Corporate Transformation
Co-Creating and Executing Actionable Strategies Derived from Each Company’s Unique Intellectual Capital
We support companies in growing and transforming into organizations capable of organic and sustainable value creation by installing intellectual capital management practices and making their invisible value visible.
Takuro Kato
Executive Director, Intellectual Capital Management CX, ICMG Group
We uncover latent value within organizations and design transformation pathways that inspire strong ownership and commitment among stakeholders.
An ICMG-Led Corporate Transformation Case Study (Telecommunications Equipment Manufacturer)
In this section, we present a case study from our accumulated practical expertise involving a telecommunications equipment manufacturer. The company was operating in a maturing market, where value was shifting from traditional product sales to service- and solution-based offerings. At this critical juncture, the company faced the challenge of not only sharpening its business portfolio through selection and focus, but also identifying new pillars of growth. This required a strong commitment to ambidextrous management—simultaneously optimizing existing businesses while building the foundations for future growth.
Driving Transformation by Breaking Away from Conventional Logic
A Human-Driven Compass for Transformation
About the Navigator Framework
Navigator is ICMG’s proprietary framework designed to connect strategy and people, people and people—fostering empathy, collaboration, and strong organizational momentum.
Rooted in the concept developed by Leif Edvinsson—the pioneer of intellectual capital management through his management reforms at Skandia in Scandinavia—Navigator has been further evolved by ICMG Group to fit the realities of Japanese corporate management.
The “Navigator” Concept
They design, sustain, and continuously evolve the entire “house.”
They connect the inside and outside, creating points of interaction that provide people with a comfortable environment.
Without a strong foundation, the structure risks instability and potential subsidence in the future.
To support a heavy roof, the presence of a solid foundation, strong walls, and capable people is essential.
The “Navigator” Framework
Challenges Our Clients Face
A Purpose and Vision That Fail to Break from Conventional Thinking
Building a Next-Generation Decision-Making Foundation to Accelerate Management By redefining strategic business models through intellectual capital, we integrate siloed initiatives into a unified value-creation story, establishing a robust foundation for swift and precise executive decision-making.
Ambition to Transform, but Organizational and Human Capabilities Lag Behind
How did we help?
Our Services
Support for company-wide and business strategy formulation
In an ever-changing market environment and the era of VUCA, we formulate strategies and market positioning that enable companies to sustainably grow their businesses through analysis and forecasting of the market environment and visualization of intellectual capital.
Corporate Transformation Support
Rebuild organizational and business models rooted in the intellectual capital possessed by the company improve productivity through the implementation of appropriate business models and support transformation into a corporate entity capable of creating new value organically and sustainably.
Human Resource and Organizational Strategy
Support for organisational redesign and installation of strategic HR-type management techniques and business and operational management frameworks to increase the effectiveness of human resource engagement and strategy and to increase the speed of corporate growth.
Our Presence
Our Experts
Takuro Kato
Executive Director, Intellectual Capital Management CX, ICMG Group
Graduated from Keio University
He joined ICMG in 2008 and has worked on projects in the field of corporate planning. He has experience in establishing innovation mechanisms and assisting large companies in business development in various fields such as electric power, information equipment, chemicals, retail, distribution, and energy. In addition, he has accomplished the integration of business, human resources, and the organization through numerous practical activities, including corporate transformation, corporate culture improvement, and M&A projects in collaboration with investment firms.
Drawing out the potential of each individual and the power of the organization to achieve corporate transformation
Fumiko Sato
ICMG Group IC Director
Outside Director of K's Holdings, Inc.
Graduated from Keio University
After graduating from university, she gained project and on-the-ground experience in the marketing field at Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting and Benesse Corporation. Subsequently, at Atstream Inc. and Atstream Partners LLC, she engaged in projects to develop mid-term management plans, business plans, and training programs for next-generation executives through sessions with clients. She also served as a partner, contributing to the management of the consulting firm. During her time as a consultant, she developed a strong desire to create companies where both management and the front lines could thrive and to be more deeply involved in corporate transformation. This led her to join ICMG in June 2025.
We create something of value to society.
Hitoshi Funahashi
ICMG Group President, Founder and Group CEO
Chairman, Management and Intellectual Assets Subcommittee, Industrial Structure Council/New Growth Policy Subcommittee, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Vice-Chairman of the New Business Creation Committee, Vice-Chairman of the Stable Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Activation Committee, and Executive Director of the Economic and Social Friendship Association.
Senior Managing Director, Japan Innovation Network
MBA, Waseda University Graduate School, Ph.
Founder and President of ICMG Co. He has worked in a general trading company in the development and export of chemical products for overseas markets and handling national bidding projects, until he joined Recruit Co. Ltd. in 1987. After working in the Human Resources General Service Division and the New Business Development Office, he founded the Business Incubation Division in 1996. He then launched the magazine "Entre" and provided a variety of services including "magazine," "internet," "events," and "individual consulting" as support services for venture companies. In 2000, he founded Accel, Inc. as a successor to the business support project.In 2001, the company partnered with Intellectual Capital AB, a Swedish intellectual capital rating company, to license and develop a Japanese version of IC Rating®, a method for evaluating the actual value of a company that cannot be shown on its balance sheet. In 2003, he took a stake in the company, and in 2010, he made it a subsidiary. Today, ICMG is an advocate of intellectual capitalism that ensures fair and appropriate profits for corporate stakeholders, including management, employees, business partners, customers, and shareholders, and conducts research and practice of ICMG's unique "Intellectual Capital Management" method.
We must say goodbye to greed and create a society where diversity is respected.
Ryoji Sato
ICMG Chief Strategic Development Officer
Former Executive Officer, Hitachi Capital Former President and Director, Hitachi Capital Securities
B.A. in Social Sciences, Waseda University M.A. in Law and Politics, University of Tokyo
In 1982, he joined Hitachi Credit Corporation (now Hitachi Capital Corporation), where he served as Deputy General Manager of the Accounting Department, Executive Manager of the President's Office, General Manager of Group Strategy Office of Hitachi Capital Corporation, President of Hitachi Capital Securities Corporation, Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Legal Department of Hitachi Capital Corporation, President and Representative Director of Hitachi Capital General Insurance Corporation, Chairman of Hitachi Lease (China) Co. and Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Strategy Division of Hitachi Capital Corporation. He has also served in a number of public positions, including as an expert member of a government council. He is the author of numerous articles and publications.
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