Hiroyasu "ichi" Ichikawa

Summary

Welcome to my LinkedIn profile! I'm Hiroyasu Ichikawa, a seasoned media consultant who specializes in harnessing the creative potential of digital media and tools to drive innovation across various sectors. With a diverse skill set encompassing research, writing, consulting, public speaking, and community event organization, I help businesses, media outlets, government, international organizations, and non-profits elevate their presence and impact. My professional service includes… 1. Strategy, social media management, AI-enabled research 2. Marketing research on climate, energy, and decarbonization with a special focus on Japan market. Recent obsessions: [since 2022 spring] - Japan Climate Curation [ https://bit.ly/JapanClimateCuration ]: climate-focused Japanese innovation newsletter with more than 3,200+ subscribers. - Climate Curation [https://climatecuration.theletter.jp ]:climate-focused global innovation newsletter in the Japanese language with nearly 2,000 subscribers. Since SocialCompany, Inc. was founded in March 2010. I have been working around the theme of “Social Media for Social Good” and served such organizations as the Government of Japan, WorldBank Tokyo Office, US Embassy Tokyo, UNDP, Meetup, JICA, NHK, Nikkei Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, Google, Kodansha, Dentsu, Bennese, Recruit, CIC Tokyo as well as several leading startups and business partners. Writing Highlights: 📝 Column at Kodansha's Gendai Business: From July 2010 to 2015, I contributed a weekly column covering global trends in digital media usage. Topics included education, healthcare, disaster response, NPOs, CSR, digital journalism, and more. [http://gendai.ismedia.jp/category/ichikawa] &[ http://gendai.ismedia.jp/category/socialize ] Publication: 📚 "Social Good Guide" (July/2012): I compiled a collection of 69 case studies showcasing the transformative impact of digital media and online collaboration on activism, government/volunteerism, finance, media/journalism, business, and individuals. [http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/406295074X]. Translation Work: 📖 "Rules of Thumb" (Feb/2010): I translated Alan M. Webber's insightful book, co-founder of FastCompany magazine, into Japanese as "Tamashii wo Urazuni Seikou suru." [http://bit.ly/HQCsTw]. Education: 🎓 Graduate of Doshisha University and Amherst College (Niijima Scholar Fellowship recipient) Specialties: 💼 Digital media consultation/training/writer/speaker (X(Twitter), Facebook, Linkedin, etc., with a focus on localization among the Japanese market)