We will try to create conditions where persons could come together in a spirit of teamwork, and exercise to their heart's desire their technological ….

A company will get nowhere if all of the thinking is left to management..

My chief job is to constantly stir or rekindle the curiosity of people that gets driven out by bureaucracy and formal schooling systems..

I believe it is a big mistake to think that money is the only way to compensate a person for his work. People need money, but they also want to be ha….

I believe one of the reasons we went through such a remarkable growth period was that we had this atmosphere of free discussion..

You can be totally rational with a machine. But if you work with people, sometimes logic often has to take a backseat to understanding..

Once you have a staff of prepared, intelligent, and energetic people, the next step is to motivate them to be creative..

The important thing in my view is not to pin the blame for a mistake on somebody, but rather to find out what caused the mistake..

Never break another man's rice bowl..

Curiosity is the key to creativity..

The only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things..

Japanese attitudes toward work seem to be critically different from American attitudes..

America looks 10 minutes ahead; Japan looks 10 years..

(Japanese Government believes that if you have a big laboratory with all the latest equipment and good funding it will automatically lead to creativi….

In the long run, no matter how good or successful you are or how clever or crafty, your business and its future are in the hands of the people you hi….

When I find an employee who turns out to be wrong for the job, I feel it is my fault because I made the decision to hire him..

An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force..

If we face recession, we should not lay off employees; the company should sacrifice a profit. It's management's risk and management's responsibility.….

Amenities are not of great concern to management in Japan..

But make sure you don't make the same mistake twice..

My solution to the problem of unleashing creativity is always to set up a target..