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Play more! Professor Mark Dodgson AO Life should be lived as play. Plato Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712-1788 A key to Emiles learning Emiles gift - is the way he combines his work and his play Work or play are all one to

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Play more!

Professor Mark Dodgson AO

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“Life should be lived as play”. Plato

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712-1788

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“Work or play are all one to [Emile], his games are his work; he knows no difference. He brings to everything the cheerfulness of interest, the charm of freedom”. A key to Emile’s learning – ‘Emile’s gift’ - is the way he combines his work and his play

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Play is

beautiful and captivating

and its essence is

freedom and fun

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PLAY

Experimenting and exploring Freedom and fun Learning and adapting

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Noble behaviours

Ambition Fortitude Craft Grace

Moral strength, courage, tenacity, patience Meeting high self expectations, giving back Ingenuity in working with a new idea, shaping and moulding it Decent, respectful, loyal, open, honest, generous

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“The first Director-General (perhaps the first head of any intelligence agency anywhere), to give a talk to staff entitled ‘Fun at Work’”

Andrew, C., The Authorized History of MI5

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How can we encourage more play?

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Playful spaces

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Playful technologies

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Overcome the innovation antibodies

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Circumvent the

rganizational

permafrost

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Have permission to get excited Celebrate success

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Learn from mistakes

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In conclusion

Play is one of the most important aspects of modern work It is crucial for innovation and meaning Leaders have to encourage it Everyone must insist on it!

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A manifesto for those seeking more agreeable work

www.playfulwork.company

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