Ma Theory and the Creative Management of Innovation
This book focuses on the core theoretical concept of “Ma thinking” - an idea that serves as springboard for the thoughts and actions of distinguished practitioners, innovators, and researchers. The theoretical and practical importance
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MA THEORY AND THE CREATIVE MANAGEMEN T OF INNOVATI ON
Ma Theory and the Creative Management of Innovation
Mitsuru Kodama Editor
Ma Theory and the Creative Management of Innovation
Editor Mitsuru Kodama Tokyo, Japan
ISBN 978-1-137-59354-2 ISBN 978-1-137-59194-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-59194-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017951398 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Martin Poole / Getty Images Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Nature America Inc. The registered company address is: 1 New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004, U.S.A.
Preface and Acknowledgement
Japan is a country that has a culture of Ma, and the Japanese have a unique type of Ma culture that can be found in the exquisite sensitivities, imagery, colors and meanings expressed through traditional Japanese culture and arts. In no small measure this unique and refined Ma has also influenced the sensibilities and behavior of the Japanese people and enabled them to bring forth the distinct aspects of their culture and art. In the structure of the Japanese language, the mindset of the Japanese, the organizational principles behind Japanese families and corporations, the organizational climate, the layout of cities and the use of land in Japan, the interposition and existence of characteristic Ma has created organic, dynamic perceptions of time and space. “Ma” is often defined as a gap or opening, and it is from such gaps and openings that new phenomena and events emerge into the flow of dynamically changing space-time. Ma also becomes the foundation that engenders the power of harmony that creates new things and ideas by harmonizing dissimilar things and ideas and allowing th
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