Seminar Overview：
This seminar will introduce methods for conducting data analysis using Generative AI (ChatGPT).

Date：
・January 19, 2026 (Mon.) 13:30 – 15:30
・January 20, 2026 (Tue.) 13:30 – 15:30

Contents：
・Prompts for Data Analysis
・Basic Statistical Analysis
・Data Visualization
・Exploratory Data Analysis
・Additional Data Analysis Techniques

Format：
Hybrid (In-person + Zoom)
In-person venue: Institute of Innovation Research 1F, Lab 1

Organizer:
Prof. Byeongwoo Kang (Hitotsubashi University)

Lecturer:
Prof. Hee-woong Kim (Yonsei University)

Language：English

Registration：
Advance registration required: Click here
In-person participants are assigned in the order of registration (max. 15 seats)

Deadline:
24:00, January 15, 2026

Preparation：
・ChatGPT subscription
・Computer for practice

Date：
March 30（Monday), 2026
from 14:00 to 15:30

Topic:
“Technoficing: From Idea to Measurement and Beyond”

Speaker:
Israr Qureshi
(Professor of Digital Development and Social Entrepreneurship, Queen’s Business School, Queen’s University Belfast)

Abstract:
This research seminar traces the journey from ideas to measurement, illustrating how meaningful research emerges when scholars integrate grounded inquiry, rich ethnography, and rigorous measurement development. Using the phenomenon of technoficing—the creative adaptation and repurposing of technology for social good (Qureshi et al., 2021)—as an example, the session highlights how compelling research ideas often originate in the field through close observation, immersion, and engagement with real-world practice. Ethnographic and case-based methods help researchers identify novel concepts and constructs that existing theories may overlook. Building on these grounded insights, the talk demonstrates how researchers can systematically conceptualize emerging phenomena and translate them into measurable constructs through a structured scale-development process. By connecting discovery-oriented qualitative work with robust quantitative validation, the seminar underscores how researchers can produce theoretically insightful, empirically sound, and practically relevant contributions. The seminar will also explore the future possibilities for further developing this construct and its nomological network. The goal is to inspire participants to move from observing meaningful patterns in practice to constructing rigorous tools that advance both academic knowledge and societal impact.

Speaker Bio:
Professor Israr Qureshi’s research lies at the intersection of social entrepreneurship, digital development, and innovation for social impact. His work explores how technology and entrepreneurial initiatives can empower marginalized communities, particularly in contexts marked by poverty, exclusion, and institutional voids. Drawing on decades of scholarship in Information Systems and Organization Studies, he has advanced theories of digital social innovation and technoficing—creative adaptations of technology to local contexts that foster inclusion and sustainability. Israr’s recent projects investigate digitally enabled sharing economy models and the social intermediation processes that build inclusive markets at the base of the pyramid. Earlier contributions to the field of ICT4D (Information and Communication Technologies for Development) have evolved into nuanced examinations of how digital infrastructures support local agency, cultural embedding, and community resilience. His research has been published in leading journals such as Academy of Management Annals, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Learning and Education, Information and Organization, Information Systems Journal, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, MIS Quarterly, Organization Science, Organization Studies, Organizational Research Methods, among others; and, bridges management, technology, and social impact. Through editorial leadership and global collaborations, Israr continues to shape the agenda for responsible digital transformation—highlighting how innovation, when grounded in social purpose and contextual sensitivity, can catalyze equitable and sustainable development.

Venue:
onsite
IIR Laboratory 2 (Room#219) of the second floor of the IIR building

Organizer:
Karube, Masaru

This forum is jointly organized by MIC (Management Innovation Research Center), Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study.

Deadline:
9:00, March 30, 2026

For registration, please click on “Innovation Forum” below.

Date：
November 26（Wednesday), 2025
from 16:00 to 17:30

Topic:
“The Innovation Puzzle : Banish the Innovation Killers and become an Emerging Champion”

Abstract:
The following provides a brief introduction to his recent publication, “The Innovation Puzzle: Banish the Innovation Killers and Become an Emerging Champion.”
The Innovation Puzzle, banish the innovation killers and become an emerging champion: first forensically dissects the pervasive but hidden biases and behavioural traps that doom to failure the usual formulae for innovation that companies embrace, and then it takes readers on a journey in which they will banish these biases and behaviours for good and turn their companies into world-class innovators.

Speaker:
Victor Gilsing
(Professor, School of Business and Economics, the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

About the Speaker:
Both experienced in the private and public sector and as an academic researcher, Victor Gilsing (1969) has been driven throughout his career by the goal of helping organizations to maximize and harness their innovative potential. He completed his PhD at RSM (Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University), and his principal research interest is in how companies and other organizations can structurally boost their innovation performance and become world-class innovators.
  He currently serves as a full professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam’s School of Business and Economics and is director of the VU Center “Behavioral Strategy & Innovation.” His academic research has been published in top academic journals such as Journal of Management, Strategic Organization, Journal of Management Studies, and Research Policy. He received a prestigious Odysseus Research Grant from the Royal Flanders Science Foundation for the 2015–2021 period to pursue a research program on the role of top managers and boards of directors in the creation of breakthrough innovations. Over the years, he has received many international research awards and Academy of Management Best Paper awards and nominations, as well as many best teacher awards.
  Victor has longstanding experience in delivering key-notes, master classes, and executive education to managers, (senior) executives and non-executive directors, as well as to start-ups, new ventures and their CEOs. Most recently, he has been nominated for ‘Most Outstanding Faculty’ at the Free University Amsterdam for his excellence in executive education. In addition, he serves as non-executive member of the supervisory board at different companies.

Venue:
onsite
IIR Laboratory 2 (Room#219) of the second floor of the IIR building

Organizer:
Kang, Byeongwoo 

This forum is jointly organized by MIC (Management Innovation Research Center), Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study.

Deadline:
9:00, November 26, 2025

For registration, please click on “Innovation Forum” below.

Date：
January 20（Tuesday), 2026
from 13:00 to 15:00

Topic:
“Designing research for fit: Research design considerations for qualitative researchers”

Abstract:
Conducting convincing and impactful qualitative research depends on researchers’ ability to collect rich, meaningful data. This, in turn, requires thoughtful research design. In this lecture, we will explore how qualitative researchers craft designs that achieve “fit” among the core components of a study—phenomenon, context, theory, data, and research question. We will consider how onto-epistemological assumptions and orientations toward variance or process theorizing shape methodological choices, and reflect on the dynamic nature of design, where researchers’ ability to reflexively adjust design elements in situ is essential for ensuring rigor and generating insight.

Speaker:
Charlotte Cloutier, Ph.D.
(Professor, Département de Management, HCE Montreal)

About the Speaker:
Charlotte Cloutier, PhD, is professor of strategy at HEC Montreal. Her research focuses on strategizing practices and processes in pluralistic contexts focusing more specifically on how organizations work together to address social and environmental issues. She is an expert in qualitative research methods and is presently writing a book on How to Design, Write and Publish Qualitative Research for Insight and Impact with Ann Langley and Kevin Corley which is due to be published by Elgar in spring 2026. She is an Associate Editor at The Academy of Management Journal, a former co-editor at Strategic Organization (2022-2025) and is a member of the editorial review board of The Academy of Management Review.

Venue:
onsite
IIR Laboratory 2 (Room#219) of the second floor of the IIR building

Organizer:
Yoshioka-Kobayashi, Tohru

This forum is jointly organized by MIC (Management Innovation Research Center), Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study.

Deadline:
9:00, January 20, 2026

For registration, please click on “Innovation Forum” below.