From the MVP award article
Looking back at the sites of 2016

It has been a full year since the Monosasu website was renewed.
We post one thing every day, and all members contribute to connecting the daily posts.
We have reported on a variety of things around us, including our own work, our colleagues, company events, introductions to nearby shops, and interviews with people we are connected to.
Among them, the article that is deemed to be the best article of the month is called the “Most Valuable Post” (MVP) and is awarded at the monthly company-wide meeting.

This time, as a roundup of the Monosasu Site 2016, we would like to introduce the article that won the MVP award this year and look back on the past year.

January 2016 MVP

FOOD HUB PROJECT | Regional revitalization and local food Living in Kamiyama
A hub for food culture created by everyone.

http://www.monosus.co.jp/posts/2016/01/000128.html
Posted by: Taichi Manabe (Director of Production Department)
Corner: Is our work connected to society?
574 likes on Facebook

This article is written by Manabe, Head of the Production Department, and describes the process leading up to the launch of the Food Hub Project.
The Food Hub Project was initiated by a regional revitalization strategy conference held in Kamiyama Town. The issue of "creating a recycling system" came up, and Manabe thought of ways to solve it from the perspective of "food." The book describes how he eventually came up with the idea of a "food hub."

February 2016 MVP

Three days to think about energy within a 5m radius ~WoodLuck #1 Report~

http://www.monosus.co.jp/posts/2016/02/000182.html
Posted by: Nao Uemura (Production Department)
Corner: Is our work connected to society ?
565 likes on Facebook

A report article by Uemura from the Produce Department, who participated in "WoodLuck #1," a three-day event where people talked about wood biomass while eating delicious food.
Uemura had no idea what biomass even was, but the film depicts her transformation as she witnesses the felling of trees for fuel and lives a life with fire using woody biomass, eventually making it a part of her life.

March 2016 MVP

The way Japanese and Thai people think
Differences in values.

http://www.monosus.co.jp/posts/2016/03/000205.html
Posted by: Takuya Miyagawa (Monosus Thailand)
Corner: Work and life (Thailand)

Misunderstandings and misconceptions often occur between Thai people and Japanese people. There are many differences between Thailand and Japan, such as the sense of time, national character, and the form of "kindness."
It seems that these mutual differences can sometimes help them notice the unique characteristics of Japanese people.
Miyagawa, who works at Monosus Thailand, tells us about the differences in thinking and values between Thai and Japanese people that he notices because he is in the country.

April 2016 MVP

The path to becoming a director began with a weekly report

http://www.monosus.co.jp/posts/2016/04/000234.html
Posted by: Seijiro Kato (Coding Factory Department)
Corner: Coder's ramblings

Kato was not good at writing, but by starting to write a "weekly report" to report the work he had done for the week to his superiors, he improved his writing and scheduling skills and found his way to becoming a director. This article tells the story of his experience.
Although he did not accomplish anything spectacular, this is a fascinating article that explores the process of how he opened up the next step in his career by continuing to do his daily routine steadily.

May 2016 MVP

I want to take it one step deeper.
Taku Uemori, a designer who keeps thinking

http://www.monosus.co.jp/posts/2016/05/000273.html
Posted by: Yu Onogi (Design Department Manager)
Corner: Member introduction

This is an article introducing designer Taku Kamimori.
"It's no good to only know the world you're in now," is the thought that led Kamimori to join Monosus, where he has been working for three years now. As a dancer himself, he has applied his experience in breakdancing to his work, learning a wide range of things and creating new combinations of them to create a new style.
While steadily growing as a designer, he also keeps expanding his knowledge of the web. Onogi, the head of the design department, is looking forward to watching him grow, and in this article he passionately shares his appeal.

June 2016 MVP

Work, child-rearing, international marriage.
New ways of living and working.
- Katori Reimi's work and life -

http://www.monosus.co.jp/posts/2016/06/000306.html
Posted by: Natsumi Tanaka (Coding Factory Department)
Corner: Work and Life (Tokyo)

This article features an interview with Katori, a member of the sales department who returned from maternity leave and childcare leave and is now working as a sales support staff, efficiently completing her daily tasks.
She has always maintained the same attitude toward the dramatic changes in her environment, from married life with a husband who has a different culture and lifestyle, to giving birth and raising a child, to returning to work.
Through Katori, who is pioneering new values never before seen in Monosus, we will share one way of thinking about "Work and Life: Tokyo Edition."

