Shimpei Takahashi: Play this word game to come up with original ideas
Shimpei Takahashi: Joguem este jogo para arranjar ideias originais
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,
que nunca tenhamos visto anteriormente,
nine years ago.
companhia de brinquedos.
to my boss every day.
várias ideias novas.
que iria conseguir vender
desenvolvimento do produto
development after analyzing market data.
before thinking of a product.
antes de pensar num produto.
of anything new at that moment.
pensar em nada de novo.
and I grew tired of thinking.
nenhumas ideias novas
tornei neste magricelas.
(Applause)
similar experiences and felt this way too.
parecidas, sentidno-se assim também.
The data was difficult.
Os dados eram difíceis.
to come up with new ideas.
para arranjar ideias novas.
this method today.
and trumpet, for example.
you take turns saying words
of the previous word.
dizendo palavras
da palavra anterior.
[Cat, cola, concert, brush]
you want to think of and form ideas.
since I want to think of toys,
àquilo que queremos pensar e formar ideias.
pensar em brinquedos,
a somersault from a high place?
depois de dar um grande salto?
and get someone soaking wet?
que dispara cola e encharca alguém?
O truque é deixá-las correr.
The key is to keep them flowing.
mais certo é obter ideias boas.
to come up with some good ones, too.
Can we make a toothbrush into a toy?
duma escova de dentes?
com uma guitarra e...
a toothbrush with a guitar and --
quando lavamos os dentes.
while brushing your teeth.
os dentes podem começar a gostar.
their teeth might begin to like it.
um brinquedo com um chapéu?
where you try the hat on one by one,
em que experimentamos chapéus, um a um,
a scary alien breaks through the top
aparece um extraterrestre assustador
a demand for this at parties?
pedidos disso para festas.
at the data will start to come out.
se estivessem a olhar para os dados .
which is used to pack fragile objects,
para embrulhar objetos frágeis,
deu origem a Mugen Pop Pop,
made Mugen Pop Pop,
rebentar bolhas até fartar.
the bubbles as much as you like.
quando chegou às lojas.
com esse sucesso.
de passar o tempo,
useless ideas.
continuamos a ter ideias inúteis.
em análises de dados
and know what you're aiming for,
throwing darts with your eyes closed.
de olhos fechados.
somewhere near the center.
perto do centro.
terá grande procura
há muitos mais métodos diferentes.
there are many different methods.
e escolher palavras ao acaso.
and choose words at random.
ao acaso e juntar os resultados
random letters and gather the results
and connect product names
que estão a procurar.
para a associação de ideias
que irão produzir muitas ideias.
you're thinking for.
é o contínuo fluxo de imagens.
the association of ideas are collected
continua dentro de nós
that will produce many ideas.
numa palavra atrás da outra.
is the continuous flow of images.
relacionar-se com futuras palavras.
of one word after another,
ligar-se-á a uma escova
is still with you.
be related with future words.
be connected to a brush
will be connected to a hat.
conseguiriam doutra forma.
you wouldn't have thought of otherwise.
não é só para brinquedos.
not just for toys.
events, and many other projects.
eventos e muitos outros projetos.
a partir de dados.
called Shiritori,
chamado Shiritori,
the exciting future you will create,
fascinante que irão criar,
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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