Ma Theory and the Creative Management of Innovation

Mitsuru Kodama is a Professor of Innovation and Technology Management in the College of Commerce and Graduate School of Business Administration at Nihon University, Japan. 

1 “Ma” and Innovation Management   Mitsuru Kodama

 

2 The Five Types of Ma Thinking and Five Architect Capabilities - Theoretical Concepts

  Mitsuru Kodama

 

3 Ma Thinking and Innovation in Global High Tech Companies

- The lessons of business model innovation in Apple and Cisco Systems

Mitsuru Kodama, Takehiko Yasuda and Katsuhiko Hirasawa

 

4 Managing Serendipity through Ma Thinking

- The lessons of the invention and commercialization of the blue LED (awarded the Nobel prize in physics)

Mitsuru Kodama and Takehiko Yasuda

 

5 Industrial Innovation with Ma Thinking

- Lessons from Singapore’s Economic Development




 

6 Use and Reproduction of Ma in Financial Cooperative Organizations in Japan - with a Focus on Ma in Japan and Financial Cooperatives




 

7 Green Innovation based on Ma Thinking

- The lessons of the Japanese smart city vision





8 The Ma of Maeterlinck and Ma of Japanese Maeterlinckians





 

9 “Ma” in Traditional Japanese Theater: The “Ma” of Space and “Ma” of Time




 

10 Ma Thinking in Architectural Space, Mentality and Action - The impact of Ma thinking on lifestyle design


 

11 Comparative Case Studies and New Implications






12 Conclusions and Issues for Future Research