10/09/2026
Followed by English translation.日立ソリューションズには、社員が自ら考えた事業アイデアで起業をめざす「スタートアップ創出制度」があります。
本制度には、約1か月で事業創生を体験できる短期研修プログラム(日米で開催)があり、この夏に2チーム４名が参加しました。各チームが考案した社会課題解決アイデアをもとに、街頭インタビューや顧客ヒアリング、市場調査、顧客に価値を提供できる最小限のプロダクト(MVP: Minimum Viable Product)の作成などに取り組み、最新AIツールも活用しながら仮説検証を高速で繰り返す実践的な起業プロセスを体験しました。
参加した社員からは「お客さまの声を直接聞き、課題を深掘りすることで、机上だけでは気付けないニーズが見えた」との感想が寄せられました。
シリコンバレーというスタートアップのエコシステムが整った環境で、自分の可能性に向き合い、社会課題の解決に本気で取り組む。今回の経験は、新たな価値を生み出す力につながっています。
https://www.hitachi-solutions.co.jp/company/sustainability/sx-initiative/conversation/case02/
Hitachi Solutions, Ltd. offers a Startup Incubation Program that gives employees the opportunity to pursue entrepreneurship based on business ideas they have developed themselves.
As part of this initiative, employees can participate in an intensive, 1 month training experience held in Japan and the United States, where they gain hands-on experience in building new businesses. This summer, 4 employees took part in the program.
Starting with their own ideas for addressing social challenges, the teams conducted street interviews, customer discovery, market research, and MVP development. By leveraging the latest AI tools, they rapidly tested and refined their hypotheses while experiencing the practical, iterative process of building a startup.
Reflecting on the experience, 1 participant shared, “By hearing directly from customers and digging deeper into their challenges, we were able to uncover needs that we could never have identified through desk research alone.”
Immersed in Silicon Valley’s thriving startup ecosystem, the participants explored their own potential while taking on real-world social challenges. The experience strengthened their ability to create new value and transform ideas into innovation.
