On April 14, 2021, Cinnamon Co., Ltd. (Representative Director, President and CEO: Mirai Hirano, hereinafter referred to as Cinnamon AI), which provides artificial intelligence (hereinafter referred to as “AI”) solutions to major domestic companies, was announced by Diamond Inc. as “Double Harvest”. We will be releasing ``Strategic Design for the AI Era to Create a System to Continue Winning''. This book, co-authored by Executive Officer Futurist Hajime Hotta and IT critic Kazuhiro Ohara, provides a completely new way of thinking for "AI x Strategic Design" and helps Japanese companies achieve "true DX." We will support you in making this a reality.

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Highly praised by top runners in each industry!
★Mr. Kazuhiko Tomiyama (Representative of Management Co-Creation Platform Group)
"From a 'hunting style' to a 'harvesting style'. A book on changing the way of thinking that is essential for Japanese companies' DX."
★Mr. Kazuto Ataka (Keio University SFC Professor, Yahoo CSO)
"The second phase of AI x data - here is the path to get there"
★Takashi Niinami (Suntory Holdings President and Representative Director)
“AI is entering the era of ``strategic design.'' A must-read for ``true DX.''

■Publication background: Shift from “AI as technology” to “AI as strategic design”
In Japan, digital transformation (DX) is currently attracting increasing attention due to movement restrictions due to the spread of the new coronavirus and the government's abolishment of stamps. With words such as DX and AI being thrown around a lot, in order to increase a company's advantage in the future, it is necessary to incorporate AI and DX into strategy and promote transformation throughout the company.

AI technology continues to evolve, but those in charge of DX projects do not necessarily need to be familiar with AI technology. If you have a certain amount of business knowledge, you can create strategies for AI and DX businesses.

・Can you improve your company's "sustainable competitive advantage" by incorporating AI?
・Can you draw a “loop that generates multiple profits” through AI implementation?
・Has your company been able to design a system that will continue to win when using AI?

Now that AI has become a commodity and the focus of games is no longer "technology," what is needed is "strategic design" that utilizes AI. This book provides a completely new way of thinking for "AI x Strategic Design" and supports Japanese companies in realizing "true DX."

Purchase from here: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4478111014

■Author profile
Hajime Hotta
--Entrepreneur who earned a PhD in artificial intelligence research and launched the hottest AI startup
Cinnamon Co., Ltd. Executive Officer/Futurist. Born in 1982. Since his student days, he has been consistently engaged in artificial intelligence research such as neural networks, and at the age of 25 completed the doctoral program at Keio University Graduate School of Science and Engineering (Doctor of Engineering). Selected for the "IPA Unexplored Software Creation Project" in 2005 and 2006. Joined Sirius Technologies in 2005 and was responsible for the development of AdLocal, a location-based advertising distribution system. After founding Naked Technology while in school, he sold the company to mixi. Furthermore, he co-founded Cinnamon AI, the hottest AI startup that provides artificial intelligence business solutions such as AI-OCR, speech recognition, and natural language processing (NLP). Currently, he is active as a futurist at the company and is in a position to lead talented engineers in Southeast Asia. In addition, based on our philosophy of ``continuing to be an ally of innovators,'' we also provide advisory and coaching sessions for managers and leaders. While referring to knowledge from cognitive science, we are exploring methodologies to increase the effectiveness of people and organizations. Lives in Malaysia. This book is his first book.

Kazuhiro Obara (Obara Kazuhiro)
─ ``Corporate strategy x AI'' professional who was involved in the domestic launch of AI services at Google
IT critic. Born in 1970. Completed the Applied Artificial Intelligence course at Kyoto University Graduate School of Engineering. Started his career at McKinsey & Company, supported NTT Docomo's i-mode business launch, Recruit, K Laboratory (currently KLab), corporate direction, Cybird, electronic cash voucher development, Recruit (second time), Opto, Worked at Google etc. He has served as a member of the Foreign Trade Policy Committee of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and as an advisor to the Artificial Intelligence Research Center of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. His single books include ``Evolution of Internet Business'', ``Principles of IT Business'', and ``Work with Anyone Anywhere'', and co-authored ``After Digital''.

[Cinnamon Co., Ltd. company profile]
Company name: Cinnamon Co., Ltd.
URL:http://www.cinnamon.is
Address: 6th floor, Spirit Building, 3-19-13 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Established: October 2016
Representative: Mirai Hirano, Representative Director, President and CEO

■Business content: Artificial intelligence product business, artificial intelligence consulting business

Cinnamon AI's mission is to "create a world full of creativity with AI," and we are working on developing advanced business AI solutions, and we have a track record of providing them to many major domestic companies. In addition, we have established artificial intelligence laboratories in Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City) and Taiwan, and have succeeded in recruiting a large number of AI engineers. Recently, in addition to the AI OCR "Flax Scanner," we have begun commercializing the specialized voice recognition technology "Rossa Voice," and have begun selling it mainly to major companies. In addition, Cinnamon AI has many advanced AI algorithms based on three unique research areas: “Digitize,” “Structure,” and “Understand.” We are continuously developing business AI solutions that utilize unstructured data.