<Elementary> Lesson No.2
Stating the Case Decision Problem / 意思決定課題を一文で整理する
0.Greetings & Ice-break (2min.)|挨拶と導入
0-1 Greetings
Let’s practice a short small talk that you can use to greet a business partner and start building a good relationship.
講師との挨拶を兼ねて、ビジネスパートナーと信頼関係を築くための短いスモールトークを練習してみましょう。
[Tips / 会話のヒント]
・Can you hear me clearly?
私の声はクリアに聞こえますか?
・How's your day going so far?
今日はどんな一日でしたか?
・Talk about one small topic (Work, Weather, News, Hometown, Sports event, etc.)
軽い話題について話しましょう(仕事、天気、ニュース、地元、スポーツイベントなど)
0-2 Introduction
In today’s lesson, we’ll learn about the following situation. Have you ever experienced something similar?
本日のレッスンでは以下のようなシチュエーションについて学びます。同様のシチュエーションを経験したことがありますか?
- If you have experience, please tell us what it was like, what was difficult, or what you learned.
経験があれば、どんな内容だったか、難しかったことや学んだことなどを教えて下さい。
- If you don’t have experience, try to imagine yourself handling that situation in English.
What do you think would be challenging?
経験がなければ、英語でその状況に対応しているところを想像してみましょう。どんなことが難しそうですか?
Situation / シチュエーション
A strategy workshop where you must state the central decision problem in one sentence despite multiple interrelated issues.
複数の問題が絡み合う中で、中心的な意思決定課題を一文で述べる戦略ワークショップの場面です。
1. Read (2 min)|型を学ぶ
Let's read the following key sentences aloud!
下記の文章や単語を順番に音読しましょう!
1-1 Basic phrases
1.The central decision is whether to...(中心的な決定は...かどうかです)
2.Let me explain my reasoning...(私の考えを説明させてください)
3.We can consider phased investment...(段階的な投資を検討できます)
4.We focus on the most critical areas...(最も重要な領域に集中します)
5.We can also reduce non-essential spending...(必須でない支出も削減できます)
6.This approach will keep cash flow stable...(このアプローチはキャッシュフローを安定させます)
7.We need to set aside emergency funds...(緊急資金を確保する必要があります)
1-2 Essential words
1.invest(投資する)
2.improve(改善する)
3.delay(延期する)
4.explain(説明する)
5.reduce(低下させる)
6.increase(増加させる)
7.attract(採用する)
8.manage(管理する)
9.gradually(徐々に)
10.monitor(監視する)
2. Try (3 min)|ロールプレイ練習
Let’s practice the role-play.
ロールプレイの練習をしましょう!
Situation / シチュエーション(Reference again)
A strategy workshop where you must state the central decision problem in one sentence despite multiple interrelated issues.
複数の問題が絡み合う中で、中心的な意思決定課題を一文で述べる戦略ワークショップの場面です。
👨💼【Teacher / Hospital Board Chairman】:
Thank you for joining us today. We face multiple challenges — cash flow pressure, staff shortage, and aging facilities. Before we discuss solutions, I need you to state the central decision problem in one sentence. What is the single most critical decision we must make?
(本日はお集まりいただきありがとうございます。私たちは複数の課題に直面しています。キャッシュフローの圧迫、人員不足、そして老朽化した施設です。解決策を議論する前に、中心的な決定問題を一文で述べていただきたい。私たちが下すべき最も重要な決定は何でしょうか?)
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
The central decision is whether to invest in facility renewal now or delay it to improve cash flow in the short term.
(中心的な決定は、施設の更新に今投資するか、それとも短期的なキャッシュフロー改善のために延期するかです。)
👨💼【Teacher / Hospital Board Chairman】:
I see. But we also have serious staff shortage. Why do you think facility investment is more critical than hiring more staff?
(なるほど。しかし深刻な人員不足もあります。なぜ施設投資の方がスタッフ採用より重要だとお考えですか?)
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
Let me explain my reasoning. First, aging facilities reduce staff productivity and increase maintenance costs. Second, modern facilities help attract and keep qualified staff. Third, delaying renewal will cause higher costs later. The facility decision affects both cash flow and staffing in the long term.
(私の考えを説明させてください。第一に、老朽化した施設はスタッフの生産性を低下させ、メンテナンスコストを増加させます。第二に、近代的な施設は優秀なスタッフの採用と維持に役立ちます。第三に、更新を延期すると後でより高いコストが発生します。施設の決定は長期的にキャッシュフローと人員配置の両方に影響します。)
👨💼【Teacher / Hospital Board Chairman】:
That makes sense. However, our cash flow is tight right now. How can we manage facility investment without making the cash situation worse?
