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Our CEO Kondo will give a lecture as a part-time lecturer at the Department of Architecture, the University of TokyoOur CEO, Tetsuro Kondo, will teach one session of "Theory of Architectural Design III," a course for third-year students, as a part-time lecturer at the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, the University of Tokyo. In the 2026 academic year the lecture is planned for the winter term.2026/10/12
Our CEO Tetsuro Kondo will speak in a session at FRJ2026 in Kyoto on November 14On Saturday, November 14, 2026, our CEO Tetsuro Kondo will speak at FRJ2026, a fundraising conference held at Ryukoku University's Fukakusa Campus in Kyoto, in a session on co-creation and finance design for local mobility.2026/10/09
We have renewed our corporate siteOn October 9, 2026, we renewed the ZUKAI corporate site. You can now find what you want to know from four starting points: why we do this, what kind of company we are, what we do, and how to get in touch.2026/10/09
A workshop using the Purpose Model was shown on TV Asahi's "Watashi no Shiawase Jikan"A workshop using the Purpose Model was shown on TV Asahi's "Watashi no Shiawase Jikan," broadcast on October 8, 2026. The program featured the community activities of a person who uses the Purpose Model.2026/10/08
We spoke at "B Corp 100 Collective Japan" as a member of the first B Dojo cohortOn October 5, 2026, "B Corp 100 Collective Japan," an event marking 100 B Corps in Japan, was held at Hitotsubashi Hall in Chiyoda, Tokyo. Our CEO, Tetsuro Kondo, spoke in the pitch session introducing the first B Dojo cohort.2026/10/05
The full text of "Purpose Model" is now free to read on noteWe have published the full text of "Purpose Model: How to Build Co-Creation That Engages People" (Gakugei Shuppansha, 2022) on our note. This is done with the permission of the publisher and of co-author Yurie Kibi.2026/10/05
The Community Drive Project entered its third year with a press conference and kickoff event in TokyoOn September 10, 2026, the Community Drive Project, in which ZUKAI takes part, held a press conference and a kickoff event in Takebashi, Tokyo. In fiscal 2026 the project works in five areas: Kurobe, Fukuyama, Matsue, Toyooka and Ichihara.2026/09/10
Interview published in the NewsPicks series "The Future Drawn by Places and Communities"An interview with our CEO, Tetsuro Kondo, has been published in the NewsPicks Topics series "The Future Drawn by Places and Communities." The article is titled "Rules for running a self-organizing community without relying on money." The interviewer is Takuya Tsurumoto, who runs the series.2026/08/20
Our CEO Kondo took part as a selector in the Aoyama Book Center summer book fair, "One Book Recommended This Summer by 360 People"Our CEO, Tetsuro Kondo, took part as one of the selectors in "One Book Recommended This Summer by 360 People," a book fair that opened at Aoyama Book Center's main store on August 7, 2026. He also took part in 2025.2026/08/07
We held the joint recruiting event for "Business Model 3.0 Visual Guide"On July 29, 2026, we held a joint recruiting event by companies and organizations featured in "Business Model 3.0 Visual Guide" at Marui Group's head office "Kyoso LOUNGE" in Nakano, Tokyo. Five organizations presented and then talked directly with participants.2026/07/29
Purpose Model Studio is now available in EnglishOn July 21, 2026, Purpose Model Studio, where you can draw a Purpose Model in the browser, became available in English. We added an English page, and the interface can now be used in both Japanese and English.2026/07/21
We've launched the site for the "Business Model 3.0 Encyclopedia" recruiting eventFive companies featured in "Business Model 3.0 Encyclopedia" (KADOKAWA) gather for one night at a joint recruiting event, held on July 29, 2026 (Wed) at Marui Group HQ's "Kyoso LOUNGE." Speakers from each company will talk about their business and its purpose in their own words. The event site is now live.2026/07/16
We've released the new Bizgram in betaOn June 30, 2026, we released the new Bizgram in beta. You can now draw Bizgram business model diagrams yourself in the browser. It has changed from a service for reading cases into a tool for drawing.2026/06/30
We've released Kaikei, a game for learning accounting, in betaOn June 30, 2026, we released Kaikei, a game for learning accounting, in beta. As you place the falling transactions, the Map of Accounting, which puts the balance sheet and the income statement on a single sheet, grows. It is free to play in the browser.2026/06/30
We've released Slides, a slide-making tool, in betaOn June 24, 2026, we released Slides, a slide-making tool, in beta. Layout, colors and fonts are decided first, and then you make slides just by putting in the content. All features are free during the beta.2026/06/24
Our CEO spoke at a seminar for social entrepreneurs in Tokyo's "TOKYO Co-cial IMPACT" programOn June 15, 2026, our CEO, Tetsuro Kondo, spoke in the entry program (startup preparation course) of "TOKYO Co-cial IMPACT," a Tokyo Metropolitan Government program, on types of business models that are both social and economically viable.2026/06/15
"Business Model 3.0 Visual Guide" goes into a second printing"Business Model 3.0 Visual Guide" (KADOKAWA) is going into a second printing, bringing the total number of copies printed to 10,000.2026/06/10
ZUKAI Inc. Has Obtained B Corp CertificationWhat is "B Corp™"? "B Corp™ (hereafter B Corp)" is a certification system operated by B Lab, a U.S. nonprofit organization, that certifies "good companies" that consider the environment and society. As of May 2026, more than 10,000 companies across 104 countries worldwide—and 84 companies in Japan—have obtained the certification, and the number continues to grow. In order to obtain the certification,2026/05/18
Public Interview Article Featured on "WORK MILL"A public interview article featuring our own Makoto Okiyama has been published on "WORK MILL." "WORK MILL" is a platform where people explore and co-create work and life with their own "working" self as the subject (operated by Okamura Corporation). This article summarizes the public interview "Drawing the2026/05/15
We've released three iPhone apps: PACE, hajimete and TENSUFrom February to May 2026, we released three iPhone apps on the App Store: PACE, which shows your pace toward a goal; hajimete, for recording first-time experiences; and TENSU, for giving each day a score. All three are one-time purchases and need no account.2026/05/12
We spoke at "Public Policy Snack"On April 21, 2026, Tetsuro Kondo and Makoto Okiyama spoke at "Public Policy Snack," a study session hosted by Cross Border Inc. We talked about our book on diagramming policy and ran a workshop.2026/04/21
Our CEO appeared on TOKYO FM's "ONE MORNING"Our CEO, Tetsuro Kondo, appeared for two weeks running on "Sankyo Frontier presents The Starters," a segment of TOKYO FM's morning show "ONE MORNING" (broadcast on April 14 and 21, 2026).2026/04/14
We've released Kadai, a web service for visualizing issues, in betaOn April 8, 2026, we released Kadai, a web service for mapping the causal links between issues, as an open beta. In one tool, you can also collect voices from the field and manage the progress of solutions. All features are free during the beta.2026/04/08
Our CEO spoke at the Finance Division lecture of the Yokohama Chamber of Commerce and IndustryOn April 6, 2026, our CEO Tetsuro Kondo gave a lecture based on "Business Model 3.0 Visual Guide" at the Finance Division lecture of the Yokohama Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It was held at the Yokohama Symposia, with 110 people registered.2026/04/06