なにをやっているのか
「分断のない活力のある社会を創る」をミッションに、日本の人と世界の人を日本語で繋ぐサービスを開発しています。
A relationship where differences are mutually recognized and accepted is necessary for creating a convivial society without divisions.
Divisions start from differences that can’t be tolerated (particularly cultural differences)
(The world has made use of differences to grow to the extent that it has, but that has already failed, and it is necessary to materialize a new set of values).
There are various kinds of differences, but at Sail, we focus on nationality, age, language, and culture.
By overcoming differences in nationality, age, and language, we learn about foreign cultures (Through understanding each other’s thoughts and culture, the things we see differences in disappear).
Cultures are not countries. Cultures are places (regions) tied to the people living there, and languages are tied to cultures.
Cultures are tied to the characteristics of a place. To understand a culture is to understand the place of that culture. To understand the place is to dwell in the lived experiences of the people living there. Furthermore, languages are tied to culture.
なぜやるのか
創業者である代表の後藤の生い立ちにその起源があります。米国、インドでの生活、大学時代に30カ国をバックパッカーとして周った経験やその際の現地の人々との交流。
アメリカのおばあさんとのビデオ電話を通じて現地の歴史や文化を学んだ経験から「日本語でのグローバルコミュニケーションSail」が誕生しました。
The value Sail offers is an international exchange platform that serves as the genesis of a loop where people learn from each other and unite.
Sail’s platform is a model that can be deployed anywhere, and through world-wide expansion, it will change the world into a convivial society without divisions.
どうやっているのか
日本語ネイティブで、知識や経験が豊富な「日本のオトナ」と、日本に興味を持つ世界の人々がSailで交流をしています。その交流ではお互いの文化や価値観といった「経験知」の交換が行われ、お互いについて知り、理解し、受け入れることができるようになるといった変化が起こっています。
地方自治体との連携や東京大学、英国サセックス大学等との共同研究も行なっており、産学官民でのプロジェクトに取り組んでいます。
また、Sailを飛び出し、SNSやオンラインコミュニティによる繋がりや、ローカルな日本の情報を発信するなど、世界と日本を繋ぐためのプロデュースを行なっています。
To build relationships where we accept and respect differences, it is helpful to exchange lived experiences (not explicit knowledge, but lived experiences).
To build relationships where we accept and respect differences, it is necessary to speak our true feelings. That can be achieved through talking about the life experiences of each other.
The dense exchange of empirical knowledge can’t be accomplished without one-to-one, serendipitous meetings.
Because the world is full of weak communication, there is value in strong communication. That is the foundation of one-to-one, serendipitous meetings.
The “seniors” of Sail are mature Japanese adults who hold an abundance of lived experiences.
Those who can convey the culture of a place are mature adults with many life experiences.
