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Idea of Play



http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/opinion/sunday/the-art-of-distraction.html

An Excerpt:

"An appeal to the pseudo-certainties of science might seem finally to settle any question. But this is a moral issue rather than a scientific one; values are at stake here — not facts. It is in the irritating human realm where the interesting difficulties are, and where one might have to really think about and deal with an individual’s history, circumstances and reactions. It is the attempted standardization of a human being and of a notion of achievement that is limiting, prescriptive and bullying."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STYU-iz8bUQ&feature=player_embedded


Jill Vialet and play to make progress.

http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=65656

on deadlines kill creativity

Comments

  1. simple serveMarch 5, 2012 at 3:05 PM

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdR-tJyjUQY&feature=relmfu

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  2. simple serveMarch 5, 2012 at 3:21 PM

    It takes being unreasonable to be a Leader. Along with that a dose of Empathy, Teamwork, Leadership and the experience of being a change-maker!

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