10 play rules
There may be no clear answers — yet. Back in workshop/play studio, here is what we’ve distilled so far from our own experiences and the established research on play:
Play is work.
Play is not new.
Play is necessary.
Play is not an icebreaker, workshop, a networking event, or “cross-disciplinary”.
Play isn’t easy. Rather, it challenges us to focus, expand thinking, stretch ideas, problem-solve, and try on new roles.
Play allows for physical movement, self-expression and has improvisational potential.
Play starts with an invitation and is by necessity, voluntary.
Play liberates us from sense of time (“I lost track of time!”) and evokes a desire to continue.
Play involves decision-making about rules and guidelines for play.
Play involves exploration of a concept, a thing, or the environment.
“Stop playing and get back to work?” Quite the opposite.
(This is a web copy. Googled – failed finding.
Fun for you to identify the source let me know.)
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