Greeting by Tange, CEO and Representative Director of SHIFT
“Unlocking the Potential of People and Society”
Since founding SHIFT, I have believed one thing: work should enrich people’s lives.
Yet too many talented people spend their time on inefficient processes and needlesscomplexity,
instead of creating the value they are truly capable of delivering.
Companies face the same struggle. Rather than pursuing the future they aspire to build,
many are consumed by the demands of a fast-changing business environment.
SHIFT was founded to change that.
Our first step was software testing—an area few paid attention to at the time.
As we deepened the essential value of quality, our clients came to ask more of us,
and our role expanded beyond quality assurance into development, operations,
digital transformation, and the wider business challenges our clients faced.
To unlock the full potential of people and companies, we came to see no reason to
confine ourselves to a single domain.
Today, AI is reshaping the very structure of industry.
But technology alone does not transform society. Real change comes only when AI
takes root in the field, extends what people are capable of, and translates into
tangible results for business. At SHIFT, we put AI to work within our own
organization first, and bring what we learn to the transformation of our clients.
We are not a company that simply builds systems. We are a company that brings our
clients’ ideas to life and stays with them until that value reaches society.
This is why we aspire to be not a systems integrator, but a Service Integrator—
a partner that helps design, build, operate,
and continually improve, delivering results at every step.
Let AI take on what AI does best, so that people are free for what only people
can do: to create, to innovate, to take on new challenges. We envision a society
in which each person can devote themselves to creating, and in which companies
embrace change without fear and keep generating newvalue.
I believe in the potential of people, and in setting that potential free.
In that single conviction lies everything SHIFT stands for.
When people realize their potential, companies change.
When companies change, society moves forward. SHIFT will continue to lead that change.
We aim to realize a smart society, devoid of waste.
Recognizing that today’s best practices are not forever, we aim to pursue corporate value
by contributing to society from a quality assurance perspective.
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