Self-Management Strategies for Engineers
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Self-Management Strategies for Engineers
2018-03-24 MANABIYA Keynote Speech
Revised 2018-04-17 figure.
Technical Advisor, Cybozu Labs/B-Ploud
Director, Unexplored General Incorporated Association
Doctor of Science / Master of Technology Management (Professional)
NISHIO Hirokazu
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Self Introduction 2
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Technology Supporting Coding 3
Launched in 2013
Focus on knowledge that is difficult to [obsolescence
Five years later, it's still selling.
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For elementary school students 4
Co-authored with Mr. Kawai (colleague) of "30 Days to Build Your Own OS! An Introduction to OS Development", co-authored with Mr. Kawai (a colleague) of "30 Days to Build Your Own OS.
A book like "The Technology Behind Coding" for elementary school students.
Released 2018-03-28
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The amazing evolution that took place at the Miura City Agricultural Cooperative, which "reduced eight hours of shipping work to one second.
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NISHIO Hirokazu received his Ph.D. (Science) in 2006 at the age of 24.
Since 2007, he has been engaged in research and development at Cybozu Labs, Inc.
His publications include "Natural Language Processing with word2vec.
He received his Master of Technology Management in 2014.
Since 2015, he has also served on the board of directors of the General Incorporated Association Unexplored.
Since 2017, he has also served as a technical advisor for machine learning at B-Ploud Corporation.
Cybozu
Miura City Agricultural Cooperative Distribution System Algorithm
Developed an algorithm to automatically create a dispatch plan for how many cases of each item to be loaded on each truck for delivery of shipments from each farmer to approximately 50 markets.
Reduced manual labor by 8 hours per day; supervised PyQ's machine learning course.
B-Ploud PyQ Machine Learning Course Supervisor
PyQ is a service that lets you learn Python hands-on with a system that allows you to write and run Python programs in your browser. https://pyq.jp/ For an audience that is not familiar with machine learning, this talk will ground the audience by going step by step between if statements and machine learning. Points to keep in mind for practical use in the second half.
Popular lecture material with over 80,000 views since its release in September 2017
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A major turning point seven years ago 7
2011-04 to 2014-09
As a working graduate student
Entered Professional Degree Program in Technology Management, Graduate School of Innovation Management, Tokyo Institute of Technology → Completed
There was a big change in the way I think and see things.
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Want to know what I learned? 8
What did you learn in the Technology Management major?
There was a request for more information, but I didn't know how to tell them.
It is difficult to convey what I myself have learned over the past three and a half years in the limited time of about one hour.
→This time, the explanation focuses on the "first step.
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Purpose of this issue 9
-We will make your future life better.
Fruit after 510 years, not today and tomorrow.
-Sow the seeds for it now. Focus on the first step of action and explain it.
-Follow-up for those who want to learn more.
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Follow-up Mechanism 10
I have a group on Facebook called "Self-Management Strategies for 180324 Engineers".
I will post the lecture slides to this group later.
Answer questions and post additional information.
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Learn something new 11
What is often said in front of a new subject of study
I feel like I should learn, but I just don't have the time."
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The woodcutter said, "Cutting wood is hard work. It's very time consuming, I'm exhausted."
traveler "You'll get more done if you rest a bit and sharpen your saw blade." Woodcutter: "I'm so busy cutting I don't have time to sharpen my blade."
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Anxiety about new things 13
Anxious because it is unclear "what will be gained by doing it.
Unclear how long it takes to do something new, so there's a lot of mental strain.
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Limit losses to small amounts when making investments with uncertain outcomes
Bad example: let's understand this whole book.
Good example: let's look at this book for 15 minutes first
Good example: listen to a one-hour lecture first.
→If it's a failure, you only lose an hour.
You all made the decision to listen to the lecture in order to learn about business strategy.
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Decisions on what to allocate limited resources to #Resource Allocation #Resource Allocation There are many different definitions, but this time I'm going to delve into one rather than give a broad, shallow explanation.
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Same for both corporations and individuals 16
limited resources, whether corporate or individual.
The same decisions need to be made about what to allocate to what.
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Focus on my personal management 17
Focus on personal management this time, not corporate.
It's hard to move big things. Try something small and simple to gain knowledge.
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Self-Management Strategies for Engineers 18
- "Individual Resource Allocation."
-What do you mean by "resources"?
-In the context of corporate management, it is sometimes called "people, goods, money, and information...
