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Moeki Kawakami
Moeki Kawakami

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Portfolio with more than just technical content, vision and values

In this post, I will discuss my policy for updating my website.

https://moeki.dev/

It was to let visitors to my website know what I have in mind when I'm developing.

What I want people to see on my website are the people they may work with in the future or the people they work with in the community on a daily basis. What they really want to know is if I am someone they can be with and be inspired by.

My technical interests and skills do not tell you what I am thinking. So I put my vision and values on the website.

Technology for Living Your Own Way

I have been saved by technology. However, it has not saved my life or solved my problems. It has nurtured my creativity. Photography, music and software. Without computer technology, I would never have been able to actually put the ideas in my head into reality. It was a world where we could show our photos to many people without exhibition, and where we could make music without playing an instrument. I want to give back to computer technology.

In describe of my vision, I have included the story of how I came to it. Maybe someone who reads it will have a similar story and relate to it. Others may disagree with my view of technology. But that's okay. I wanted the website to have a role in communicating my character to visitors. I would be very happy if visitors took some kind of action (whether like or dislike). Also, knowing someone's vision allows us to discuss the vision behind a particular action instead of just criticizing it.

My Five Values

  1. Starting with myself to improve my team
  2. Starting with my neighbors to create a culture
  3. Making minimal product first to get feedback
  4. Looking at our daily development
  5. Solving our own problems in our own way

"My Five Values" proclaims to visitors the way I work. It is important to know what kind of work style the people you work with prefer, because there are a way of working that suits some people and not others. It allows you to acknowledge and accept that your team's values and your personal values may not be perfectly aligned.
For example, when matching a team with an individual, the most important thing is to strongly identify with each other's values and to acknowledge that our values will never be in complete agreement with each other.

Technical interests and skills may perhaps be important in a temporary business exchange. I am not saying they are not important at all, and I love technology. I also have a strong desire to share it. But don't limit the content of your portfolio website to just that. Find people who not only trust your skills, but who share your way of working.

Thank you for reading.

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