Zen, as a solution on business and geographical conflicts

5 lessons to be found in Koyasan (高野山) as a Phronesis

Coaching from Sub-Zero for Survival in the Real World / Session 6, 2024

Credit; Hiro Nakagawa @ Hotel the Mitsui Kyoto, October 2024

“Hiro, will you have time to be with us in Koyasan?” A message from my Hong Kong best friend raised me with a smile and a saintly mind. “Why not”, It reminded me of the 10th anniversary of our late Kwannon (観音) in Hong Kong, who suddenly passed away of a heart attack. Packed tidy and my small journey started from Osaka, Kyoto and moved into mid-Autumn Koyasan (高野山), the most saint mountain in Japan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_K%C5%8Dya). It turned out a milestone and major finding in one of my main theses — Knowledge Management.

1; Revitalizing local? No need for the central government’s money shower, but the guts of the local community

Credit; Hiro Nakagawa @ Ichijyoin, Koyasan, October 2024

7-years ago when I visited this saint mountain with my friends in Hong Kong for the first time. We Japanese learned some background of this mountain and 弘法大師/空海…