Gianluigi | Giustiziero

Hi! I am StrateGigi, an Assistant Professor of Strategy. I recently visited Kotobuki in Yokohama, the site where my wife conducts her anthropological fieldwork. Today I will share my thoughts on this neighborhood so alien to the rest of Japan. Kotobuki owes its origin to a governmental project in the 1950s, when it was established as a designated area for day-laborers. During the boom that propelled Japan’s post-war economy, Kotobuki was a source of cheap labor for dock work

Hi! I am StrateGigi, an Assistant Professor of Strategy. I recently visited my parents-in-law in South Korea. Today I will share my thoughts on what The Economist's correspondent Daniel Tudor, in his book on South Korea, calls "The Impossible Country." The appellative “Impossible Country” derives from an anecdote in the book, when the advisor of South Korea’s third president describes his nation in the 60s as "the poorest, most impossible country on the planet." Yet, South Ko

Hi! I am StrateGigi, an Assistant Professor of Strategy. I am currently visiting Waseda University in Tokyo. Today I will share my thoughts on the generational divide between the elderly and the young in this beautiful city. Tokyo is a place where people age graciously. In the park at sunrise, women and man in their 60s and older do exercises and yoga. Late at night, they run convenience stores and drive taxis afterhours. In essence, the elderly are the personification of the

Hi! I am Gianluigi Giustiziero (a.k.a. StrateGigi). I am an Assistant Professor of Strategy, a motorcycle rider, a vegan, and the husband of an Anthropologist. These circumstances expose me to a multitude of human conditions and often catapult me into incredible adventures. Starting from today, they will become the topics of this blog, which aims at eliciting self-reflection and at sharing the frolics of my life. My thoughts and deeds will be published biweekly through a seri