Welcome to the
Center for Management Development
Tokyo, Japan
WHY WE EXIST.
The Center exists to help professionals develop Strategic Management Competency and Entrepreneurial Management Competency so they can create more value and be more successful. We achieve our purpose through carefully designed MBA-level courses and programs—taught in English.
We take the best bits of the learning experiences and contents forged at global top business schools and optimize them for use in Executive Education, Professional Learning & Development, and Lifelong Learning.
Our Courses and Programs are grounded in the Science of Learning and feature premium contents, live instruction (in-person, except when we use simulations as the primary mode for learning), Learning Teams, and a manageable study pace that allows time for reflection and personal & professional development.
With the Center, learning is social, transformative, challenging, and fun!
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT.
Unlike traditional MBA programs that emphasize breadth over depth, academic credentials over real-world application, and rigid accreditation-driven structures and rules over adaptability, our executive education delivers rigorous, relevant learning experiences tailored to the schedules and needs of ambitious professionals who are “MBA-curious” and ready to “level up” their knowledge, skills, and professional identity, but are too busy to commit to a full-time degree program.
Our strategy is built on offering a superior learning experience while maintaining a leaner, more cost-efficient model than traditional business schools.
We realize our strategy through selective, cohort-based, non-degree courses and programs that foster deep, transformational learning across the three dimensions of Human Capital Development:
Knowing
Intellectual Capital Development
Mastering the facts, frameworks, and theories that make up the core understanding of Strategy and/or Entrepreneurship.
Being
Psychological Capital Development
Challenging assumptions and mental models, refining professional identity, and developing the cognitive-behavioral fitness, Leader Character and Judgment that collectively, enhance (or hinder) the ability to perceive, describe, and shape Reality accurately, objectively, and with precision.
Doing
Practical Capital Development
Leveraging the skills, competencies, and behaviors at the core of a profession or practice in order to work effectively with others to turn insights into action in real-world contexts.
Our approach is rooted in:
- EDUCATION FOR JUDGMENT – Cultivating professionals who can think critically and make sound decisions rather than just memorizing theories, frameworks, and concepts.
- TRANSFORMATIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES – Encouraging learners to question, rethink, and redefine their understanding of themselves, the context in which they operate, and their approach to business.
- A COMPLETE SYSTEM FOR LEARNING and DEVELOPMENT (L&D) EXCELLENCE – Ensuring high-quality outcomes through selective, cohort-based admissions, premium course materials (e.g., Harvard Business School coursepacks), a careful Learner-Centered process of Preparing, Participating, and Reviewing & Reflecting, and proven methodologies (e.g., case-based learning, simulation-based learning, social learning, gamification, etc.), and an LMS with feedback capabilities.