New, Open Ways of Working

The Philosophy Behind O³ (O-Cube)

Olympus aims to foster a healthy organizational culture in order to realize our purpose of “making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling as our purpose.”
We have therefore defined our aim for Healthy Organization as “Committed to delivering Olympus’ Purpose by creating a working culture where everyone is empowered to perform their best.” As a mission critical project to achieve this in the Japan region, we are currently promoting the O³ project centering on collaboration from a purpose-driven perspective and on work-life balance from a people-centric perspective.

The name of the O³ project reflects our desire to create and enhance our future through the accumulation of a diverse range of O's.

The Aim of O³

The O³ project aims to accelerate collaboration by breaking down barriers between organizations, to further improve engagement and productivity, and to deliver innovative value to our stakeholders, all through new, open ways of working.

• Adopt new, open ways of working to break down barriers between departments in an effort to accelerate collaboration
• Further enhance engagement and productivity in aims of delivering innovative value to stakeholders

The following three basic concepts form the core of these new, open ways of working.
First, we will promote hybrid ways of working that combine the close-knit communication of in-person interactions with remote work. To this end, we will create optimal office environments that encourage in-person communication and that exemplify activities based on our core values, including fortuitous co-creation. And we will revise those rules and regulations from a time when working from the office was a given, yet that are no longer compatible with new ways of working. By implementing these three concepts in a unified manner, we are promoting reforms to our organizational culture.

Promote New Ways of Working

We will encourage working styles that combine working from the office and home to promote hybrid ways of working that merge the benefits of both in-person and online communication

Create Optimal Office Environments

We will adopt optimized office equipment and reorganized office layouts for each function and occupation according to the purpose of working from the office (reviews using actual equipment, communication, etc.)

Develop New Systems

Human Resources (work regulations and rules, etc.) will cooperate with related departments

Specific Initiatives

Promote New Ways of Working

We are promoting hybrid ways of working that combine working from the office and working remotely. Centered on ABW (Activity Based Working), our employees will independently determine and select the best place to work based on the nature of their duties. And we will maximize organizational and individual productivity in aims of achieving work-life-balance and of enhancing engagement.
In addition, we require each organization to conduct workshops intended to instill ABW, and provide opportunities for team members to discuss working styles, including the benefits and outcomes of in-person communication, and for each team to reach an agreement.

• Evolve towards an attitude of independent decision making regarding the best place to work

Create Optimal Office Environments

Until now, the headquarters and business functions were handled separately by the Shinjuku and Hachioji Facilities, respectively, which contributed to a siloed culture. In April 2024, however, we consolidated the functions of the Hachioji Offices as our global headquarters. This move served to establish a foundation for our goal of becoming a global MedTech company with integrated headquarters and business functions.
Located in Ishikawa, Hachioji, the new global headquarters will emerge as a worksite befitting a global company originating from Japan where employees can work with pride, and as a worksite that symbolizes the O³ project.

Along with consolidating these functions, the global headquarters is equipped with optimized office equipment and reorganized office layouts for each function and occupation according to the purpose of working from the office (reviews using actual equipment, communication, etc.). This headquarters also facilitates communication among employees by providing an open development environment, and has undergone upgrades to induce serendipity. We believe this new campus will break down barriers, enhance individual and organizational productivity and creativity, and emerge as an arena that drives groundbreaking innovation. And we are continuing our efforts to reorganize the office in a systematic manner.

Develop New Systems

We are working to update our human resource systems and work regulations to fairly reward those who demonstrate their expertise and produce results, as well as those who act with independence, regardless of their career backgrounds, age, nationality, or lifestyle.
In terms of classification, compensation, and evaluation systems, we introduced a job-based human resource system for all levels of the organization, and unified our evaluation systems and standards across the globe. This effort will create environments in which Olympus employees around the world can demonstrate their potential and acquire opportunities for growth.
In terms of working styles, we will expand options for achieving more flexible working styles without altering the concept of hybrid ways of working as the basic principle. And we will provide assistance so that employees with diverse lifestyles can work to their fullest, for example by enabling mobile work from locations other than the office or home, as well as work from distant locations, in support of efforts to balance work with childcare and nursing care.