A Cup of Coffee and a Different Perspective on Innovation – The Japanese Innovation Map You're familiar with Design Thinking, Lean, Scrum… Have you ever wondered why well-established methods work for some teams and not for others? If you want to give your innovation work more depth and a unique character, then you've come to the right place: The Japanese Innovation Map combines 12 Japanese principles, such as Ikigai and Kaizen, with 24 Western innovation methods that you may already know. It clearly illustrates which combinations make you more effective and successful, and why these combinations are more powerful than any single method alone.