Hiroyuki Arai

Hiroyuki Arai

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  • About me

    Stylish Idea, Inc. CEO&Founder

  • Education

    • University of Oxford - Said Business School

      2013 - 2013
      Oxford Scenarios Programme Scenario Planning
    • Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

      1997 - 2001
      B.A. of Applied Linguistics Applied Linguistics
    • Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

      2001 - 2003
      Master of Applied Linguistics Applied Linguistics
  • Experience

    • SAP Japan

      Apr 2003 - Mar 2007
      Consultant

      *Consultant, Financial Management Department, SAP Japan, July 2004 – March 2007•Project for a major publishing company -Implemented a budget management system, playing a key role in the first installation of our new product in Japan. ­ -Led a development team and managed all aspects of the project, acting as a liaison between the company and the client. ­ -Coordinated a support team in China and an engineering team in Germany to solve problems.•Project for a global system integration company­ -Implemented a budget management system using Business Intelligence software.­ -Directed a test team for nine months and completed the test on time despite a tight schedule and demanding requirements.*Consultant, Business Intelligence Department, SAP Japan, July 2003 – June 2004•Project for a biggest advertising company in Japan­ -Implemented a revenue analysis system for a major advertising company.­ -Designed and developed Web interfaces on time.•Project for a demo system for a middle-ranking food company­ -Designed and developed Web interfaces for a demo system, resulting in the sale of Business Intelligence software. ­ -Led a development team of 4, all of whom were new employees. -Completed the project on time. Show less

    • InfoCom Research, Inc.

      Apr 2007 - Apr 2013
      Chief Consultant

      Cheif Consultant with broad experience in all aspects of IT and related field. Topics I've been interested in recently are Smart Grid and Cloud Computing.

    • Bigdata business consortium

      Jul 2012 - Mar 2013
      Committee member

      As a committee member at Bigdata business consortium, I'm involved in planning for a variety of new projects focused on bigdata business.

    • Impress R&D, Inc.

      Sept 2012 - now
      Contributing Editor

      As a contributing editor in SmartGrid Newsletter division, I cover a story about smart grid, smart meter, and related fields.

    • Stylish Idea, Inc

      Apr 2013 - now
      CEO & Founder

      As a founder and CEO, I provide consulting services focused on scenario planning and product management consulting. I have a lot of experiences of new business development (mainly in IT and energy field), marketing support in new market.

    • Balanced growth LLP

      May 2013 - Dec 2016
      Managing Partner

      As a partner, I provide consulting and training services on OD (organizational development) using methods, such as scenario planning, AI (appreciative inquiry), and Immunity Map.

    • Waseda University

      Jan 2015 - Mar 2016
      Lecturer at Extension Center

      I teach scenario planning for organization at Extension Center of Waseda University.

    • B-Architect Corporation

      Oct 2016 - Nov 2018
      Director
    • Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

      Oct 2016 - Mar 2018
      Lecturer

      I teach scenario planning.

    • Japan Scenario Planner Community (JSPC)

      Oct 2017 - now
      Founder & Chief Community Officer

      JSPC (Japan Scenario Planner Community) is a community for scenario planners in Japan. As a community of practice, we provide a variety of events, seminars to make the most of scenario planning method.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Project Management Professional (PMP)

      Project Management Institute
      Jul 2013
    • Agile Excellence for Product Managers and Product Owners

      280 Group
      Jan 2014