Organizational Develdopment & Innovation

My name is Nori Hirahara, PhD, and I'm Associate Professor at School of Management, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, in Japan, where I focus on entrepreneurship and operations management. As a researcher and entrepreneur, my one of a kind style is my ability to explain “organizational development that balances < innovation & well-being >” in the language of psychological science as well as management science in a global context."

WHO I am: Expertise

Briefly explains Nori's profile and expertise as well as publication lists.

WHAT I do: Work

Tracks past and current work in entrepreneurial and academic areas.

WHERE I am spotted: Activities

Shows a list that has both physical and online lectures and events where you can spot me.

APU 25th Anniversary Event: “Art and D&I: ‘See, Create, Think’” Panel Discussion|APU開学25周年企画「アートとD&I『みる・つくる・考える』」パネルディスカッション

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University held an experiential event titled “Art and D&I: ‘See, Create, Think.’” In collaboration with Heralbony Co., Ltd., the art NPO BEPPU PROJECT, and others, the university implemented a program that allowed students, faculty and staff, and local community members to experience diversity through art. A total of 45 participants, including students,

Kyushu University Beppu Hospital and the Ritsumeikan Group Team Up!|九州大学別府病院と立命館グループでコラボレーション!

I was largely delighted that Professor Takahashi from the School of Integrated Psychology at Ritsumeikan University OIC came to visit me “yet once again” (this is the second time in the last 10 days…)! The purpose of this visit was to hold a strategy meeting—with about five of us, including Dr. Mimori, the director of

“D&I as a Management Strategy” Mini Lecture @ CIC Fukuoka|「経営戦略としてのD&I」ミニレクチャー@CIC福岡

On February 5th, I held a mini-lecture and panel discussion titled “D&I as a Management Strategy: What Silicon Valley Has That Fukuoka Doesn’t” at CIC Fukuoka, a beautiful and functional incubation facility located right in the heart of Tenjin, where my university, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU)’s Fukuoka satellite, is based. Thanks to our two

“AI in Medicine: Shaping the Future of Healthcare.”|今回は私は出ませんが…マレーシアかシンガポール滞在で興味がある方へ

LET’S CELEBRATE PROGRESS?AND SHAPE WHAT COMES NEXT. Universiti Malaya warmly invites you to join us at the INAUGURAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IN MEDICINE 2026, themed “AI in Medicine: Shaping the Future of Healthcare.” This one-day flagship conference brings together researchers, clinicians, industry leaders, and policymakers to showcase clinically validated AI solutions, translational

Exploring Ways to Harness “Untapped Potential” at the School of management Retreat|経営学部リトリートにてAPUの「巨大ポテンシャル」の活用法を吟味する

Last Sunday, I participated in a “retreat” hosted by the School of Management (SoM) at APU (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University), where I am affiliated, held in the conference room and banquet hall of a historic hot spring inn. From 2:00 PM until well past 8:00 PM, we engaged in intensive discussions, resulting in a highly

【research】YouTube video on “DesProg: AI-Powered Dengue Severity Prognostication”|「DesProg: AIによるデング熱の予後診断システム」のYouTube動画を発見

Just the other day, while casually browsing YouTube videos, I was surprised to find a short explanatory video about the “DeSProg” project I worked on during my time at the University of Malaya. It seems Professor Dr. Rafdzah Ahmad Zakithe, the team leader, created it. It’s easy to understand, so please take a look. This

【research】A 10-Day Comparative Religious Studies Observation Trip to North India|北インドへの比較宗教学的な10日間観察旅行

The academic event that colored October was, without a doubt, the ten-day journey to North India. As usual, an uncanny level of Buddhist karmic connection led me to travel to McLeod Ganj in Dharamshala—the town where His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama resides. The purpose was to observe, with my own eyes, the lives and

Kids see right through our “intellectual humility”|「知的謙虚さ」を見透かすこどもたち

素材記事:https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/even_young_children_prefer_people_who_act_with_humility素材写真:the same as above site Despite being only children, or, because of being children? Psychological experiments have shown that even children as young as five years old have a very keen sense of the “intelligence” displayed by adults. It turns out that children prefer people who have “intellectual humility,” who “humbly ask for instruction on

Emotionally dependent on ChatGPT?|ChatGPTって依存効果があるの?

素材記事:https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/can_you_get_emotionally_dependent_on_chatgpt 写真クレジット:the same as above As a psychological scientist, I find this a very interesting and entertaining phenomenon, but the fact is that this trend is growing rapidly and experts are becoming increasingly concerned. Alarm bells are ringing on the provider side, too, with OpenAI’s Sam Altman recently stating that he is “concerned.” The real