The Importance of "Hatsu": The Art of Influencing People through Emotionics Core Concepts of Hatsu hatsu(plus) Concept: Affirming and strengthening the other person's emotions. hatsu(minus) Concept: Denying or detaching from the other person's emotions. hatsu(negativezero) [-0] Concept: Canceling out a "negative" state and raising it to a neutral level (zero). hatsu(positivezero) [+0] Concept: Calming an "excessive positive" (aggressive/exalted) state and bringing it down to a neutral landing (zero). hatsu(sync) Concept: Synchronizing with the other person's emotions. 1. Shifting from Exclusion to Connection: hatsu(sync) The current "World Order" tends to push dissatisfied individuals to the periphery. This is a survival instinct—an attempt to protect the internal system by severing emotional connections with those who harbor discontent. However, this does not resolve the frustration; it only allows it to amplify externally....
Hello, I’m Kohei Takagi (髙木 耕平), a Japanese philosopher and world advisor. I explore global systems, AI-era dynamics, attention, trust, and long-term structures shaping our future. This blog is a place to record my observations and frameworks for understanding the world beyond daily news and short-term reactions. My guiding belief is simple: Tomorrow can be better, but only if we think and act carefully today. Disclaimer: On this blog, “the world” does not include Japan.