【No.468】Challenging Conventional Wisdom (11) Cleaning up the workshop—which had become dirty from everyone’s use—will make a positive impression on your colleagues.If you keep it that way, it might also make a positive impression on aspiring craftsmen who come to tour … Read More
【No.467】Challenging Conventional Wisdom (10) And as I wrote this article, I continued reading the book (【No.458】) and kept thinking about “what we should be aiming for,” which helped me organize my thoughts. I realized that while individual elements such as … Read More
【No.466】Challenging Conventional Wisdom (9) The former faces a “hurdle that must be overcome with the help of others,” while the latter faces a “hurdle that can potentially be overcome through our own efforts.” 【No.466】常識を覆すこと (9) 前者に立ちはだかるのは『他人にお願いして克服しないといけない壁』、後者は『自分達の努力で切り崩せる可能性のある壁』です。 The following content … Read More
【No.465】Challenging Conventional Wisdom (8) In a situation like this, where we are heavily reliant on sourcing, it becomes “physically impossible” to “create a hit product, continue improving quality to increase shipment volumes, and similarly make a second and third product … Read More
【No.464】Challenging Conventional Wisdom (7) Even if that goes well and production increases, it’s possible that the craftsman’s customer base will expand even further. 【No.464】常識を覆すこと (7) それがうまくいって製造数が増えても、その職人さんの販売先がさらに増えるということもあり得ます。 The following content is for members only. (Articles that are more than one … Read More
【No.463】Challenging Conventional Wisdom (6) Even if, by some stroke of luck, the popularity of that knife were to rise and we were able to ask the craftsman to increase production, there would inevitably be a limit to how many could … Read More
【No.462】Challenging Conventional Wisdom (5) In order to create new products within our traditional business model, we need to “just happen” to meet craftsmen like this, and those craftsmen also need to “just happen” to take a liking to us. 【No.462】常識を覆すこと … Read More
【No.461】Challenging Conventional Wisdom (4) In connection with “Challenging Conventional Wisdom,” I’d like to delve deeper into the content of 【No.456】 and consider the “probability of meeting a skilled craftsman.” 【No.461】常識を覆すこと (4) 常識を覆すことに関連して【No.456】の内容を深堀りし、『腕のいい職人さんと出会う確率』について考えてみます。 The following content is for members only. … Read More
【No.460】Challenging Conventional Wisdom (3) The craftsmanship we’ve pursued at Konosuke is an extension of this philosophy, but ultimately, I believe we find joy in “creating things that didn’t exist in the world before,” and we’re striving to achieve that through … Read More
【No.459】Challenging Conventional Wisdom (2) “It’s boring to just do what everyone else does.”“Even when something is considered common sense, if it feels off to me, I want to question that conventional wisdom.”These are feelings that have always been in my … Read More