PURPOSE
We encourage everyone to pursue their dreams. The future is unpredictable, so our Institute aims to increase future options by focusing on foundational elements and preparing for the unknown. This will lead to diverse research directions. Our purpose is to connect with varied and interesting research, illustrating progress towards "happiness and progress of humanity" and "harmony with Earth and all living things." We aim to improve both concepts together.
VISION
We have strived to create directions that would contribute to realizing the happiness and progress of humanity and harmony with the Earth and all living things. Furthermore, based on our desire to discover many options beyond the Toyota Group, we took our approach to “flying over knowledge watersheds.” As we think of knowledge watersheds as mountains of science, it is only by traversing those mountains that research in Devil River can begin. Our Institute is eager to create projects that will fly over the watersheds.
MISSION
The mission expresses our origins and our raison d'être. By continually considering the meaning of our existence, we will understand what actions must be taken next.
VALUE
We view our values with great importance. Moreover, we want researchers involved in our institute to empathize with the values. With that in mind, we defined our values to make Toyota Konpon Research Institute more appealing, beloved worldwide, and to inspire researchers to collaborate here. Our origin is truly to "think from the perspective of foundational elements." "Being more open" reflects expanding our actions by connecting with more associates to enhance our activities. Finally, we want to base our actions on enjoying frontier exploration. Although the majority of research does not proceed as planned, it is essential to enjoy the process and take the next step toward the future. Our institute is committed to going forward with colleagues who empathize with these three values.
Symbol Mark
The white downward-pointing part represents the pursuit of foundational elements, and the upward spread represents the expansion of research fields and researchers. Furthermore, by making the new logo more vertical than the previous, we highlighted our commitment to deeper exploration in research. We also expressed the appearance of a flower bud opening with a burst. The blue color and gradation represent hope for the future, a premonition of a spark of inspiration, by shining a faint light from below into the depth of the universe, which is the foundation of everything.
Logo Design
KONPON, the founding thought of the company, is placed at the center of the logo. The logo features the word KONPON, which is the Japanese word for foundation. The red letters TOYOTA indicate that we are an affiliated company of Toyota Motor Corporation.
In July 2023, we changed our corporate name to Toyota Konpon Research Institute. The idea behind this change was to return to our roots. We started afresh as an institute that conducts research to identify a significant research direction by pondering the thoughts we had when we founded it. During the trial period for the new Konpon Research Institute in 2022, we established three pillars to define the Institute’s role. Since then, these pillars have become the main axis of our activities.
Increase interest in science and enhance scientific literacy
Develop human resources who can connect with diverse researchers