THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF INNOVATION
MISSION-X CHARTER
MISSION-X Charter
Adopted: April 1, 2025
MISSION-X Declaration
We have come together to move the world one step forward and pass the baton to the next generation.
Today's society faces countless challenges: population decline, regional decline, environmental problems, educational inequality, shifts in industrial structure, and more. Yet at their core, the problem is not a lack of solutions. It is a lack of the power to ask questions — to find "the problems truly worth solving."
Through essential problem setting and the use of technology, MISSION-X aims to keep producing projects that create new value, and people who ask questions and act on their own.
We don't only want to nurture "entrepreneurs" in the narrow sense.
- People who lead change from inside companies
- People who take on challenges rooted in their communities
- People who change the future of education
- People who design new systems for society
Every "innovator" who sparks a paradigm shift where they stand is one of us.
MISSION-X is not a finished organization. It is an endless project that keeps evolving through relentless challenge.
MISSION / VISION
| MISSION | Move the world one step forward and pass the baton to the next generation. |
| VISION | Build a society where everyone holds a "question," takes on challenges, and creates value. |
VALUE (our shared compass)
MISSION-X CREW share the following five values as guides for action.
1. Start with a question (Start with a Question)
Don't rush to answers. First ask an essential question and explore the problem truly worth solving.
2. Question common sense (Question the Status Quo)
Don't take today's "normal" as a given. Look for ways to create the next era's "normal."
3. Ride technology (Leverage Technology)
Technology is a means, not an end. Use it to the fullest to solve social problems and amplify value.
4. Co-create (Co-Create the Future)
Link arms with teammates of different backgrounds, intellects and experiences, and take on a future no one could reach alone.
5. Move first, learn while moving (Lean Forward)
Don't wait for the perfect plan. Step up to the plate, test small, and move forward while validating.
CREW structure
At MISSION-X, everyone who shares our philosophy and joins our activities is called "CREW." Each takes on the roles below according to their expertise and passion, and collaborates autonomously.
| Role | Definition | Main missions / roles |
|---|---|---|
| CORE | Core / operations | Setting the philosophy and vision, program design, community management, external partnerships, and building the ecosystem and activity foundation. |
| NAVIGATOR | Navigators / guides (the core that drives activities) | Sharing expertise, mentoring and lectures, advising projects, and connecting industry–academia–government networks. |
| PARTNER | Co-creators / supporters (external organizations that back the challenge) | Providing pilot fields and bases, promoting partnerships with companies and municipalities, technology, design and resource support, sponsorship and endorsement. |
| EXPLORER | Explorers / practitioners (the protagonists who open up the unknown) | Digging into problems, interviews, building hypotheses, deploying ideas in society, and driving pilot projects. Their passion is our greatest driving force. |
Opportunities and promises
As a platform that accelerates CREW's challenges, MISSION-X offers the following opportunities as far as possible.
- Original content and materials, and learning opportunities in advanced digital technologies including generative AI
- Practical workshops, study sessions, and a stimulating community of knowledge
- Direct co-creation and project opportunities with companies, municipalities, educational institutions and more
- Support for sharing results with society and deploying them (launch)
Voyage rules (information management, intellectual property, code of conduct)
To ensure the healthy growth of the community and a high level of psychological safety, all CREW observe the following.
1. Information management (information security)
Non-public information obtained through activities (unpublished business plans, pilot data from municipalities, other CREW members' ideas, prompts, know-how, etc.) must be properly managed and must not be disclosed or leaked to third parties. This obligation continues after leaving.
2. Intellectual property (ownership of ideas)
Intellectual property rights in materials provided by MISSION-X belong to the organization. Ideas and deliverables created by CREW such as Explorers themselves, in principle, belong to their creators. However, the organization may use them free of charge solely for publicity and reporting purposes.
3. Code of conduct (professionalism)
Defamation of others, harassment, conduct that threatens psychological safety, unauthorized reproduction of intellectual property, and violations of law are strictly prohibited. In such cases, CREW status will be revoked immediately at the discretion of the organizers.
[Important]
MISSION-X does not guarantee participants any particular "results" or "personal profit or sales." It is a "platform for challenge" where you take the initiative, step up to the plate, and make the most of every opportunity.
"Challengers inspire challengers,
building a society where innovation spreads."
We are the CREW gathered to create a future that does not yet exist.
MISSION-X CREW Entry
Agree to the MISSION-X philosophy and Charter, and register as crew to create the future together. (The entry form below is in Japanese.)