Services
Advice that ships. Three ways we help companies put AI to work.
Start wherever you are: at the leadership table, with a fact-based look at your workflows, or with a concrete use case to build. The same team carries the work from strategy to software.
IssueThe challenge in regional Japan
Before shrinking teams mean the work stops.
Most small and mid-sized companies in regional Japan face the same issues. What they lack is not effort, but someone to talk things through with and a realistic way forward.
- 01
Not enough people
- Job postings go unanswered.
- There is no one lined up to take over the company.
- 02
Work at risk of stalling
- Handovers break down every time someone retires or changes roles.
- Some work only one person knows how to do.
- 03
Time lost to manual work
- Paper, spreadsheets and re-typing leave little time for the work that matters.
- Leaders want to use AI but do not know where to start.
We start by mapping how the work is done, together with you.
ServicesWhat we do
Think, find, build. From strategy to working software, with one team.
01ThinkExecutive AI Advisory
An AI advisor at the CEO's side
Executive AI Advisory is a monthly retainer for owners and executives of small and mid-sized Japanese companies. We help leadership decide where AI fits in their business, set priorities, and move from ideas to working prototypes.
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02FindAI Readiness Assessment
Understand the work before choosing the AI
The AI Readiness Assessment is a workflow audit before any tool is chosen. We interview leadership and frontline staff, map how work actually flows, find the bottlenecks, and rank improvement opportunities by impact and difficulty.
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03BuildAI Implementation
From plan to software people actually use
AI Implementation is hands-on build and rollout. We build and roll out the solutions identified in discovery, such as generative AI tools, internal knowledge search (RAG), AI agents and workflow automation, in 1–2 week cycles, keeping your existing tools and people at the center.
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ApproachHow we work
Small wins first, then scale.
No year-long master plans. We work in 1–2 week cycles: build, use, improve, and scale only what proves itself.
- 01
Know
Understand the business
Talk with leadership and frontline staff to see how work really flows.
- 02
Find
Pick what to change
Choose themes with high impact that are easy to start.
- 03
Build
Build small and fast
Ship the smallest useful version first.
- 04
Use
Put it to work
Use it in daily operations and learn quickly.
- 05
Improve
Improve
Refine based on what users actually say.
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Scale
Scale across the company
Roll out what works to other teams.
FAQ
Questions about our services
Do we need technical staff to start?
No. The retainer is designed for leadership teams without in-house AI engineers. We translate business questions into technical options and build the first prototypes ourselves.
How is this different from AI consulting?
We do not stop at recommendations. The same team that advises you also scopes and builds the solutions, so strategy and implementation stay connected.
What is an AX Opportunity Map?
It is a one-page view of your business processes that shows where AI or automation could save time or reduce errors, rated by expected impact and implementation difficulty.
Will you recommend specific tools?
Yes, but only after the workflow analysis. We are vendor-neutral and often recommend improving existing tools before adding new ones.
What is RAG?
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) lets an AI assistant answer questions using your own documents, such as manuals, rules or past proposals, so answers reflect your company's knowledge.
Do we have to replace our current systems?
Usually not. We start from your current workflows and tools and upgrade what happens behind them, which keeps disruption and cost low.
Contact
Tell us about your business. We will suggest a realistic first step.
Not sure where AI fits yet? That is the best time to talk. We will help you sort out priorities, whether you are a regional Japanese company or an international partner.