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When you see the enumeration, ask, "Is this all of it?" I will ask you.
When we assume something is not all of it, we unconsciously overlook our options.
You are all here this time "allocating your time to gain knowledge". In other words, "time" is a resource.
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What do you hope to gain from the allocation 20
Management decides "what they want to get out of it."
Profitability, competitiveness, employee satisfaction, ...
You decide what you want to get out of it.
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You feel knowledge is valuable 21
-in the time it takes to listen to a one-hour lecture,
I could work part-time at a convenience store and get about $1,000.
-you have your own limited "time".
We are here with the decision to allocate to the acquisition of "knowledge."
-In other words, you value knowledge. Be aware of your values and business decisions.
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The difference between knowledge and money 22
Your "invest in knowledge acquisition" is a sound business decision.
[Money is gone when you spend it.
Time is the "minimum money needed to live."
Strategy to invest the remaining "spare time" used to acquire knowledge in the acquisition of
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Let's verbalize and dig into this.
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Three types of knowledge acquisition 24
1: Teaching
2: Act on your own
3: Create a network for knowledge exchange
Related: Dependence, Independence, Interdependence (7 Habits)
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Learning to be taught 25
knowledge
Teacher→Student
-There is a concentrated burden on the teacher.
-Knowledge flows one way.
Reading a book alone is equivalent to this.
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Learning by Doing It Yourself 26
Concentrate the burden on yourself
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Learning from the Consequences of Actions 27
Do and learn by checking the results.
Make minimal product quickly and learn from customer response
How Programmers Learn:.
Write a program, run/compile it, and learn from the results.
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The burden is distributed
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Learning the same things as those around you does not allow you to exchange knowledge.
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The more people offering the same thing, the weaker the provider's position becomes 31
Seller's advantage Your advantage
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Buyer advantage You disadvantage
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Many people try to learn what most people around them say is important when they ask, "What should I learn?" and many people try to learn what many people say is important...
Enter through the narrow gate. For great is the gate that leads to destruction, and many enter through it." *
Investing limited time in "what many are learning" is unlikely to lead to a competitive edge. *Matthew 7:13
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Create an exchange partner outside the company 33
-Requisite for exchange of knowledge: "I know differently than the other person."
-Tend to share knowledge with others in the company
-It is easy to have a "knowledge exchange relationship" with people from different companies, different industries, etc., who are in different positions.
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Participation in outside study groups 34
It's halfway realized in the form of a study group.
-Exchange of knowledge with people in different positions ◎
-Temporary groups only during study sessions x
-Presenters are doing most of the information dissemination and not knowledge exchange. x
→We want to make it more sustainable and interactive.
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Networking for knowledge exchange 35
-A place for interactive and sustained communication for efficient knowledge acquisition
-Want a companion in the relationship to understand each other's situation and give each other knowledge.
-The first step to that:.
Create a small informal group and you become the originator.
Here's an explanation of why this is a good idea
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I'll explain this first. 36
Create a small informal group and you become the originator.
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Why a small group? 37
-The word "group" or "community" tends to conjure up images of something big with lots of people.
-this is because the larger ones are easier to observe*.
-Being big has its disadvantages.
*There are a lot of smaller ones, but most of them are not in your field of vision.
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Example of answering a question 38
If there were a myriad of questioners, I wouldn't be able to spend time understanding the questioner's situation.
Responding to the questioner's words without understanding the questioner's situation
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Benefits of Situational Understanding1 39
Compare when respondents understand (do/do not) what and how much the questioner knows
The cost of answering the question will be reduced, and the probability that the respondent will be able to provide what the questioner was truly seeking will be increased.
Efficient knowledge exchange
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Benefits of Situational Understanding 2 40
When Mr. A consulted me about X.
Connecting Mr. A and Mr. B, remembering that "Mr. B looked up X before."
This requires an understanding of "Mr. B"
This "mediation" facilitates two-way knowledge exchange.
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Place gate 41
One useful means of creating a small group: put up gates (limit who can join).
What is the difference between not gated (anyone can join) and gated?
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Generation of free riders 42
Suppose there was a beneficial group without gates.
People are attracted by the usefulness of the product.
Most people come to "take" and not act to "give" to the group.
Most "takers" eat up limited resources.
Information sharing is exceptional, whether the number of people taking it is 10 or 100.
Since the cost of the informant does not increase, it can still be done in such a situation.
