Entry #25

The value is given to something free.

Hayato Waki

A plan that bring attention to the various weeds (as opposed to deliberately planted flowers/trees) that grow on the streets of Ginza. A smartphone app is used to crowdsource information about the weeds, creating an online weed database that anyone can access. A popup store at Sony Park sells weeds gathered in the region as souvenirs to visitors.

Online voter comments:
Blue boxes show positive comments, Red boxes show negative comments.
The length of the striped bar represents the number of people who shared the opinion.

FOR (A): I like how the proposal focuses on weeds, something few people consciously think about in their daily lives

FOR (B): This will give citizens a good opportunity to think about the role of greenery in cities

AGAINST (A): Not many people will be interested in weeds, I'm afraid

AGAINST (B): I don't see a strong connection to Sony Park, this can be deployed anywhere

AGAINST (C): Weeds showcased and sold at Sony Park? Not many weeds are beautiful, I doubt it will appeal to visitors

• Metadata:
• • The degree to which advanced technologies (including IT) are used
    2  (Low-tech) 1 - 2 - 3 (High-tech)
• • Site-specificness: The degree to which the idea targets a specific locale
    3  (Site-agnostic/universal) 1 - 2 - 3 (Site-specific)
• • Degree of commercial potential
    3  (Strictly for public good) 1 - 2 - 3 (May profit some parties involved)
• • Time scale of citizen-led changes to cities enabled by the idea
    3  (Short-term change) 1 - 2 - 3 (Long-term change)
• • Geographic scale of citizen-led changes to cities enabled by the idea
    3  (Small-scale change) 1 - 2 - 3 (Large-scale change)
• • Hurdles toward participation, from a citizen’s perspective
    3  (Anyone can participate) 1 - 2 - 3 (Requires expertise, time, money, etc.)