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Thinking on AI, retail, leadership, and what comes next.

What Dragon Ball Z Taught Me About Life and Career
Through Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan, John Imah reflects on the Dragon Ball Z lessons that shaped how he thinks about growth, ambition, purpose, life, and career.
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AI Will Make Everything Beautiful—and Nothing Memorable
The collision of AI and creativity is giving us more beautiful images than ever—and fewer worth remembering. John Imah reflects on what remains human.
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The Weight of Being the Strong One
Being the strong one can look like progress from the outside and pressure from within. John Imah reflects on growing up too fast, carrying responsibility,…
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Walk Into the Room Like You Were Sent: Conquering Impostor Syndrome
Conquering impostor syndrome begins by rejecting the idea that your presence is an accident. It is not. Enter every room with purpose, honor the people…
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ローンチのためだけでなく、長く続くように作られている
The launch is visible. The foundation is the real work. John Imah reflects on ownership, patience, and building something strong enough to endure.
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私に「ものづくり」を教えてくれたゲーム
Gaming was never a distraction from building. It was one of the first places I learned systems, iteration, community, and how to keep moving after…
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信仰が私に教えてくれた仕事と人生について
My faith in God has carried me through dark times and shaped my purpose: to use the talents and abilities God has given me to…
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スター・ウォーズが私に教えてくれたリーダーシップと人生
Star Wars is more than a story about good and evil. Through Anakin Skywalker, it shows what fear, isolation, and unchecked power can do—and why…
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何を決定するかの力
John Imah reflects on Anna Wintour and the power to direct attention, defend taste, and build institutions that outlast individual moments.
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ファッションのユナイテッド・フラッグス:動き出すアメリカの創造性
John Imahは、ロックフェラー・センターで開催された「United Flags of Fashion」を振り返る。このイベントでは、120点以上のデザイナーによる旗が展示され、アメリカの創造性、文化、テクノロジーが融合した。.
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才能だけでなく、忍耐力を重視して人材を採用する:SPREEAIを築き上げる人々
When you’re building something genuinely new, you learn fast that a resume tells you only a fraction of the story. My advice is to hire…
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母は私が出会った最初のスタイリストだった
My mother never left the house unfinished. Not for church, not for a parent-teacher meeting, and not for a run to the grocery store for…
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The Screwdriver and the Seven-Year-Old
I was seven the first time I broke something on purpose. The family computer sat in the corner of our living room, beige and humming…
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なぜファッションはAIにとって最も興味深い課題なのか
Most technology companies treat fashion like a footnote. John Imah explains why it's actually the hardest and most human problem in AI — and how…
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収束
Two years at the Met Gala. What it keeps confirming: fashion and technology are far less separate than people think. Reflections on culture, craft, Charles…
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