Why play?

Artikelen

IDEO: Big Innovation Lives Right on the Edge of Ridiculous Ideas
“Imagine for a second if you could somehow wrap up the creative chaos of a kindergartner’s life and apply it at work. You’d go on field trips, make stuff, hatch crazy ideas, and be awed by the world on a daily basis. Sound ridiculous? At the renowned international design consultancy IDEO, it’s how work gets done every day.” (op the99percent.com)

Importance of Play to Innovation
As adults, what happens when we lose our sense of play? Are we more focused and “serious”? More efficient and productive? Or do we lose the ability to create scenarios and imagine “What if?” Are we stuck using only words, instead of pictures and building blocks, to communicate our vision? Do we forget how to play? (op innovationexcellence.com)

What Schools Can Learn From Google, IDEO, and Pixar
“The country’s strongest innovators embrace creativity, play, and collaboration — values that also inform their physical spaces.” (op fastcodesign.com)

The State of ‘The Play Ethic’
Interview met schrijver Pat Kane over zijn boek ‘The Play Ethic’ waarin hij stelt dat in onze huidige maatschappij een speelethos belangrijk is i.p.v. de arbeidsethos. In dit interview geeft hij aan wat de status is, nu 7 jaar na verschijnen. (op theplayethic.com)

Websites

The Play Ethic – website en blog van schrijver Pat Kane.

The National Institute for Play
The National Institute for Play believes that as play is woven into the fabric of social practices, we will dramatically transform our personal health, our relationships, the education we provide our children and the capacity of our corporations to innovate.

Boeken

Play – Stuart Brown

The Play Ethic – Pat Kane

Homo Ludens – Johan Huizinga

The Ambiguity of Play – Brian Sutton-Smith

Beyond Love and Work (Why Adults Need to Play) – Lenore Terr

The Gift of Play – Barbara Brannen

Het Pippi Langkous Principe – Christine Weiner & Carola Kupfer

The Artist’s Way – Julia Cameron

Spel en Groepsproces – Henk Delcour

Living Out Loud – Kerri Smith

Coaching the Artist Within – Eric Maisel

Reality is Broken – Jane McGonigal

Ignore Everybody (and 39 Other Keys to Creativity) -Hugh MacLeod

The Business Playground – Dave Stewart & Mark Simmons

The Creative License – Danny Gregory

 

Filmpjes

Play is more than fun door Stuart Brown (op TED.com)

Evolutions gift of play door Isabel Behncke (op TED.com)

A manifesto for play door Steve Keil (op TED.com)

Creativity and play door Tim Brown (op TED.com)

 

Gaming can make a better world

door Jane McConigal (op TED.com)