Sharing Assessment Process
🍻 The Drunken Assessment Lecture!
What exactly is 'participatory assessment' anyway?
Ah, refreshing! Good work today, everyone! ...Oh, wait, some of you are still working, aren't you? My apologies! Haha!
Houroku Suigo (Drunken Ramblings) here!
I added furigana today.
Last time, we talked about the 'tyranny of efficiency and time' we are fighting against, and the 'recovery of inner time' to counter it. And that it doesn't have to be perfect—that 'accepting uncertainty' is the key to regaining professional pride. It was such a serious topic that I went through quite a bit of shochu, honestly (haha).
Now, we ended on the note that as a concrete tool to overcome 'not knowing,' there is the 'relationship diagram' which is the core of my book.
Today, I want to talk loosely, glass in hand, about the 'participatory assessment'—the crux of how this diagram has the power to change your 'tough' workplaces!
🥃 Unlock the 'Black Box of Thought'!
We professionals think about many things in our heads.
'What does this user really want, beyond the framework of the system?'
'What is the cause of the collaboration with that colleague not going well?'
These 'thought processes' are usually locked inside our heads. They are, so to speak, an 'assessment black box'.
What happens if you leave this black box unopened?
Power imbalances emerge: A power imbalance is created, as if only the professionals know the "correct answer." Users tend to end up on the side of "doing what they are told."
Professionals become isolated: You end up carrying the burden of questions without clear answers all by yourself, deepening your sense of exhaustion as you wonder, "Why is it always me?"
Since our motto is "Even if you're senile, record it properly. Even if you're drunk, speak clearly," let's use the power of alcohol to liberate ourselves from these structural problems!
🤝 Co-creation in the name of "Participatory Assessment"
A "Relationship Diagram" is a technique that distinguishes between objective facts and subjective meanings, structurally visualizing the relationships between these different dimensions of information.
When you use this "Participatory Assessment," something amazing happens.
Externalizing professional thinking: You disclose the professional's "thought process" in the form of a diagram.
Active participation by the user: By seeing it, the user can think, "Oh, so that's how I was being seen," or "Actually, this is what I really thought," allowing them to participate actively in the support process as the expert on themselves.
In other words, through the diagram, the professional and the user look at the "same blueprint" and begin a "co-creation" where they discuss things as equals.
I call this the "Sharing Assessment Process."
✨ To regain essential "strength" and "pride"
The disclosure of vulnerability—admitting that you "don't know" or are "unsure"—actually generates essential "strength".
Furthermore, this disclosure of thinking through "participatory assessment" is precisely what allows professionals to break free from the illusion of being "all-knowing experts," cultivates the ethical perspective—or ethical sensitivity—needed to continue facing "questions without clear answers", and serves as the key to reclaiming "pride and peace of mind".
📝 Next time: The basics of diagrams! Separating "objective facts" from "subjective meaning"!
On a serious note, I might be starting to sober up a bit (lol).
Next time, we will finally cover the relationship diagram and the super basics of how to specifically divide information into the two dimensions of "objective facts" and "subjective facts," which I'll explain in a relaxed way over a drink!
My motto is "I may be dazed, but I record properly. I may be drunk, but I speak properly," so I will continue to talk about serious matters in a relaxed tone!
So, thank you again for sticking with me until the end! Comments and questions are very welcome! Let's talk while we get tipsy (?) together!
Cheers to today! 🍻
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