JAPAN INNOVATION
NETWORK

Using our unique framework, the Innovation Compass™, we assess your organisation’s innovation ecosystem. Defining the bottlenecks and challenges based on the current situation, JIN will support devising solutions together with your executives.

Based on the results of the Innovation Ecosystem Assessment, we support creating an internal ecosystem and building a dedicated team to systematically implement and drive innovation activities.

Using our unique framework, the Innovation Compass™, we design and co-operate the process to generate innovation projects internally as well as with external innovation partners.

This program aims at raising business modelling skills and creating a common language inside the company for sharing business ideas by using the Business Model Canvas.

Program aimed at supporting a company’s specific innovation projects using the lean startup process. Our professional mentors will guide and accelerate your project teams to create new business from innovative ideas.

1776 (Washington D.C.) runs the global pitching competition Challenge Cup that is held in 49 cities in the globe and contested by startups tackling social challenges with business approaches.

JIN and 1776 signed a partnership when JIN hosted the first regional Challenge Cup in Japan in 2016 to connect both ecosystems and foster open innovation between Japanese companies and global startups.

EIG is an innovation hub in Finland and known as the birth place of Slush, one of the world’s foremost startup events.

JIN and EIG signed a partnership in 2016 to accelerate open innovation between Finnish startups and the Japanese companies, focusing on the IoT and healthcare sectors.

COIN is a network of innovation leaders fostering collaboration around ideas, talent, capital and entrepreneurial spirit in Colorado.

JIN signed a collaboration agreement with Governor John Hickenlooper to connect JIN’s and COIN’s ecosystems in order to help realise open innovation opportunities.

FCAJ serves to accelerate open innovation between companies, governmental organisations, academia and citizens // NPOs.

The concept of Future Centres was developed by Professor Leif Edvinsson, who is also an advisory board member of JIN. Professor Noboru Konno, President of JIN, also holds the post of FCAJ President.

JBP is a platform of more than 100 Japanese solution providers for disaster risk reduction (DRR) to holistically solve disaster challenges around the globe.

In 2015, JBP signed an agreement with UNISDR and the government of The Netherlands to set up a joint platform, Resilient Cities Connect (RCC), to match disaster problems of cities and Japanese DRR solutions.

JBP was set up by 21 founding organisations, including JIN and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Hiro Nishiguchi, Executive Managing Director of JIN, also holds the post of JBP President.