July 2016 MVP

If we change the way things work, the world will be a better place.
-Raksul Co., Ltd.-

http://www.monosus.co.jp/posts/2016/07/000332.html
Posted by: Hatakeyama
Conner: I'll sell your company!

This article is an interview with Raksul, a rapidly growing company that operates the cloud-based online printing service "Raksul" and other services, based on the philosophy that "if we change the way we work, the world will be a better place."
Through interviews with employees, I realized that what makes the place so appealing is its passionate people.
After reading this, you'll probably become a fan of Raksul.
With this in mind, Hatakeyama from the Sales Department is conveying the appeal of Raskull as if it were our own company.

August 2016 MVP

The reason why I was attracted to "Thailand" and what it's like living in a foreign land

http://www.monosus.co.jp/posts/2016/08/054142.html
Posted by: Yurika Machiyama (Monosus Thailand)
Corner: Work and life (Thailand)

Machiyama, who was born and raised in Tokyo, decided to move to Thailand because "it was something I had never wanted to go to before."
What on earth is behind this seemingly ambivalent motive?
We tell you about how she came to Thailand, along with the changes in her feelings since arriving in a foreign land.

September 2016 MVP

What is the design that captures women's hearts?
Analyzing "Women's Fashion Magazines" from a Web Designer's Perspective

http://www.monosus.co.jp/posts/2016/09/090348.html
Posted by: Reiko Takita (Design Department)
Corner: What to look for in design

This article analyzes the design of women's fashion magazines, which Takita, a member of the design department with experience as a salesperson in the apparel industry, often uses as reference when creating websites.
We classify women's magazines into nine genres and analyze the tone and manner, fonts, colors, layout, etc. of the design of each representative women's magazine.

October 2016 MVP

Autumn is the season for reading. A mini viewing session with a book that has been made into a movie in hand ~Monosus' "Reading Club" #08~

http://www.monosus.co.jp/posts/2016/10/124410.html
Posted by: Izao Murakami (Quality Control Department)
Corner: Book News

The monthly reading group's theme this month was "books that have been made into movies."
The four books selected this time are:

Fuyumi Ono (author) “Zanrei”
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
"Goodbye Midori-chan" by Minami Qta (Author)
Pet Sematary by Stephen King

This episode also doubles as a mini movie viewing party where we will be looking at movie trailers for each book, and introduces a reading club with a slightly different twist than usual, introducing both movies and books.

November 2016 MVP

People who work with Kamiyama's trees - News from the second batch of students of Kamiyama Monosasu Juku

http://www.monosus.co.jp/posts/2016/11/161848.html
Posted by: Daisuke Yoshida (2nd batch student of Kamiyama Monosasu Juku)
Corner: Kamiyama Monosasu School

This article is written by Yoshida, a second-term student of Kamiyama Monosasu who works in the architectural field, about the "trees" of Kamiyama, which he is particularly interested in, and the "people" associated with them.
Trees are essential to human life. In what context are they grown and utilized?
The book chronicles the experiences and feelings of three people: "someone who cuts trees," "someone who creates products from wood," and "someone who creates a place where people can gather from wood."

December 2016 MVP

The decision will be made in January next year. We will introduce it on another occasion.

Looking back at the Monosasu site in 2016

Looking back at the site that I have been working on through MVP articles, I noticed that there were many articles that were about local topics (Thailand, Kamiyama) and questions about how to work and live. These articles also received a lot of attention from people around me.
This seems to overlap with the interests of the company itself.

Monosus is now beginning to explore not only new ways of working, but also new ways of living.
This year, we completed the Kamiyama satellite office, officially adding Kamiyama to our existing bases in Thailand and Osaka. This is likely to encourage our Tokyo members to consider working outside of Tokyo as a realistic option.

How can we make the place, the community, and the life we choose richer and more interesting?
Next year, we may be able to share more about our initiatives and experiments regarding the way we work and live.

We hope you will continue to support the Monosasu website next year! (From the editorial department)