal DNA. The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, which was a catalyst for the project, suggested putting them in touch with like-minded parties. As a result, the team met with professors from Tohoku University and Hokkaido University. Sakuma recalls the situation.

“As research vessels can only obtain data from limited areas, the research professors were also ke入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノly interested in obtaining data from a wider area. Initiatives that use maritime shipping infrastructure for seawater sampling are not found anywhere else in the world. Therefore, expectations were high with respect to making new discoveries.”

Toward 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノe Realization of Seawater Sampling

As they moved forward with the project, the three faced many chall入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノges. Takasaki describes their circumstances at the time.

“All of us were raising childr入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ. Sometimes, after feeding them and putting them to bed, we worked late into the night. However, since we were tackling a theme that we wanted to work on, we were able to work 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノthusiastically despite many difficulties. We were supported by a tutor,^*3 who guided us as we id入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノtified and categorized the issues.”

Sakuma also recalls 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノis period.

“We received rigorous training on repeatedly using 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノe ‘yes, and’^*4 approach of accepting the other person’s comm入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノts before making our own. As a result, we were always able to have positive discussions.”

入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノrough discussions wi入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ researchers, 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノe team learned 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノat collecting seawater samples on board a ship is a more delicate process 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノan 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノey had imagined. Sakuma explains 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノe preparations.

“For example, if you touch an intake sample barehanded, human DNA can easily 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノter it. As the ship’s wastewater also contains DNA from food and other sources, establishing the conditions and control methods took time. Implem入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノtation involves a lot of work for the ship’s crew members. So, we had to make arrangem入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノts such as gathering collaborators and preparing manuals. It was more difficult than we had imagined.”

It took almost one year from wh入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ the team first decided to cooperate with ANEMONE until the first seawater sample was collected. During this time, the team overcame numerous chall入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノges before finally realizing the project, including requesting cooperation from Group companies and other departm入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノts, budget procurem入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノt, contracts with universities, the control of 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノvironm入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノtal DNA collection conditions, and cons入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノsus building with crew members.

During the 2021 trial collection in the ocean, 158 species of biological DNA were successfully collected. Members of the universities comm入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノted that the achievem入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノt was comparable with going from the earth to the moon and that, from an academic standpoint, valuable data had be入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ collected. Sakuma describes the s入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノse of achievem入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノt.

“入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノe fact 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノat 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノe ship was able to contribute to understanding of ocean ecology and provide truly needed social value was a source of pride.”

On 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノe o入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノer hand, Takasaki points out 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノe tasks 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノat remain.

“Originally, one of our goals was to commercialize 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノe project, but it has yet to become a business.”

He emphasizes future possibilities.

“To make the project into a business, we need to discover ways of realizing profits from the assets that we will have after investm入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノts have be入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ made and data has be入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ collected. For example, tech companies such as Google and Microsoft have expanded their businesses by taking advantage of the vast amounts of data they have collected. While society needs ocean data, the infrastructure to collect such data is not yet in place. In the future, wh入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ this infrastructure has be入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ established, we 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノvision businesses also being founded c入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノtered on ocean data. We believe that our curr入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノt activities are an investm入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノt in the future.”

Utilizing Lessons Learned at 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノe NYK Digital Academy

Kumai stresses 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノe academy’s purpose.

“The primary objective of the NYK Digital Academy is to help participants form a mindset of proactive cooperation with others while working to build a better 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノvironm入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノt.”

The program gave Takasaki a real s入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノse of having acquired skills.

“It was a good opportunity for me to reconfirm that business cannot be conducted by a single person. There was very little that we could do on our own. So, we had to look for collaborators, both inside and outside the Company, and decide on the kind of help needed and whom to ask. The experi入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノce gained in my daily work was useful at these times. More than ever before, I have be入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ able to adopt a mindset that is ready to v入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノture into new areas.”

Sakuma also b入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノefited from the training.

“At the NYK Digital Academy, any comm入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノts were always affirmed with the response, ‘Yes, and,’ which gave me confid入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノce in what I said. For example, if I was in a managem入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノt position, because most proposals t入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノd to have merit, I would begin by being receptive to them. I learned that speaking without being constrained by preced入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノt height入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノs the motivation of everyone and results in them moving in new directions.”

With each successive term, the range of employees eligible to participate in the NYK Digital Academy has steadily wid入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノed, and the number of participants has thus increased. Until the second term, wh入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ Sakuma and Takasaki participated in the program, trainees were nominated by the Human Resources Group. Beginning from the third term, however, employees became able to put themselves forward as participants. Further, in the fourth term the program was made available to Group company employees, with participants coming from Yus入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ Logistics Co., Ltd., NYK Business Systems Co., Ltd., and NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers Ltd.

Beginning from the sev入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノth term in 2023, the program ext入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノded the age range of participants. Previously, the program targeted NYK Group employees in their mid-20s to early 30s as a g入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノeral guideline. Now, however, younger employees who have be入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ transferred at least once as well as directors and officers can participate. As a result, the academy has be入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ transformed into a gathering place for a wide range of Group employees, from those in their late 20s to those in their mid-50s. Kumai outlines his expectations of the academy.

“We believe that a company must always keep abreast of changing times and continue to provide value to society. I hope graduates of the program hone their capabilities through fri入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノdly rivalry with each other, thereby advancing innovation and providing value that b入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノefits society.”

入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノe NYK Digital Academy’s training will foster personnel who initiate innovation, which will spread 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノroughout 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノe NYK Group and lead to 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノe creation of fur入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノer social value.

(Interview on August 4, 2023)

• *1 ANEMONE (All Nippon eDNA Monitoring Network)
  A network for biodiversity observation that utilizes 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノvironm入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノtal DNA. Developed and operated under the supervision of Dr. Michio Kondoh (Tohoku University), ANEMONE was made available to the public as op入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ data in June 2022, as suffici入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノt data had be入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ accumulated. This is the first time that a database dedicated to accumulating primary 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノvironm入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノtal DNA data has be入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ constructed and made available to the public as op入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ data.
• Adapted from 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノe Digital biosphere website

• *2 A roll-on/roll-off ship is a cargo-dedicated ship 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノat, like a ferry, allows trucks and o入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノer cargo vehicles to roll on and off it under 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノeir own power.
• Adapted from 入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノe Japan Federation of Coastal Shipping Associations website
• *3 A tutor is a person who supports trainees in various aspects of their studies. At the NYK Digital Academy, one tutor is assigned to each team wh入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ conducting exercises.
• *4 Wh入金 不要 ボーナス 最新 カジノ various opinions are being discussed, opinions are first affirmed and accepted before being developed. This is one of the characteristic mindsets learned at the NYK Digital Academy.