All articles by Bobbie van der List
Doubling down on upcyclingApril 1, 2020 Arthur Huang, CEO of Miniwiz, wants to build a circular economy by changing people’s minds about the value of trash.by Bobbie van der List
Robotic seals and bionic limbs: How Japan is creating opportunity for medtechFebruary 28, 2020 With the oldest population in the world and a worsening shortage of nurses, Japan has become a test market for new technologies to care for the elderly.by Bobbie van der List
Japan is loosening corporate governance constraintsFebruary 13, 2020 Efforts to dismantle cross-held shares and improve board oversight are succeeding amid heightened interest from private equity and activist investors.by Bobbie van der List
Water Experts for the WorldJanuary 28, 2019 The Dutch turned adversity into a compelling economic opportunity. Other countries could do the same.by Bobbie van der List
Can more flexible workforces solve society’s problems?March 21, 2018 Yasuyuki Nambu, CEO of Japan’s Pasona Group, is reframing short-term employment as a means of social benefit.by Bobbie van der List
Can a Laundry-Folding Robot Improve Your Life?February 27, 2018 For Shin Sakane, CEO of Japan’s Seven Dreamers Laboratories, the key to innovation is satisfying unrecognized customer needs.by Bobbie van der List
Lifelong high performance, the Japanese-American wayAugust 30, 2017 A few companies in Tokyo are using U.S. management methods to resolve the trade-off between long employee tenures and global competitiveness.by Bobbie van der List
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