Lyxis

What Lyxis does

ChangeWAVE Group, Inc. (株式会社チェンジウェーブグループ, with subsidiary Rexis Inc., 株式会社リクシス, referenced in input as "Lyxis") is a Tokyo-based, privately-held management consulting firm founded in 2016 with 11-50 employees. It sells organizational transformation and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) advisory services to large Japanese enterprise clients, with a vertical specialization in business-caregiver (仕事と介護の両立) support for corporate HR functions; the firm states it has accumulated proprietary data on working caregivers in Japan and uses it both in advisory work and in market-research and business-development support to manufacturers and service providers targeting the caregiver and senior markets. Its service mix spans three pillars: (1) organizational transformation and DE&I promotion including unconscious-bias remediation, management reform, and next-generation leader development; (2) business-caregiver support covering employee literacy, push-type information delivery, and consultation desks; and (3) market research and product-development support for vendors addressing the caregiver and senior segments, alongside a recently launched digital product called LCAT referenced in the Yomiuri Shimbun for digital-enabled care-leave retention. The go-to-market is relationship-led and enterprise-focused, anchored by founder and executive media presence (Forbes JAPAN column by director Minoru Sakai, Bank of Japan magazine dialogue with CEO Yuko Sasaki, Yomiuri Shimbun coverage), a multi-channel thought-leadership content engine (columns, case studies, downloadable resources), and recurring monthly study-group sessions (定例会) that serve as both client-engagement and lead-generation vehicles.

The business model is professional-services based, with no publicly disclosed pricing or contract structure; engagement is quote-based and likely delivered through project-based consulting with potential retainer arrangements for HR-department clients. Notable operational signals include a 2025 absorption-type company split (ChangeWAVE Co., Ltd. as splitting entity, Rexis Inc. as successor) creating the current ChangeWAVE Group holding structure, a Privacy Mark certification, and a named enterprise reference client, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (中外製薬株式会社), documented via a two-part case study on preventing care-related career disruption. The stated quantitative outcome is a 99% satisfaction rate for the firm's Empowerment College (エンパワメント・カレッジ) cross-industry women's leadership development program.

From a technology standpoint, the firm operates without a proprietary platform and sells human-delivered advisory, with LCAT representing the principal software-enabled extension of the business. The firm is privately held with no disclosed external institutional investors, no disclosed funding rounds, and no quantified revenue; it is single-geography (Japan only) and serves corporate HR and senior leadership buyers.

Name

Lyxis

Legal name

ChangeWAVE Group, Inc. (株式会社チェンジウェーブグループ)

Website

https://lyxis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ChangeWAVE Group (input refers to Lyxis / Rexis Inc.) is a Tokyo-based management consulting firm selling organizational transformation, DE&I, and business-caregiver advisory services to large Japanese enterprises and corporate HR departments, with growing digital tooling (LCAT) and market-research support for caregiver-market vendors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHACAD

Organization Design & Change Management Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Management Consulting

Keywords

• DE&I consulting
• Organizational transformation
• Caregiver support services
• Management consulting
• Diversity and inclusion

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Organizational transformation and DE&I consulting services provided to enterprise clients, likely through project-based engagements or retainer arrangements. Services include unconscious bias training, next-generation leader development, and business carer support programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lyxis (ChangeWAVE Group, Inc.) provides organizational transformation and DE&I promotion consulting alongside business caregiver support services to Japanese corporate clients. Its DE&I Pro Score framework measures organizational diversity and inclusion maturity, while its business caregiver practice helps employers build systems to support employees balancing work and caregiving responsibilities. The firm also runs free cross-industry women's empowerment training (エンカレッジ) and engages in research and policy advocacy on caregiving workforce issues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Organizational Transformation / DE&I Promotion Services (組織変革・DE&I推進事業) DE&I and organizational transformation consulting for Japanese corporations, including DE&I Pro Score measurement, diversity roadmap design, and execution support, delivered to HR, DE&I, and sustainability functions across industries.
• Business Caregiver Support Services (ビジネスケアラー支援事業) Consulting and corporate education services helping Japanese employers support employees balancing work and caregiving, including LCAT-based assessments, training programs, and corporate policy advisory, delivered to HR and wellbeing functions.
• Empowerment College / エンカレッジ (women's cross-industry training program) Structured cross-industry training and networking program for women, provided as part of the group's DE&I mission to support women's career advancement and cross-company networking.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% satisfaction rate for empowerment college program

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• HRBrain: Japanese HR tech and consulting provider focused on people analytics, organization, and HR operations. Adjacent competitor in the organizational/HR transformation space with a more product-led model.
• Paradigm Strategy: Independent consulting firm focused on organizational transformation and DE&I strategy. Comparable in size and niche specialization, though primarily US-based and competing for similar transformation mandates.
• Kaigo Jijou (Care Issue): Japan-based specialist firm providing workplace caregiving support consulting and information services. Direct overlap with ChangeWAVE's business-carer support practice and target buyer (corporate HR).

Direct peers

• Will Group, Inc. Japan-listed HR services and work-care balance support provider. Closely comparable on the business-caregiver support line, addressing the same work-care balance and eldercare compliance needs of Japanese employers.
• Link and Motivation Inc. Tokyo-listed organizational consulting and employee engagement firm. Direct competitor in Japan for organizational transformation, motivation/engagement, and HR-related consulting services to large enterprises.

Broad incumbents

• Accenture Japan: Global professional services firm with a large Japan practice covering change management, DE&I, and HR transformation. Represents the scaled incumbent against which ChangeWAVE competes for enterprise transformation mandates.
• Bain & Company Japan: Global strategy consultancy with a substantial Japan practice. Competes for organizational transformation and leadership development work with large Japanese corporates, representing the high end of the competitive set.
• Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting: Japan arm of Deloitte's global consulting practice. Competes for organizational change, DE&I, and human capital mandates from the same large Japanese enterprise buyer base.
• ABeam Consulting Ltd. Major Japan-headquartered management and technology consulting firm. Overlaps with ChangeWAVE on organizational transformation and HR/people strategy engagements while operating across a much broader consulting portfolio.

Regional players

• Baringa Partners: UK-based independent management consultancy with energy and financial services depth. Comparable in firm profile (independent, mid-sized, specialist change/transform consulting) though operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lyxispr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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