Stamen Supports Vision Formulation for Mino City Hall
Stamen Inc. has supported Mino City, Gifu Prefecture, in its workplace environment improvement project, facilitating the formulation of a new vision and action guidelines 'W.A.S.H.I' through workshops centered on young officials.
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Stamen Inc. (Headquarters: Nagoya, Aichi; CEO: Taihei Onishi) has been commissioned by Mino City, Gifu Prefecture (Mayor: Keisuke Shinoda) to undertake a workplace environment improvement project, providing support from organizational building to vision formulation. This initiative involved engagement surveys and workshops primarily focused on young voluntary officials, resulting in a vision that likens the state of the organization to Mino's symbol, 'Mino Washi' paper.
### Overview of the Initiative: Workplace Improvement Project Centered on Young Officials
This initiative is part of the 'Workplace Environment Improvement Project' proposed by young officials, which began with the 2024 Policy Formulation Training. Through dialogue among staff, five workshops, and engagement surveys, the project aimed to review working styles as Mino City officials and formulate a vision for the organization. The goal of this support was to establish a foundation for sustainable municipal organizational management by creating a 'Mino City-style Vision for Working.'
### Workplace Environment Vision Formulated by Mino City
**Vision:** Let's create!! A "just right" that leads to the future — Three "just rights" created by Mino City
1. Just right 'sense of distance': A relationship where one can interact naturally, not too close and not too far, with both citizens and fellow staff.
2. Just right 'way of living': An environment where both citizens and staff can challenge themselves in their own way and conduct their lives and work.
3. Just right 'change': Taking steps toward the future while valuing tradition.
**Action Guidelines: W.A.S.H.I**
W: Cherish the 'Workwork' (Wakuwaku/excitement) feeling
A: Express gratitude (Arigato) to each other
S: Sincere (Seijitsu) work and feelings
H: Notice changes (Henka)
I: Act one step ahead (Ipposaki)
### Comment from the Mayor of Mino City
Before becoming mayor, I worked as a city official myself, but back then, the word 'engagement' was not as emphasized as it is today. In formulating this vision, I am truly proud that the officials themselves initiated the proposal and visualized the future and essence of the organization with their own hands. Through the workshops, I felt a certain response toward transformation as I saw officials rediscover this town's unique 'just rightness'—not a compromise—and engage in passionate discussions while showing their true selves. Mino City has just taken its first step toward 'transformation' in response to the major challenge of population decline. It is essential for future organizations to have an environment where each individual can raise their voice as if it were their own business.
### Comment from the Mino City Workplace Improvement Team
This project was proposed with the intention of visualizing the essence of organizational challenges through engagement surveys and formulating a workplace improvement vision so that all staff can move forward in the same direction. This vision, reflecting the opinions of all staff, was created entirely by the officials' own hands, from word selection to design. What we reconfirmed through the workshops is that the 'comfortable distance that is neither too close nor too far' between staff and citizens, as well as the convenience of life, is exactly the charm unique to Mino City. By placing this value of 'just right' at the core of the concept, we aim to create a town-specific keyword where both citizens and staff can be happy together.
### Overview of the Initiative: Workplace Improvement Project Centered on Young Officials
This initiative is part of the 'Workplace Environment Improvement Project' proposed by young officials, which began with the 2024 Policy Formulation Training. Through dialogue among staff, five workshops, and engagement surveys, the project aimed to review working styles as Mino City officials and formulate a vision for the organization. The goal of this support was to establish a foundation for sustainable municipal organizational management by creating a 'Mino City-style Vision for Working.'
### Workplace Environment Vision Formulated by Mino City
**Vision:** Let's create!! A "just right" that leads to the future — Three "just rights" created by Mino City
1. Just right 'sense of distance': A relationship where one can interact naturally, not too close and not too far, with both citizens and fellow staff.
2. Just right 'way of living': An environment where both citizens and staff can challenge themselves in their own way and conduct their lives and work.
3. Just right 'change': Taking steps toward the future while valuing tradition.
**Action Guidelines: W.A.S.H.I**
W: Cherish the 'Workwork' (Wakuwaku/excitement) feeling
A: Express gratitude (Arigato) to each other
S: Sincere (Seijitsu) work and feelings
H: Notice changes (Henka)
I: Act one step ahead (Ipposaki)
### Comment from the Mayor of Mino City
Before becoming mayor, I worked as a city official myself, but back then, the word 'engagement' was not as emphasized as it is today. In formulating this vision, I am truly proud that the officials themselves initiated the proposal and visualized the future and essence of the organization with their own hands. Through the workshops, I felt a certain response toward transformation as I saw officials rediscover this town's unique 'just rightness'—not a compromise—and engage in passionate discussions while showing their true selves. Mino City has just taken its first step toward 'transformation' in response to the major challenge of population decline. It is essential for future organizations to have an environment where each individual can raise their voice as if it were their own business.
### Comment from the Mino City Workplace Improvement Team
This project was proposed with the intention of visualizing the essence of organizational challenges through engagement surveys and formulating a workplace improvement vision so that all staff can move forward in the same direction. This vision, reflecting the opinions of all staff, was created entirely by the officials' own hands, from word selection to design. What we reconfirmed through the workshops is that the 'comfortable distance that is neither too close nor too far' between staff and citizens, as well as the convenience of life, is exactly the charm unique to Mino City. By placing this value of 'just right' at the core of the concept, we aim to create a town-specific keyword where both citizens and staff can be happy together.