ZUKAI Company Information
Company Overview
- Company name
- ZUKAI Inc.
- Established
- July 15, 2022 (founded in 2018)
- Shareholders
- Tetsuro Kondo (Representative Director): 80% / Makoto Okiyama (Director): 20%
- Head office
- ALES 3F, 1-1-1 Kanda-Sudacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0041, Japan
- Corporate purpose
- To invent common languages—visual notations or communication tools that can be understood at a glance and follow a defined set of rules—by simply organizing and structuring specialized, complex information through diagrams to promote dialogue across different positions and fields, thereby advancing structural problem-solving in areas such as social issues and business creation.
- Main businesses
- Research and study, and communication design, regarding specialized and complex information and issues
- Communication support and consulting services regarding specialized and complex information and issues
- Planning, sales, and design of content, products, services, publishing, advertising, PR, etc. related to the above
- Planning, operation, and management of study groups, training sessions, lectures, workshops, events, etc. related to the above
- Planning, operation, and design of media, communities, spaces, etc. related to the above
- Planning, operation, and design of awareness-raising, education, and capability development related to the above
- Survey, research, gathering and dissemination of information, and publication of journals, books, and various materials for activities related to the above
- Management, operation, and use of intellectual property rights
- Any other business necessary to achieve the purposes of the company
Members
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History
- 2018.01.27Established the Business Model Diagram Production Committee
- 2018.09.12Renamed the organization to the Business Diagram Research Institute
- 2018.09.29Published “Business Model 2.0 Toshokan” (KADOKAWA)›
- 2019.10.02Business Model Diagram won the GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2019›
- 2020.03.27“Business Diagram” registered as a trademark (Reg. No. 6240386)
- 2020.03.31Renamed the organization to ZUKAI (Zukai Soken)
- 2020.04.21Published “How to Make Diagrams that Reveal How Business Works” (Smart Shinsho)›
- 2020.04.30Established the general incorporated association ZUKAI
- 2021.01.18“Purpose Model” registered as a trademark (Reg. No. 6342018)
- 2021.03.16Published “Accounting Map” (Diamond)›
- 2022.07.15Established ZUKAI Inc.
- 2022.08.10Published “Purpose Model: How to Create Co-creation that Engages People” (Gakugei Shuppansha)›
- 2023.05.16Opened “Zukai Shoten,” a store that sells diagrams
- 2023.05.29ZUKAI Inc. obtained the “Unified Qualification for All Government Ministries”›
- 2023.12.07Published “Policy Model” (Nikkei BP)›
- 2025.06.24“Bizgram” registered as a trademark (Reg. No. 6941039)
- 2025.06.24“Ｂｉｚｇｒａｍ” registered as a trademark (Reg. No. 6941040)
- 2026.01.26Published “Business Model 3.0 Toshokan” (KADOKAWA)›