Shimpei Takahashi: Play this word game to come up with original ideas
شيمبي تاكاهاشي: إلعب هذه اللعبة لتأتي بأفكار مبتكرة
Shimpei Takahashi thinks we should forget about analyzing data or sales figures and just come up with ideas -- lots and lots of ideas. Full bio
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that have never been seen before,
nine years ago.
to my boss every day.
أن اقتراحاتي سوف تباع،
development after analyzing market data.
بعد تحليل بيانات السوق.
before thinking of a product.
قبل التفكير بالمنتج.
of anything new at that moment.
بأي شيء جديد في هذه اللحظة.
and I grew tired of thinking.
وتعبت من التفكير.
أني أصبحت بهذا النحف.
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similar experiences and felt this way too.
و شعرتم بهذا أيضًا.
The data was difficult.
والمعطيات كانت صعبة.
to come up with new ideas.
لخلق أفكارٍ جديدة.
this method today.
and trumpet, for example.
you take turns saying words
لتقول كلمات
of the previous word.
[Cat, cola, concert, brush]
[قط، كولا، حفلة، فرشاة]
you want to think of and form ideas.
تريد التفكير به و تشكّل الأفكار.
since I want to think of toys,
منذ ان أردت التفكير في الألعاب،
a somersault from a high place?
and get someone soaking wet?
لتبليل أحدهم؟
The key is to keep them flowing.
و السر هو إبقائها متدفقة.
to come up with some good ones, too.
أنه بإمكانك الإتيان بأفكار جيدة أيضًا،
Can we make a toothbrush into a toy?
هل يمكننا تحويل فرشاة الأسنان إلى لعبة؟
a toothbrush with a guitar and --
و...
while brushing your teeth.
بينما تنظف أسنانك.
their teeth might begin to like it.
قد يبدأون بتنظيفها.
where you try the hat on one by one,
حيث يجب تدوير القبعة من واحد لآخر،
a scary alien breaks through the top
يبرز منها مخلوقُ فضائي مخيف في الأعلى
a demand for this at parties?
عليها طلب في الحفلات؟
at the data will start to come out.
في البيانات تبدأ بالظهور.
which is used to pack fragile objects,
في لف الأشياء القابلة للكسر،
made Mugen Pop Pop,
(ماغن بوب بوب)،
the bubbles as much as you like.
على قدر ما تريد.
عندما وصلت الأسواق.
useless ideas.
and know what you're aiming for,
و تعرفون ما هو هدفكم،
throwing darts with your eyes closed.
و ارموا السهام بأعينٍ مغلقة.
somewhere near the center.
مكانًا قريبًا من الوسط.
علامةً تجاريةً جديدة.
there are many different methods.
هناك العديد من الأساليب مختلفة.
and choose words at random.
وتختار كلمات عشوائية.
random letters and gather the results
حرفين و من ثم جمع النتائج
and connect product names
you're thinking for.
the association of ideas are collected
المترابطة ستجمع
that will produce many ideas.
is the continuous flow of images.
هي الاستمرارية بتدفق الصور.
of one word after another,
is still with you.
be related with future words.
بكلماتٍ مستقبلية.
be connected to a brush
will be connected to a hat.
you wouldn't have thought of otherwise.
في جميع اﻷحوال.
not just for toys.
events, and many other projects.
و العديد من المشاريع اﻷخرى.
called Shiritori,
التي تدعى شيريتوري،
the exciting future you will create,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Shimpei Takahashi - Toy designerShimpei Takahashi thinks we should forget about analyzing data or sales figures and just come up with ideas -- lots and lots of ideas.
Why you should listen
Shimpei Takahashi has developed many toys for Bandai, including the popular Mugen Puchi Puchi, a game that exploits the universal love of popping bubble wrap. The toy received the Grand Prize "Trendy Toy" Award from the Japan Toy Association.
In 2005, Takahashi invented a board game called Simpei, while he also works in the digital realm, having designed the social gaming app, Onedari Wanko (Fawning Puppy).
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