ABOUT US

Our Name and Logo

Cross Fields was named with our desire for a brighter future and a better world, which is based on two key words of our mission, “To provide people opportunities to work CROSSing the boundaries of their own FIELDS”. The word, “FIELDS,” is plural to indicate not only the sectors of Public, Private and Social, but also to include boundaries such as country, philosophy and preconceived ideas. We truly believe that the experience of crossing over these fields will make a better tomorrow.

The logo of Cross Fields comes from the image of a ship making its voyage in a stormy sea, which represents the current situation in Japan that is facing various complicated social issues. We think that three major sectors of Public, Private and Social should cooperate to address those issues and form a shared outlook of the world that points to the direction that the society should move towards, like an arrow. Lastly, our color of red symbolizes the passion of each individual, which is the driving force to move towards betterment of the world.

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Co-Founder and CEO
Daichi Konuma

Profile : MA in Sociology, Hitotsubashi University. Two-year field experience as a JICA volunteer in Syrian Arab Republic. Worked at McKinsey & Company, and co-founded Cross Fields in 2011. Selected as a Global Shaper (Tokyo HUB) by the World Economic Forum in 2011. An executive board member of Japan Association of New Public (JANP) and the Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation(JANIC). Published “How to discover the purpose of work” (Diamond, Inc.) in 2016.

Make a difference by bridging field of business and social issue solving

My personal experience, which drove me most to found Cross Fields, dates back to the time I was working in Syria from 2005 to 2006 as a JICA volunteer, the Japanese version of Peace Corps. While I was there, I had an opportunity to work for the people who had temporarily transferred from one of the German business consulting firms to head the management team of the NGO I was working for. In observing them who made tangible impact in the Syrian society with their professional skills, I realized a huge potential in an experience of letting people co-work beyond the boundaries of their field to solve social issues.

Since its foundation in 2011, with the great support from our partners across sectors and countries, Cross Fields has dispatched over 100 professional volunteers from Japanese renowned corporates to NGOs/Social Enterprises across Asia. I saw each volunteer thriving to make tangible social impact while honing their leadership to create new value. I strongly believe cross boundary collaboration could create mutual benefits to all the stakeholders involved and make a difference for our society.

Going forward, we declare that Cross Fields will pioneer new path to a brighter future. We are thrilled to collaborate with more partners across sectors and boundaries to realize the vision we aspire to realize.
Co-Founder
Yuka Matsushima

Profile : BA in Economics, University of Tokyo. Worked at a NGO, Kamonohashi Project, which operates program in Cambodia, during university. Joined Boston Consulting Group in Tokyo office as a business consultant in 2008. Worked at Japanese nonprofit organization, Table for Two International as a Pro-Bono consultant. Since 2011, co-founded Cross Fields, and launched and managed Corporate Volunteering Program. Selected as the World Economic Forum’s Global Shaper (Tokyo HUB) since 2015.

We believe Cross Fields collaboration makes greater social impact

We, Cross Fields, have built relationship with many NGOs/Social Enterprises through our Corporate Volunteering Program. My happiest moment is to realize that our volunteer’s outputs still have positive impact to our partner NGOs/Social Enterprises. Some of our partners told us that they have continued to utilize our volunteers’ outputs when we visited them again. The leaders of NGOs/SEs already have strong passion and ability to achieve a goal, but their activities can be accelerated by collaboration with Japanese professionals. I personally find a rewarding sense of satisfaction for these positive collaborations. Moreover, most of these corporate volunteers who worked with social entrepreneurs in our program continue to think of and try to do what they can for the society and their companies. We will continue to make “Cross Fields” collaboration happen between various countries and sectors for more social impact.

Our Vision

Our Mission

Daichi Konuma

Make a difference by bridging field of business and social issue solving

Yuka Matsushima

We believe Cross Fields collaboration makes greater social impact