最近どうよ？からはじまる仲良しトリオの同窓会！【米倉誠一郎の部屋 ～ POWER TO THE PEOPLE ～】【同級生コンビ襲来？！楠木建教授＆青島矢一教授Part1】

The 2026 "Yonekura Room" has finally begun! It begins with Professor Yonekura's New Year's greeting (a rather serious one). The main story then sees the trio of friendly professors from Hitotsubashi University (Professors Ken Kusunoki, Yaichi Aoshima, and Yonekura) come together and, completely ignoring the topic of discussion, freely discuss their own theories, from their student days to the present, and even their futures! While it truly resembles a "New Year's party," each of their strong personalities shines through, offering an endless parade of stories of hardship and hilarious anecdotes (3 episodes in total). The recording went on for far longer than planned, but most of it was cut (there was a lot of content that couldn't be broadcast ( ﾉД`)sob sob...). The recording staff edited as much as they could to piece together the parts that could be broadcast, and it's truly amazing! A masterpiece packed with profound content, including "How to Find Your Path" (Part 2) and "How to Live After 60" (Part 3), was born! Professor Kusunoki, who says he "loves logic," and Professor Aoshima, who "loves numbers." As expected, the two spent over 200 days a year together during their student days, sharing the good times and the bad. "I became a scholar by chance," says Professor Kusunoki. Their perfectly coordinated "philosophy of life" is profound, entertaining, and invigorating! It's truly "POWER TO THE PEOPLE♪"—a New Year's gift for all our viewers! Enjoy. (Thank you to the editors for your hard work.) ■Planning & Production: Business Forum Secretariat, Inc. ■Latest Event Information: https://www.b-forum.net/ ■Recording Studio "b.studio": https://www.bstudio-bf.net [Conversation Concept] This unconventional old professor invites prominent figures from various fields as guests. He delves into the hidden efforts, failures, luck, and humanity behind their success—things you don't usually hear about! In this era of stagnation, we bring you, the people who will shoulder the future of Japan, the power, energy, and courage to make you think, "This world isn't so bad after all!" ~ POWER TO THE PEOPLE ♪ ■Guest Profile Ken Kusunoki, Specially Appointed Professor, PDS Endowed Chair and Sigmaxyz Endowed Chair, Hitotsubashi University Management scholar. Specially Appointed Professor, PDS Endowed Chair and Sigmaxyz Endowed Chair, Hitotsubashi University. His specialty is competitive strategy. He researches the logic behind how companies build sustainable competitive advantage. His publications include "Inside Ken Kusunoki's Mind: Essays on Strategy and Management" (2024, Nikkei Publishing), "Absolute Pessimism" (2022, Kodansha), "Reverse Time Machine Management Theory" (2020, Nikkei BP, co-authored with Yasushi Sugiura), and "Competitive Strategy as a Story: The Conditions for a Superior Strategy" (2010, Toyo Keizai Inc.). Yaichi Aoshima, Professor, Hitotsubashi University Innovation Research Center Graduated from the Faculty of Commerce at Hitotsubashi University in 1987. Completed a Master's program at the Graduate School of Commerce at Hitotsubashi University in 1989. Completed a Doctoral program at the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1996. In the same year, he became a full-time lecturer at the Hitotsubashi University Institute of Management. In 1999, he became an Associate Professor at the Hitotsubashi University Innovation Research Center. In 2012, he became a Professor at the Hitotsubashi University Innovation Research Center (current position). In 2018, he became the Director of the Hitotsubashi University Innovation Research Center. His area of ​​expertise is innovation management. Recent publications: "The Reasons for Innovation: The Creative Justification of Resource Mobilization" (co-authored, Yuhikaku Publishing, 2012) "The Long-Term Mechanism of Innovation: The Technological Development History of Reverse Osmosis Membranes" (co-authored, Toyo Keizai Inc., 2019) "Introduction to Business Management" (Toyo Keizai Inc., 2022) Major awards: 2012: 55th Nikkei Economic Book Award ("The Reasons for Innovation: The Creative Justification of Resource Mobilization" (Yuhikaku Publishing)) 2019: 60th Economist Award ("The Long-Term Mechanism of Innovation: The Technological Development History of Reverse Osmosis Membranes" (Toyo Keizai Inc.)) 2020: Emerald Literati Awards for Excellence 2020 ■ Profile of Seiichiro Yonekura Currently, he is a Professor at Digital Hollywood University Graduate School, a Professor Emeritus at Hitotsubashi University, President of the Creative Response Social Innovation School, and Editor-in-Chief of the Hitotsubashi Business Review. His professional experience includes serving as an assistant professor, full-time lecturer, and associate professor at the Hitotsubashi University Innovation Research Center (1982-2017) and a professor at the Hosei University Graduate School of Innovation Management (2017-2024). Outside of his academic career, he served as head of Sony's Strategic Planning...