Thanks for sharing this insightful piece Ben, love the parallels you've drawn between the Shokunin and the craft of engineering. Can definitely see the value this philosophy would have for building meaningful engineering career pathways at Qwilr.
As a product manager that works closely with engineers and people from other disciplines every day, the following excerpts deeply resonated with me:
"...shokunin are kind of people that care about what “WE” make, instead of what “I” make"
"Engineering is not coding to a spec, ignorant of the users of their product. It is deeply connected to them."
One of the reasons I love working in product is that it truly lives up to the adage of being greater than the sum of its parts. It's only when the collective and disparate talents of product managers, engineers and designers come together in a balanced and pragmatic way that great business and customer outcomes can be delivered.
I've also learned that connecting engineers to the customer's pain builds empathy and invariably leads to more impactful and scalable solutions. Fortunate to have learned so much from the talented engineers I've had the privilege to work with.
Thanks for sharing this insightful piece Ben, love the parallels you've drawn between the Shokunin and the craft of engineering. Can definitely see the value this philosophy would have for building meaningful engineering career pathways at Qwilr.
As a product manager that works closely with engineers and people from other disciplines every day, the following excerpts deeply resonated with me:
"...shokunin are kind of people that care about what “WE” make, instead of what “I” make"
"Engineering is not coding to a spec, ignorant of the users of their product. It is deeply connected to them."
One of the reasons I love working in product is that it truly lives up to the adage of being greater than the sum of its parts. It's only when the collective and disparate talents of product managers, engineers and designers come together in a balanced and pragmatic way that great business and customer outcomes can be delivered.
I've also learned that connecting engineers to the customer's pain builds empathy and invariably leads to more impactful and scalable solutions. Fortunate to have learned so much from the talented engineers I've had the privilege to work with.