Read unfamiliar work and the people around it

Choose through the relation between work and place: a classroom, village, hunting, a northern hotel or a solo stay.

What to compare

Compare taking on a role, learning a setting and stepping away from work.

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    救済の教室

    救済の教室

    Read rules and relationships through a teacher using a game-like system in a classroom.

    A question to follow

    What might look different to the teacher designing a system and to pupils living within it?

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    果ての王宮

    果ての王宮

    Choose the architect and village office through the issue of planning for continued local life.

    A question to follow

    Where do building plans meet the conditions that let people continue living in a place?

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    漫画家、猟師になる

    漫画家、猟師になる

    An autobiographical account of obtaining licenses and entering hunting offers a way into unfamiliar work.

    A question to follow

    How might the recorded experience differ from your prior image of hunting?

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    ホテル・メッツァペウラへようこそ

    ホテル・メッツァペウラへようこそ

    Read a young man and two older workers through hotel work and life in the north.

    A question to follow

    How might the work of welcoming guests reveal distance and roles between people?

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    おひとりさまホテル

    おひとりさまホテル

    Choose through the relation between design work and time spent alone in hotels.

    A question to follow

    How might an unfamiliar room change the way personal time is perceived?

To choose a book

Narrow the choice by systems of work, life in a place or time away from work.

Scope of this guide

Autobiographical material and fiction are distinguished. A fictional system is not evidence of effectiveness at work.

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