(それは理にかなっています。しかし現在キャッシュフローが厳しい状況です。キャッシュ状況を悪化させずに施設投資をどう管理できますか?)
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
We can consider phased investment. We focus on the most critical areas first and spread the cost over 3 years. We can also reduce non-essential spending by 8 percent to free up budget. This approach will keep cash flow stable while we improve facilities gradually.
(段階的な投資を検討できます。最も重要な領域に最初に集中し、コストを3年間に分散します。また予算を確保するために必須でない支出を8パーセント削減できます。このアプローチにより、施設を徐々に改善しながらキャッシュフローを安定させることができます。)
👨💼【Teacher / Hospital Board Chairman】:
I appreciate your clear analysis. Can you confirm the key risk if we follow this phased approach?
(明確な分析に感謝します。この段階的アプローチに従う場合の主要なリスクを確認していただけますか?)
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
The key risk is that urgent facility problems may happen during the phased period. We need to set aside emergency funds and monitor facility conditions closely. If we prepare for unexpected issues, this approach will work well.
(主要なリスクは、段階的期間中に緊急の施設問題が発生する可能性があることです。緊急資金を確保し、施設の状態を注意深く監視する必要があります。予期しない問題に備えれば、このアプローチはうまく機能します。)
👨💼【Teacher / Hospital Board Chairman】:
Excellent. Your framework is clear and practical. Let me share this with the board and we will schedule a follow-up meeting next week. Thank you for your strategic guidance.
(素晴らしい。あなたの枠組みは明確で実用的です。これを理事会と共有し、来週フォローアップ会議を予定します。戦略的な指導をありがとうございました。)
3. Use (4 min)|ロールプレイ & 実践(空欄補完)
Let's perform the role-play and fill in the blanks by translating the Japanese into English!
空欄の日本語を英語に訳しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
Situation / シチュエーション(Reference again)
A strategy workshop where you must state the central decision problem in one sentence despite multiple interrelated issues.
複数の問題が絡み合う中で、中心的な意思決定課題を一文で述べる戦略ワークショップの場面です。
👨💼【Teacher / Hospital Board Chairman】:
Thank you for joining us today. We face multiple challenges — cash flow pressure, staff shortage, and aging facilities. Before we discuss solutions, I need you to state the central decision problem in one sentence. What is the single most critical decision we must make?
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
The central decision is whether to [投資する] in facility renewal now or [延期する] it to [改善する] cash flow in the short term.
👨💼【Teacher / Hospital Board Chairman】:
I see. But we also have serious staff shortage. Why do you think facility investment is more critical than hiring more staff?
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
Let me [説明する] my reasoning. First, aging facilities [低下させる] staff productivity and [増加させる] maintenance costs. Second, modern facilities help [採用する] and keep qualified staff. Third, delaying renewal will cause higher costs later. The facility decision affects both cash flow and staffing in the long term.
👨💼【Teacher / Hospital Board Chairman】:
That makes sense. However, our cash flow is tight right now. How can we manage facility investment without making the cash situation worse?
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
We can consider phased investment. We focus on the most critical areas first and spread the cost over 3 years. We can also reduce non-essential spending by 8 percent to free up budget. This approach will keep cash flow stable while we [改善する] facilities [徐々に].
👨💼【Teacher / Hospital Board Chairman】:
I appreciate your clear analysis. Can you confirm the key risk if we follow this phased approach?
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
The key risk is that urgent facility problems may happen during the phased period. We need to set aside emergency funds and [監視する] facility conditions closely. If we prepare for unexpected issues, this approach will work well.
👨💼【Teacher / Hospital Board Chairman】:
Excellent. Your framework is clear and practical. Let me share this with the board and we will schedule a follow-up meeting next week. Thank you for your strategic guidance.
4. Challenge (7 min)|応用実践
Let's perform the role-play and fill in the blanks by translating the Japanese into English!
空欄の日本語を英語に訳しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
*Let's practice this part repeatedly until we can speak it smoothly.
このパートはスムーズにスピーキングできるようになるまで繰り返し練習しましょう。
Situation / シチュエーション(Reference again)
A strategy workshop where you must state the central decision problem in one sentence despite multiple interrelated issues.
複数の問題が絡み合う中で、中心的な意思決定課題を一文で述べる戦略ワークショップの場面です。
👨💼【Teacher / Hospital Board Chairman】:
Thank you for joining us today. We face multiple challenges — cash flow pressure, staff shortage, and aging facilities. Before we discuss solutions, I need you to state the central decision problem in one sentence. What is the single most critical decision we must make?
