Posts related to site supervisors tend to get a lot of comments.
There’s something I’ve been thinking about while managing information distribution for site supervisors.
That is,There are a lot of comments.That’s the point. I used to post information about floor plans. At that time, most of my viewers were women who were planning to build a house.
The number of comments posted at that time wasn't very high relative to the view count, and the comments themselves were mostly very short messages or questions. That doesn't mean it was a bad thing, though, so I didn't really pay much attention to it.
In contrast, when I post content related to on-site supervision, I receive a huge number of comments regardless of the view count. I also feel that many of them are very long. When I think about why this might be, I wonder if it’s because, given their line of work, they’re used to writing long texts or have strong communication skills.
As I read through those comments,I get the feeling that site supervisors can be broadly divided into two categories.. This is just my personal opinion, though.
On the one hand,People who make rational decisions by justifying their thought process leading up to a conclusion based on established rules. And the other one is,People who believe that, when they keep their eyes on the finish line, the process itself is freeThat's it.
To put it simply, I feel there are two camps: those who “strictly adhere to what’s written in the blueprints and specifications and the techniques they’ve been taught,” and those who “have a clear end goal in mind but are free to come up with their own methods to get there.”
Of course, there probably won’t be much difference in the final product, and I don’t mean to suggest that one approach is “right” over the other. However, that’s only true if we’re considering the situation “as it stands right now.”
Are the rules wrong, or is my thinking off?
When I look ahead to future work styles and the future of the industry as a whole, if I had to choose between trying out new, innovative approaches and driving industry reform, I think the answer is “definitely the latter.”
It’s certainly not wrong for someone who has always used an open flame to reheat food to continue doing so as they have been. However, when you consider the dangers and the time involved, there are some risks. Even so, it is possible to continue using it while taking those precautions.
However, if we only think that way, the microwave oven would never have been invented. If we can dig deep into things and identify their essence, we’ll realize that there are infinite ways to fulfill that essence.
What we’re doing now isn’t necessarily the right approach. I believe that, in the construction industry going forward, it will be important to adapt our processes using tools suited to the times, while maintaining the core essence of what we do.
For example, let’s say the unit price for excavation is 1,000 yen per cubic meter. This is simply the contract amount—calculated based on past performance and experience to ensure a solid profit margin—divided by the total volume of excavated soil. In other words, this unit price is the result of accumulated experience and was by no means set in stone from the start.
If you ask, “Why 1,000 yen?” someone with the former mindset would likely answer, “Because it’s set at 1,000 yen.” However, someone with the latter mindset would realize, “Since this is just an average, there’s room for flexibility.”
This isn’t to say, from a director’s perspective, that I want things done “on the cheap.” I just want people who don’t dig deeper into things to understand that if they can’t come up with anything beyond “that’s the way it’s done” or “those are the rules,” no new ideas will ever emerge.
There used to be no paths on this Earth. It’s simply that paths were created because so many people walked them. Once you understand that, you’ll see what you need to move forward.
“Are the rules wrong, or is my thinking off?”
I’ve said this many times before, but there’s always an “essence” to things that must never be changed. Clothes are meant to cover the skin and keep us warm. Once you understand that, clothes don’t even have to be clothes. They could even be bubbles. Let’s discover new ideas in this way and refine them through trial and error.
A bright future surely lies ahead.
