Transformation begins with how you think. — The power of “essential thinking” guided by Functional Approach (FA)
Functional Approach Institute Co., Ltd. is a consulting firm that supports improvement and transformation across all industries, organizations, and even individual daily challenges, based on the methodology known as Functional Approach (FA), originally developed by General Electric (GE) in 1947.
FA is a structured thinking system that reexamines the fundamental question:
“What function is truly necessary to fulfill a given purpose?”
This enables organizations to uncover the essence of problems and derive more effective, value-oriented solutions.
Beyond operational improvement and cost reduction, FA can be applied to strategic planning and organizational transformation. For corporate executives, it serves as a replicable thinking framework to drive company-wide change.
Now in its 16th fiscal year, Functional Approach Institute Co., Ltd. continues to support companies with a comprehensive approach—from theoretical understanding to practical application and organizational integration—creating mechanisms that ignite self-driven transformation from within.