Galapagos Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Kenta Nakahira) announced that its president, Kenta Nakahira's first book, 'People Who End with AI, People Who Transform with AI' (published by Diamond, Inc.), will be released on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.

Book Overview: '20 Mindset Shifts' to Survive the AI Era

Galapagos Inc. has supported AI adoption at over 1,000 companies through its AI-powered advertising creative production and improvement service 'AIR Design' and its business-specific AI development and utilization support service 'Galapagos AI'.

The author, President Kenta Nakahira, has witnessed firsthand the moment of AI adoption and the difference between those who make a great leap forward and those who fail to utilize it effectively.

This book systematically introduces the thinking of 'people who transform' who achieve dramatic growth in the AI era and 'people who end' who narrow their possibilities. It guides readers from 'self-brain thinking,' which emphasizes thinking only with one's own head, to 'other-brain thinking,' which expands ideas by leveraging AI and others. It also shifts from 'batting average thinking,' which avoids failure and aims for results with few opportunities, to 'at-bat count thinking,' which approaches the correct answer through overwhelming trial and error.

―― The book explains how to update your thinking necessary to overturn previous 'correct answers' and survive the AI era through 20 mindset shifts. It is not a technical manual for using AI, but a practical book to rewrite your 'OS of thinking.'

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Book Structure (Excerpt from Table of Contents)

Chapter I: Don't Trust Yourself Too Much (From Self-Brain Thinking to Other-Brain Thinking, etc.)

Chapter II: Act Immediately (From Batting Average Thinking to At-Bat Count Thinking, etc.)

Chapter III: Involve Those Around You (From Competitive Thinking to Co-creative Thinking, etc.)

Chapter IV: Keep Switching (From Loop Thinking to Spiral Thinking, etc.)

Author Profile: Kenta Nakahira

After graduating from Waseda University's School of Science and Engineering, Nakahira worked at a process improvement consulting firm before founding the company in 2009. While developing over 100 smartphone applications, he encountered challenges in the design industry and began research and development of AI technology early on. In 2019, he launched the AI-powered advertising creative production and improvement service 'AIR Design.' The service has been adopted by a total of over 1,000 companies and 3,000 individuals, bringing fundamental changes to corporate workflows and individual thinking and working styles. He has won numerous entrepreneurship and startup awards, including the 'ICC Summit KYOTO 2022 Catapult X' grand prize. He has been widely featured on television and web media and has given lectures to over 10,000 people. The company has raised a total of approximately 2.4 billion yen and is leading the social implementation of AI technology.

Book Information

Title: 'People Who End with AI, People Who Transform with AI'

Author: Kenta Nakahira

Price: 1,980 yen (tax included)

Release Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Publisher: Diamond, Inc.

Format: 46-size, softcover, 256 pages

About Galapagos Inc.

Galapagos Inc. is a technology company founded in 2009. It offers business-specific AI development and utilization support service 'Galapagos AI,' advertising creative production and improvement service 'AIR Design,' and smartphone application development services. With the mission of 'Making people more human through process and technology,' the company aims to realize the 'Digital Manufacturing Industrial Revolution.'

Company Name: Galapagos Inc.

Location: SENQ Tamachi, Mitamachi Terrace 4F, 5-34-2 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Representative: President Kenta Nakahira

Established: March 2009

Capital: 50 million yen

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