February 19, 2020 
3 min readTo summarize the previous stories, ISAO(Currently, Colorkrew) started disclosing the information in 2012, and at the same time, gradually made the organization flat by reducing unnecessary report…
February 12, 2020 3 min readThis series is going to continue for a little more. However, today I'll talk about the exact moment of the dawn of Super Flat Organization. Unexpected Super Flat In the last article, "The Road to…
February 5, 2020 2 min read"With what should we start?" It is a FAQ from managers and leaders who want to install an "Open and Flat" ideology in their organizations. First, Open The conclusion is this: the importance of an…
January 29, 2020 3 min readLast time, I wrote about making things ready to explain why before actually making changes. The completion of Super Flat Organization needed drastic changes on the previous organization. This time,…
January 22, 2020 6 min readIn the last article, I explained that "making the company open" was crucial for Super Flat Organization. Back number: The Road to Super Flat Organization 1: Not a Goal, but a Result This time, I'll…
January 15, 2020 2 min readThe dark sides of hierarchical, closed organizations In 2010, I joined ISAO (Colorkrew at that time). ISAO at that time was a typical hierarchical, closed company. Although the company culture was a…
January 6, 2020 4 min readHappy New Year. This is ISAO Nakamura. Thank you for your continued support this year! 2019 was a year of great change for ISAO. ** On October 1, 2019, on the occasion of its 20th anniversary, Toyota Tsusho Corporation became independent from Toyota Tsusho Corporation, which had been a 100% shareholder since 2010, and restarted with a new capital structure. In 2010, when ISAO joined the Toyota Tsusho Group, it was in the midst of a current account deficit for 62 consecutive months. **...
December 26, 2019 4 min readImportance in Giving/Receiving Reviews ISAO's Super Flat management, which puts value in openness and fairness, promotes empowerment in individuals and each has responsibility to make decisions of…
December 20, 2019 3 min readUntil now, we have explained that Bali Flat (Open & Flat Business Management) can overwhelmingly improve the quality and speed of judgment in business. There are almost no disadvantages and only good things happen, so it is a system that can be recommended to any company, but when I talk to people from various companies, I often hear that it is quite difficult for us. Why? ...
December 12, 2019 3 min readFor business people, information is power. How you have information will give you power both inside and outside the company. At ISAO, we aim to achieve zero information disparity in order to enable all employees to participate in management with the highest power. On the other hand, when asked "Do you communicate with everyone about everything?", the answer is "It depends on the situation". ...
December 5, 2019 2 min readIn Colorkrew with Super Flat Organization, there are no managerial positions. Naturally, we often receive questions such as "who makes the decision and leads the team, and how?" No managers, many…
November 28, 2019 3 min readThe other day, I went to Taipei for two days and one night. Actually, about 20 years ago, I often went to Taiwan for work, and I still have a relationship with him from that time, so I sometimes sell ISAO's services as a maintenance of my network. I've been there more than 80 times so far, and when I smell Taiwanese Chinese and its smell in the city, I feel **at home** for some reason. By the way, I can't speak Chinese at all...