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Duality of the OSS community 43
Free to enter user community but not free to become a committer
Only those who have engaged in "giving" activities to enrich the place within that community will be selected to enter the gate.
Let's take a look at this.
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Description so far 44
Create a small informal group and you become the originator.
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Description from here 45
Create a small informal group and you become the originator.
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Why create your own group 46
-a group created by someone else.
The chances of it being a "you can get in, and it's not a big group" situation are very small.
-If it takes the form of a private group, you will not even be aware of its existence.
-so you have to make it yourself.
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It is better to start out quietly and informally 47
-There are many hurdles to overcome when trying to build a solid organization from the start.
-Start Small!
-If you start quietly, it acts as a gate in and of itself.
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To make it a mutually beneficial community 48
-First, you do the "giving" side.
-Give & Take starts with Give.
-First, tell other members what you saw and heard at this event, etc.
Start by "providing information that other members don't have."
-If the other members give, it's a great success!
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The Next Step 49
-Create a small informal group and you will be the originator.
-Multiple group affiliations
-Set the recall trigger
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Why multiple groups? 50
-Belonging to several groups with different members makes you a flowing pipeline of knowledge.
-Knowledge, unlike water, accumulates in intermediaries.
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Creating Value through Intermediation 51
-Transmitting the knowledge you've gained in Group A to Group B, which is hungry for that knowledge.
Group B people are happy = customer value creation
-Practical experience in brokerage will develop your ability to judge what is worth brokering.
-Mediating information that can be googled and obtained does not lead to value.
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Benefits of belonging to a number of organizations 52
Knowledge exchange requires you to have knowledge that those around you do not have
That there is more than one "perimeter"?
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Knowledge exchange is possible in each organization 53
Give me this and take this.
Repeat this...
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Human resources with knowledge of multiple fields 54
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Q: But I often hear that "developing expertise is important"?
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The level of "readily available knowledge" (at sea level) has increased a lot over the past 10 years due to technological advances.
We need to get above this sea level to participate in the knowledge exchange.
That's why they say it's important to develop expertise.
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Level of expertise 57
But this term "expertise" is vague and it is not clear to what extent it should be done.
Need to have knowledge that is not available by Googling in order to face out of the sea surface.
It's a much lower hurdle than the word "expertise" might suggest.
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Like two wheels on a car 58
Act and gain knowledge
Obtain non-Googleable knowledge through action and experimentation.
Exchange knowledge with others
Give them knowledge they can't Google, and they'll get different knowledge.
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The Next Step 59
Create a small informal group and you become the originator.
Belong to multiple groups
Set the recall trigger
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Why trigger? 60
Sometimes the value is known after time has passed*.
Long-term memory is more likely to stick if you touch it again after you've forgotten it for about six months or a year.
The group is high-spirited and active right after it is formed, but it usually becomes a three-day group.
So I'll remind you when time goes by and you've forgotten.
*I was asked immediately after I completed my MOT, "How did your studies help you?" I was asked, "How did it help you?" I answered, "It broadened my perspective," "The book I was writing helped me make different decisions than I had made before," etc. The response was something like, "Hmm.
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Trigger after 1 year 61
No postings, no postings, no notifications,
No one reminds me of that group, so I don't post, and so the cycle goes
Submissions may bring it back to life again.
Use "it's been a year" as an excuse to post
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Filtering after 1 year 62
When there are more free riders
Gather Giver to create a new "enrichment group" after a year of activity. If more people think the enriched group is better, activities will take place there and the old group will disappear naturally.
Informal groups are not only cheaper to create, but also cheaper to terminate because they can die out naturally.
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Opportunities for review 63
Many things can go wrong.
Not just forgetting about it when what we set out to do does not work,
Looking back a year later, we can learn a great deal.
However, people forget easily, so set a trigger to remind them when you start the project.
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Summary 64
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Your own management 65
You made a business decision to "invest time in gaining knowledge".
You make these kinds of resource allocation decisions day after day, and this is management.
There is also an emphasis on knowledge acquisition in business administration, and there are many discussions and findings.
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Your own knowledge acquisition strategy 66
There are three types of learning: "taught" and "learning by doing," which many of us have probably already experienced.
Often overlooked is "knowledge exchange.
In order to do this, we need associates in a relationship where we understand each other's situation and give each other knowledge. How do we create this?
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First Steps 67
First, create a small informal group and you become the originator.
Belong to multiple groups and become a conduit through which knowledge flows
Set a recall trigger and look back a year later
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