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
[中心的な決定は、施設の更新に今投資するか、それとも短期的なキャッシュフロー改善のために延期するかです。]
👨💼【Teacher / Hospital Board Chairman】:
I see. But we also have serious staff shortage. Why do you think facility investment is more critical than hiring more staff?
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
[私の考えを説明させてください。] First, aging facilities reduce staff productivity and increase maintenance costs. Second, modern facilities help attract and keep qualified staff. Third, delaying renewal will cause higher costs later. The facility decision affects both cash flow and staffing in the long term.
👨💼【Teacher / Hospital Board Chairman】:
That makes sense. However, our cash flow is tight right now. How can we manage facility investment without making the cash situation worse?
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
[段階的な投資を検討できます。] [最も重要な領域に最初に集中し、コストを3年間に分散します。] We can also reduce non-essential spending by 8 percent to free up budget. This approach will keep cash flow stable while we improve facilities gradually.
👨💼【Teacher / Hospital Board Chairman】:
I appreciate your clear analysis. Can you confirm the key risk if we follow this phased approach?
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
The key risk is that urgent facility problems may happen during the phased period. [緊急資金を確保し、施設の状態を注意深く監視する必要があります。] If we prepare for unexpected issues, this approach will work well.
👨💼【Teacher / Hospital Board Chairman】:
Excellent. Your framework is clear and practical. Let me share this with the board and we will schedule a follow-up meeting next week. Thank you for your strategic guidance.
\ If you have some extra capacity, give it a try(余力があればやってみましょう)/
5. Real-world application (5 min)|実務応用
Let's speak freely with the phrases and flow we learned today. If you can, imagine your real job—it makes practice more effective.
本日学習した単語やフレーズ、会話の流れを思い出しながら、自由に話してみましょう。可能であれば、自身の実務を想像しながら話すと効果的です。
Situation / シチュエーション
You are a Strategy Advisor meeting with a Hospital Board Chairman who faces multiple challenges including cash flow pressure, staff shortage, and aging facilities.
The Chairman asks you to identify the single most critical decision problem in one sentence before discussing solutions.
あなたは戦略アドバイザーとして、キャッシュフロー圧迫、人員不足、老朽化施設など複数の課題に直面している病院理事長と会議をしています。
理事長は解決策を議論する前に、最も重要な決定問題を一文で特定するよう求めています。
👨💼【Teacher / Hospital Board Chairman】:
We have limited resources and multiple urgent issues. Please state the central decision problem clearly and explain why it is the most critical one for our hospital.
(私たちは限られた資源と複数の緊急課題を抱えています。中心的な決定問題を明確に述べ、なぜそれが当院にとって最も重要なのかを説明してください。)
🧑🎓【Student / Your Role】:
(Free Speaking based on today's lesson)
Hints / ヒント
1.State the central decision clearly(中心的な決定を明確に述べる)
2.Explain the reasoning with structure(構造的に理由を説明する)
3.Offer phased investment approach(段階的投資アプローチを提示する)
4.Identify key risks and mitigation(主要なリスクと対策を特定する)
※This is not a role-play. Please speak until you finish your thoughts.
このパートはロールプレイ形式ではありません。最後まで通して話してみましょう。
6. Wrap-up (2 min) |レッスンの振り返り
Let's review today's lesson with your teacher!
今日のレッスンについて講師と振り返ってみましょう!
6-1 Comments from student
・Good points / 良かったところ・上手くできたところ
・Things to work on / 今後強化したいところ
6-2 Feedback from teacher
・Good points / 良かった点
・Things to work on / 今後の強化ポイント
・What to review / 復習ポイント
*6-3 Questions from student (if any)
Japanese translation(日本語訳)
1. Read (2min)(型を学ぶ)|基本フレーズ
2. Try (4min)(ロールプレイ練習)|型を使った練習
Let’s practice the role-play.
ロールプレイの練習をしましょう!
3. Use (7min)|応用
Let’s perform the role-play and filling in the missing English!
英語を補完しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
4. Challenge (7min)|実践
Let’s perform the role-play and filling in the missing English!
英語を補完しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
5. Wrap-up (3min) – レッスンの振り返り
"Let’s review today’s lesson with your teacher!”
「今日のレッスンについて講師と振り返ってみましょう!」
5-1. Comments from Student
- Good points / 良かったところ・上手くできたところ
- Things to work on / 今後強化したいところ
5-2. Feedback from Teacher
- Good points / 良かった点
- Things to work on / 今後の強化ポイント
- What to review / 復習ポイント
5-3. Question from Students (If any)
