At "SOCIAL INNOVATION WEEK 2024 (SIW)," the awards ceremony was held for the "SIW IMPACT" awards program, which recognizes actions and ideas that lead to a better future.
At the awards ceremony, winners were recognized in three categories: "GOOD SOLUTION" and "GOOD INNOVATOR" from "SIW IMPACT," which were nominated and judged by SIW Fellows, and "SHIBUYA GOOD ACTION," which was selected from public entries and judged by Future Design Shibuya FUTURE DESIGNERS and directors.
Please see the SIW IMPACT Awards Ceremony archive here.
https://youtu.be/vUWJaOnDRtU
GOOD SOLUTION
A project that has a proven track record through innovative activities to solve social issues and will continue to be sustained in the future
GOOD INNOVATOR
A person who contributes to making society better and opens up new possibilities through actions and attitudes that inspire people.
SHIBUYA GOOD ACTION
Based in Shibuya, we aim to create an attractive society through activities and communities that have further potential for the future.
For details about SIW IMPACT and the judges, please click here.
https://social-innovation-week-shibuya.jp/impact/
Award-winning projects
● GOOD SOLUTION
Disaster relief project: Paper tube partition unit
Yasunori Harano, Secretary General of the NPO Voluntary Architects Network
A disaster relief project led by architect Shigeru Ban. In the Noto Peninsula earthquake, a temporary partition system was set up using paper tubes and cloth dividers to ensure privacy for evacuees.
https://bijutsutecho.com
[Recommended] SIW Fellow Asako Tsuji
● GOOD INNOVATOR
Kazuhiro Shimura (Creative Director, Dentsu Inc.)
The world's first tuna connoisseur's AI "TUNA SCOPE" inherits the tacit knowledge of experienced connoisseurs. The company is also involved in "VOICE WATCH," an AI that generates real-time commentary to enable the visually impaired to watch sports, and "VISIONGRAM," which visualizes the different ways in which visually impaired people see things.
https://voicewatch-project.com
[Recommended] SIW Fellow Yuya Furukawa
Sayuri Sakai (President, Ishikawa Barrier-Free Tour Center)
Founded and operates the Ishikawa Barrier-Free Tour Center, which introduces the wonderful tourist destination of Ishikawa to wheelchair users, people with visual or hearing impairments, and the elderly.
https://ibarifuri.com
[Recommended] SIW Fellow Yuuki Oshima (Mutant Wave)
● SHIBUYA GOOD ACTION
Sasazuka No. 10 House
Nobutaka Todokoro
A former greengrocer on Sasazuka 10th Street has been renovated into a local welfare center. It provides a place where anyone can take a break and chat for free. Run in collaboration between residents and an NPO, it is a place open to the community and also functions as an outreach center to monitor and identify needs for support.
https://www.instagram.com/sasazuka10ie/
＜PICK UP＞
Diploma Project
SCSFT Project
Shibuya City elementary and junior high school graduation certificates are made from paper (Shibuya Paper) made from recycled textile waste from Shibuya. The project is also aimed at raising awareness among young people, with the motto of "shifting Shibuya, a city with a lot of things thrown away, into a city that creates new value and builds the future." This project was started by two junior high school students.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xmBD5Igx60
All nominated projects are published on the SIW official website.
List of GOOD INOVATOR nominees
SHIBUYA GOOD ACTION Nominees List
About SOCIAL INNOVATION WEEK 2024
Name: SOCIAL INNOVATION WEEK 2024
Date: Friday, October 18th - Sunday, November 10th, 2024
Admission fee: Free (some paid programs available)
Producer: Jungo Kanayama (Representative Director of Shibuya City Tourism Association) / Shinko Osada (Director and Secretary General Future Design Shibuya)
Organizer: Future Design Shibuya General Incorporated Association
Co-organizer: Shibuya Ward
Sponsored by: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Shibuya Ward Tourism Association, Shibuya Redevelopment Association
Partners: Tokyu Corporation, KDDI Corporation, PRIME VIDEO, Kokumin Kyosai Coop (Zenrosai), Asahi Breweries, Ltd., Sumadori Corporation, Tokyu Land Corporation, Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., LIVE BOARD Inc., AOI Pro. Inc., Axis Consulting Co., Ltd., R-Beads Inc., ARTTOKEN, INFORICH Inc., Avex Inc., NHK Technologies Inc., Kao Corporation, Kose Corporation, Samurai Partners Inc., JT, Oshiete AI by GMO, Shibuya Television Co., Ltd., Daikin Industries, Ltd., Osaka University, Daiko Co., Ltd., SIGNING, Niantic, Inc., Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., New Balance Japan Co., Ltd., Nikken Sekkei Ltd., hacomono Inc., MAJOLICA MAJORCA, Yamaha Corporation
Official website: https://social-innovation-week-shibuya.jp/
