十二人の怒れる男｜Twleve Angry Men｜2021/03/31

どんよりした空気の中打合せが始まった。コロナの緊急事態宣言によるビジネスへの打撃を受け、先行きもなかなか見えない。定例の話の途中で、一人が話し始めた。「いつものようじゃダメなんだよ。こんな事態だからこそ新しいことをやらないと」会議室がシーンとなった。今までずっと打合せを重ねてきたことが白紙に戻るような発言だからだ。「といっても...」という雰囲気の中、もう一人が話し始めた。「例えばこんなもあるね」「そうそう、いいじゃない」「もしかしたら今までダメだったけど、こういう事態だから大丈夫かも」「いつでもこのためなら時間を空けるよ」だんだん会議室の雰囲気が変わってくる。会議に熱量がこもってくる。「今がチャンス！次の時代のモデルをつくろう。」zoomでもこういうことって起きるのかなぁ。（絵と文：サカキテツ朗）

A meeting in the overcast air began. Corona's state of emergency had hit the business, and the future was hard to see. In the middle of the regular talk, one person started talking. "We can't do it as usual. That's why we have to do something new." The conference room became silent. This was because the remarks that had been held up were like returning to a start line. Another person started talking in the atmosphere of "But ...". "For example, there is such a thing." "Oh yeah, it sounds good." "Maybe it wasn't good until now, but it's okay because of this situation." "I'll always have time for this." The atmosphere of the conference room gradually changed. The amount of heat was trapped in the meeting. "Now is our chance! Let's make a model for the next era." I wondered if this kind of thing would happen even at zoom. -Text and illustration by Ted Sakaki