Future Design Shibuya General Incorporated Association (Representative Director: Koizumi Hideki, hereinafter referred to as Future Design Shibuya) held an open pitch/judging session and awards ceremony for the awards program "SIW IMPACT (https://social-innovation-week-shibuya.jp/impact/)" at the social and cultural design festival "SOCIAL INNOVATION WEEK 2024 (hereinafter referred to as SIW)", which recognizes actions and ideas that lead to a better future.
At the awards ceremony, out of the approximately 50 ideas submitted in the "SIW IMPACT" general public - GOOD IDEA - category, the eight ideas that advanced to the public pitch/judging session were judged by Future Design Shibuya FUTURE DESIGNERS, SIW executive producer, and program partner Axis Consulting Co., Ltd., and the winners were awarded.
GOOD IDEA category
Ideas that explore an exciting future that no one has seen yet
①PLAY GROUND Award: New ways to use public spaces and open spaces
②PLAY DIVERSITY Award / A more enjoyable and diverse society
3. FUTURE DESIGN Award: Designing the future with possibilities
For details about the GOOD IDEA category and the judges, please click here.
https://social-innovation-week-shibuya.jp/impact/goodidea/
<Awarded Project>
SIW IMPACT-GOOD IDEA- GRAND-PRIX
"The QUAKE MATE Project – New Disaster Prevention in the Inbound Tourism Era"
Maho Irie
Left) SIW Executive Producer Jungo Kanayama Center) Award winner Maho Irie Right) EVERY DAY IS THE DAY Creative Director/Co-CEO Natsuo Sato
＜Comment on winning the award＞
I was determined not to let my research end with my graduation project, so I feel extremely honored to receive this double award, which I consider a strong first step towards implementing in society. Afterliving abroad for 10 years, I have come to see Japan's culture, which we should be proud of, as well as its challenges. I am pleased to have been able to propose a solution that utilizes my creativity in the field of disaster prevention, where these two aspects intersect.
We will start with Shibuya and aim to make disaster prevention a part of hospitality throughout the country. Thank you very much for this opportunity.
Compass Share Award
"Shibuya Japan Foundation Project"
Ayaka Shinto
Left)Axis Consulting Co., Ltd. President and COO Fumitaka ItoRight) Award winner Ai Nito
<Comment on receiving the award>
My name is Shinto and I received the SIW IMPACT GOOD IDEA PLAY GROUND Award and the Compass Share Award. I heard that this award was newly established this year, and I am very happy to be the first recipient. I am also very grateful to everyone who provided me with this opportunity. I feel that ideas can take shape. In the future, I would like to make this a reality in Shibuya with your help in order to implement it in society, so I would appreciate your continued support. Thank you very much for this time.
①PLAY GROUND Award: New ways to use public spaces and open spaces
"Shibuya Japan Foundation Project"
Ayaka Shinto
Left) Seiichi Saito, president of Panoramatics Right) Award recipient Ai Nito
②PLAY DIVERSITY Award / A more enjoyable and diverse society
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Kohei Takeda
Left) Yasuaki Sakyo, Representative Director of Shibuya University, a nonprofit organization and Managing Nonprofit Association, Right) Award recipient Kohei Takeda
＜Comment on winning the award＞
I am very happy to receive this award.
For a while, I had been wondering whether my ideals and ideas were really necessary, and whether I was capable of doing them. In the midst of all this, receiving this award was a great opportunity to have my ideals and goals supported, which gave me a sense of self-affirmation that is important for moving forward. Of course, there are many areas in this idea that need to be improved. However, I will hold on to my passion even more strongly and do my best to realize my ideals with even more people involved than I do now.
3. FUTURE DESIGN Award: Designing the future with possibilities
"The QUAKE MATE Project – New Disaster Prevention in the Inbound Tourism Era"
Maho Irie
Left) Award recipient Maho Irie Right) Yasuhiko Nomura, CEO of Slow Innovation Inc. and Professor at Kanazawa Institute of Technology Toranomon Graduate School
The final selection
Comments from the judges
EVERY DAY IS THE DAY Creative Director/Co-CEO Natsuo Sato
Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks to all the pitchers too!
Truly good ideas spread all over the world in the blink of an eye. The power of ideas is truly amazing, and you may experience difficulties and frustration in the process of "creating," "nurturing," "handling," and "throwing" your ideas into the world. You may achieve something even more amazing than you expected, and people all over the world may be grateful and moved by it. I hope you will continue to work hard, imagining the world that lies ahead, while cherishing and rediscovering the power of ideas!
All projects nominated for SIW IMPACT are published on the SIW official website.
List of GOOD SOLUTION nominees: https://social-innovation-week-shibuya.jp/report/13654/
List of GOOD INOVATOR nominees: https://social-innovation-week-shibuya.jp/report/13672/
SHIBUYA GOOD ACTION Nominee List:https://social-innovation-week-shibuya.jp/report/13687/
List of GOOD IDEA nominees: https://social-innovation-week-shibuya.jp/topics2024/241112/
About SOCIAL INNOVATION WEEK 2024
Name: SOCIAL INNOVATION WEEK 2024
Date: Friday, October 18th - Sunday, November 10th, 2024
Admission fee: Free (some programs require a fee)
Producers: Jungo Kanayama (Representative Director of the Shibuya Ward Tourism Association) / Shinko Osada (Director and Secretary General of the Future Design Shibuya Association)
Organizer: Future Design Shibuya General Incorporated Association
Co-organized by 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 Real Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., LIVE BOARD Inc., AOI Pro. , 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 Inc.・Television, 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 Co., Ltd., MAJOLICA MAJORCA, Yamaha Corporation
Official website:https://social-innovation-week-shibuya.jp/
About Future Design Shibuya General Incorporated Association
Future Design Shibuya is an organization that brings together ideas and talents from the diverse people who live, work, study, and visit Shibuya, across disciplines, and designs solutions and possibilities for social issues through open innovation, based on the principles of diversity and inclusion. By presenting new possibilities for urban life from Shibuya to the world, we aim to contribute to the sustainable development of not only Shibuya Ward, but society as a whole.
Future Design Shibuya General Incorporated Associationhttps://fds.or.jp/
