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One of Japan’s oldest construction companies, Takenaka, prides itself on the company mission to contribute to society and future generations as they construct world-renown buildings such as the Tokyo Tower, Suitengu-Shrine, and the Narita International Airport. Through a unique combination of historic cultural values and cutting-edge technology and design processes, Takenaka is enhancing the future as they elevate the present!
Story highlights:
- How does a 400-year-old company maintain traditional values while transforming the company culture to produce better outcomes?
- Why Slalom was so excited about Takenaka’s sustainable approach to customer-centric and purpose-driven value proposition.
- How focusing on the use of Agile in development is paving the way for the future of design and build in the construction industry.
- Why Takenaka now tells their customers, “Throw out what you don’t need” in their newly adopted Agile approach.
- What partnering with AWS to digitize data and enhance 3D modeling can do to productivity and efficiency.
Tags: Japan, Agile, Innovation, Construction, Data Driven Design, Digital Design, Cultural Transformation, 3DModeling, Sustainability, Tokyo.
Contact: Satoka Chibana
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