Old News

This is likely old news for anyone with anyone with any interest in the field but it seems like a solid way to ease back into updating this joint regularly. First off let me say that this man Doctor Stuart Brown is everything I have come to admire about the modern thoughts on a society at play, not only is he a psychiatrist but he's an avid zoologist as well. His work on the brain functions of murderers brought him to the field of play and his work is part of a growing mountain of evidence that the removal of play in society may be a bigger erosive force in our society than we might otherwise have thought.

Linked below is his 26 minute TED talk in which he covers both animal and human play as well as his own findings in researching play for his play advocacy foundation the National Institute for Play. Of particular note in this video are his excellent ideas on getting the most out of employees in the creative economy. His students at the D school (at Stanford) study the impacts of play within the work place and I will concede its a place I would really like to attend. In summary watch the video linked below and be inspired by someone who has the foresight and credibility to see that its imperative to reintegrate play into a society beleaguered by depression, anxiety and other preventable issues.


Stuart Brown @ TED

National Institute for Play

Stuart Brown TED profile