What I felt and thought after an unusual year that has become completely normal.

This is Sato Dai from the Development Department

Let me just say this first

"Sorry for talking about such a mundane topic and making it boring."

The first state of emergency of 2021 was declared on January 8th, just after the New Year

After that, if you think it has been released, it will repeatedly enter again,

It was a year filled with four state of emergency declarations until the end of September

If we include the period of the Manbou (Infection Prevention Act), the peaceful days will last until the end of September

It was a year that didn't even last a month!

https://www.kwm.co.jp/blog/state-of-emergency/

To be honest, the sense of tension has somewhat faded as state of emergency declarations have become a part of everyday life

This year has seen substantial restrictions on daily work and personal activities, and our behavior has changed significantly

Unlike last year, when I was confused about the type of work I would be doing,

has changed dramatically as people have become accustomed to not meeting people in person

So that's it

This time, I decided to write a blog at the end of the year,

I'll write about
what I felt and thought during this extraordinary year that has become a part of everyday life (no one needs that).

Thoughts on development work in 2021

We also performed requirements definition face-to-face with the customer

Online meetings and chats have become the main focus

I just spoke with a promising young engineer

Are you able to clearly share with your customers the image of how the system you are developing

Chat is useful for small exchanges,

that misunderstandings are likely to occur when the content is packed ,

each other's feelings , so it's something we need to think carefully about.

 

Sometimes customers don't reply to chat messages

That's when I thought

Since the work I do involves sitting at a computer, immediate responses are the norm.

But your customers may be different.

Some customers may be out on business or not used to chatting

Recently, I have been reluctant to talk to people directly by phone

I think it might need to be reconsidered

Our company has many young employees who started their engineering careers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Hasn't the current way of doing things (during the coronavirus pandemic) become the norm?

We consider the best method of communication for each customer on a case-by-case basis

Don't rely too much on convenient tools, but use them appropriately

I believe it is necessary to think about and educate people about this

By identifying the convenient aspects of online and digital, and the advantages of offline and analog,

a hybrid working style that truly .

Thoughts on sales activities in 2021

The state of emergency was lifted in October,

The meetings were mainly held online, which has become a well-established method

Over the past few days, I've been out visiting customers for the first time in a while to say hello at the end of the year

I'm happy when I can meet people in person, even if it's just for a short time, and it makes me feel like I'm doing my job

I realized I had forgotten something

Online is certainly convenient

There's no space before or after, so it just looks boring no matter how far you go...to me

 

However, I can't say that,

the Showa era strong style of meeting customers .

I started thinking about whether I could create inbound demand, really

We even launched our own website for the development department

https://sekarakulab.beyondjapan.com

To be precise, I didn't do anything myself, but it turned out to have a neat look

With a talented marketing team

the development team who worked hard despite complaining despite being busy with work .

thank you!

One more (bonus)

I feel like that I used to learn from meeting people

Reading is my hobby, so I read it here and there,

This year, I read more than ever before because I had more time at home

And so, just as I was forcing the flow..

Three books this year

・Entrepreneurial genius
Ezoe Hiromasa: The man who created the 8 trillion yen company Recruit,
published by Toyo Keizai Inc. by Onishi Yasuyuki
https://str.toyokeizai.net/books/9784492062166/
I wanted to know what the Recruit scandal was, even though I only knew the term.
Reading this book, I was surprised this year by the fact that cloud services could have originated in Japan!

, and there's just one
thing that bothers me the words "You guys, be more shady" written on the cover...

That's not what Ezoe-san said..

How
the hated manager , by Tadahira Suzuki, Bungeishunju
https://books.bunshun.jp/ud/book/num/9784163914411

The book tells the story of each player, revealing what Manager Ochiai was thinking as he made his decisions.
The opening stories about Kawasaki Kenjiro and Morino were particularly memorable.
When the view that only Ochiai could see through his fixed-point observations was described, it was thrilling and inspiring.
Personally, this is one of the best books of the year.

・The Last Shogun,
Bunshun Bunko, by Ryotaro Shiba
https://books.bunshun.jp/ud/book/num/9784167105655

This is a book that feels so long overdue, I wonder why I hadn't read it before.
I hardly ever watch taiga dramas, but I've always thought he was an amazing person, sorry.
Keiki's decisions were behind the history of the victors.
He was said to be the greatest hero since Ieyasu, and only he could see the flow and situation of the times.
Everything I thought he was a weak general has been turned upside down.
As expected of Shiba Sensei, I read it all in one sitting!

 

summary

This year has made me strongly realize that humans are adaptable

I'm an old-fashioned person no matter what

Based on analog communication and relationships

The idea is that digital and IT complement this and make it more convenient to use

That way of thinking has been reversed

I've become too dependent on digital technology and IT .

In 2022, I would like to go back to basics and make it a year where we don't become overly reliant on tools

As someone involved in digital and IT development

there are some things we shouldn't forget, so I decided to write about that today.

As usual, I wrote this in a rambling manner..

If you are interested in these three books this year,

Please take your time to read it over the New Year holidays

currently working on for next year are:
NFT
, e-Sports
, IoT

Please contact us here for inquiries! (Second time)

https://sekarakulab.beyondjapan.com

 

So,

Thank you all so much for your support this year

We wish you a happy new year

Thank you for your continued support next year!