A spirit with a vision is a dream with a mission.
Facilitation is the art and science to help groups be more creative, productive and interactive in their meetings and decision-making.
Based on the belief that “The power of facilitation can be applied to any solutions for our clients.”, we always focus on helping our clients achieve the desired future.
In the era of globalization and advanced technology, we ought to shape the brighter future by putting together our collective knowledge.
| CEO Profile Hideyuki Yoshioka
Born in Kobe City, 1963. Graduated from the department of business administration of Kobe University in 1986.
Starting his working career at Recruit Co. ltd., a company well known as “The most disciplined company bringing out many entrepreneurs in Japan”, Hideyuki worked for 17 years.
In 2003, Hideyuki founded Knowledge Signs Inc.. As a professional facilitator, Hideyuki has crafted unique methods of facilitation and consulting. Hideyuki has been involved in professional facilitation for over 23 years and facilitated almost a thousand times of meeting.
Hideyuki always commits very critical meetings that require critical outcomes as enterprise mid-term strategies, organizational development plan, digital transformation plan. And also has plenty of experiences to facilitate cross cultural groups.
Hideyuki is always influential to facilitator’s community in the world as a spearhead to lead new challenges.
Hideyuki has conducted a lot of original workshops in IAF conference worldwide.
Hideyuki Yoshioka is also known as a musician, a stand-up comedian.
■Language Japanese/English
■International Certification IAF CPF(Certified™ Professional Facilitator)
■YouTube Channel @2112hide
■Stand Up Comedy Appearance @Tokyo Comedy Bar
- Company Name
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Knowledge Signs Inc. / 株式会社ナレッジサイン
- Top Management
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CEO Hideyuki Yoshioka / 代表取締役 吉岡 英幸
- Location
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Canadale Hatagaya 601, 2-18-4 Hatagaya Shibuya-Ku Tokyo, 151-0072 Japan
〒151-0072 東京都渋谷区幡ヶ谷2-18-4 カナデール幡ヶ谷601 - Phone
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+81-3-6381-6190
- Foundation
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April-10 2003
- Services
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1.Facilitation Services (English&Japanese) / 戦略策定・チームビルディングなどのファシリテーション
2.Facilitation for Global Meeting / 英語でのファシリテーション・海外でのファシリテーション
3.Global Roll Out Training Delivery in Local Language / グローバルロールアウトトレーニングの日本でのデリバリー
4.Global Leadership Development / グローバルリーダーシップ育成
5.Communication and Sales skills Training / 営業スキルやコミュニケーションスキルの研修
6.Manager Training / リーダーや管理職への研修
7.Consulting Services for Organizational Development, Digital Transformation & Mid-Term Planning / 組織改革・DX戦略策定・中計策定のコンサルティング
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| Our History
| 2003 | Knowledge signs founded. | |
| 2006 | Training services initiated. | |
| 2010 | Organizational transformation service for IT departments of big enterprises launched. | |
| 2013 | Global facilitation, Multi-lingual facilitation started. | |
| 2016 | SPOT on Facilitation® by FNS (Facilitators Network Singapore) Licensee contracted. | |
| 2017 | Local delivery of global roll-out training expanded. | |
| 2020 | Contents for multi-platform developed . | |
| 2024 | Europe based business accelerated. |
| Our Clients
Amicus Therapeutics
CAC Corporation
Chepro Corporation
Computer Institute of Japan, Ltd.
Dropbox Japan
FUJITSU LIMITED
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
The Japan Research Institute, Limited
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency)
JBCC Corporation
Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd
KPMG Ignition Tokyo
The Mercedes-Benz Group AG
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.
Navi-p.com Corporation
NEC Corporation
NEC Patent Service, Ltd.
NTT COMWARE CORPORATION
NTT DATA MSE CORPORATION
NTT DATA SMS Corporation, Inc.
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.
Nikkei BP Marketing,Inc.
BIPROGY Inc.
OTSUKA CORPORATION
Panasonic Corporation
QUALICA Inc.
The Prudential Financial Life Insurance Co.、Ltd.
EIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Life Information Systems Co.,Ltd.
Toyo Engineering Corporation
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
TIS Inc.
YAMATO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
YAMATO TRANSPORT CO., LTD.
AMATO SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CO.,LTD. Etc; (Alphabetical order)









