[Grandpa is thrilled!] Another member has joined the Gen Z support group!?

Following yahoi, Coach Nagai has not only read my unpopular series comparing Japan and the U.S., "The Growth Gap Between Japan and the U.S." (17 episodes in total), all at once, but also introduced Grandpa in the article above👆.

It makes me so happy😊 Thank you, Coach Nagai.

yahoi is someone who moved to the U.S. with their spouse and two children, and Coach Nagai has experience working in Indonesia.

Also, Ganchi no Tousan, who recently finished reading all 17 episodes and left a comment, is also someone who returned from an assignment in China.

It seems that people in the 'around 60' generation with overseas living experience feel that 'something is wrong with Japan,' and they resonate with my point that the cause is 'Japan's intolerance for diversity.'

They empathize with Grandpa's view on "The Growth Gap Between Japan and the U.S.," which argues that we must do something about such an intolerant society.

Perhaps by looking at Japan from abroad, one can see more clearly than those who have always been in Japan what could be improved to make things better.

Coach Nagai writes that if we embrace "diversity," the following changes might occur.

1. Everyone will be able to live their own lives comfortably.

2. Being stuck in a single set of values lacks potential for development. By fusing various values, we will be able to create new things.

* That might mean solving Grandpa's point (that excluding diversity hinders the birth of outstanding innovation) and inducing innovation.

I truly hope that happens.

To that end, I believe education is important.

The motivation for us Showa-era 'around 60' folks to post on note is a desire to provide educational guidance. The urge to share our own success stories—'I want to pass on my experience to young people. I want them to use it as a reference'—tends to come to the forefront too much.

When we say education, we immediately think of 'teaching,' but let's stop that kind of Showa-era teaching😊

I think the success stories of Showa people tend to become boasts that are personal (ordinary individuals like us Showa people), partially optimized (I contributed so much to my company's performance), and based on long working hours (I worked so hard forgetting to eat and sleep, so you young people should work hard too).

Showa people mistakenly believe that 'even if Japan loses to the U.S. in individual strength, we won't lose in teamwork,' but in reality, we are losing to the logic of Google, which treats teamwork as a science.

'Please, let's stop forcing Showa-era success stories on others.' (I have to be careful too😥😨)

Coach Nagai has studied coaching and advocates for the importance of being a 'coach'.

My ideal as a grandpa is to be a "coach for my grandchildren."

Instead of telling them what to do or how to do it, my ideal is to be a coach who listens to them and provides the information they need to make their own decisions. That is the kind of note I want to leave behind.

Today, I was thrilled because Coach Nagai introduced me!

And finally, my usual closing line:

Go for it, Gen Z!

Thank you for reading until the end.

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