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FFE (Facilitation for Empowerment) Okinawa offers you full range of facilitation services in the area of business, community development and education.

Tadashi Hirai
President, FFE Okinawa
IAF Certified™ Professional Facilitator | Master
Certified B❒X Facilitator, Innogreat
2030 SDGs Certified Master Facilitator, Imacocollabo
Former Chairperson, Facilitators Association of Japan
Part-time Lecturer on Facilitation, The University of the Ryukyus
Former Member of The World Cafe Community Foundation Stewardship Council

Summary

A seasoned professional facilitator with 20 years of experience in organizational development, community development, and education. Served as the Chairperson of the Facilitators Association of Japan, which had 1,800 members nationwide, from 2014 to 2019.

Skilled trainer specializing in leadership, communication, facilitation, and teamwork within the contexts of transformation and sustainability. Has provided communication training for government employees for 16 years, reaching over 10,000 participants.

Extensive experience delivering English-designed training programs in Japanese for Japanese audiences. Focusing on workshops related to people’s transformation, such as the SDGs, DX, and IDGs in recent years.

Name : Tadashi Hirai
Date of Birth : November 27, 1965
Place of Birth : Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Profession : Independent Professional Facilitator
Educational Background : Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan
Bachelor of Arts in Social Science (1990)

Work Experience

  • Facilitator/Trainer, Hitachi Global “Executive Workshop for DEI Project” “TTT for DEI Project”, In-Person & Virtual, 2024 & 2025
  • Facilitator/Trainer, Warner Brothers Discovery Japan “Conducting Challenging Conversations” “Giving and Receiving Feedback”, Webinar, 2024 & 2025
  • Facilitator, OIST & University of the Ryukyus “Collaboration Workshop in Supporting Startups”, In-Person, 2024
  • Facilitator, Lenovo Japan “The B❒X workshop at Leadership training”, In-Person, 2023 & 2024
  • Trainer/facilitator, Amgen “Learning for Growth” leadership training, Webinar, 2023 – 2025
  • Trainer/facilitator, Amgen “Amplifying Manager Performance” leadership training, In-Person, 2024
  • Facilitator/Trainer, Eastspring Japan “Embracing Change” training, In-Person, 2024
  • Trainer/facilitator, Merck Skill Bites “Digital Transformation” “Next Generation of Teamwork”, Webinar, 2023 & 2024
  • Facilitator, UCB Japan “Team-building workshop for Marketing Team”, In-Person, 2024
  • Facilitator, Tadano Ltd. “Vision for 2040 Project,” In-Person & Virtual, 2023
  • Facilitator, UCB Japan “The World Cafe workshop at Annual Meeting”, In-Person, 2022
  • Trainer/Facilitator, Cabinet Office of Japan “Human Resources Development Program”, In-Person/Virtual, 2017-2022
  • Facilitator/Trainer, JICA Okinawa International Center “Facilitation Training for Ecotourism Professionals from Central and South American Countries,” In-Person, 2014-2022
  • Facilitator, Okinawa Prefectural Government “The Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival – Kenjinkai presidents and Uchina Goodwill Ambassador Conference,” In-Person, 2022
  • Member, The World Cafe Community Foundation Stewardship Council, 2017-2021
  • Trainer/Facilitator, Odakyu Agency “Facilitation Training & Innovation Workshop,” 2018-2021
  • Moderator for Mitsui & Co. Ltd. “SDGs Online Seminar,” Virtual, 2021
  • Moderator for Persol Tempstaff Co. Ltd. “SDGs Online Seminar,” Virtual, 2020
  • Facilitator, Hitachi Solutions “2030 SDGs Workshop,” In-Person, 2019
  • Facilitator, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company “2030 SDGs Workshop,” In-Person, 2019
  • Facilitator, Bioverativ Japan “The World Cafe workshop at Kick-off Meeting”, In-Person, 2018
  • Facilitator, Toyota Motor Corporation “Smart Resort Okinawa EV Popularization Project,” In-Person, 2013-2018
  • Chief facilitator, Okinawa Prefectural Government “Asian Youth Development Program”, In-Person, 2010-2014
  • Facilitator, governmental projects for remote islands’ community development, 2004-2013
  • Facilitator, U.S. Forces, Okinawa, Japan “Partnering Session with Nishimatsu Construction,” In-Person, 2009
  • Facilitator, HR projects in tourism industries in Okinawa, 2004 to present

For details of the achievements, please refer to LinkedIn.