Thinking like Gaia is more than the sum of the cards, says planetary coach Tom Mansfield
PRACTICE, PLANETARIAN, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTALISTS, LEARNING, INGENUITY, FUTURES, ARTISTSpat kanegames, cards, gaia, play
Super-playful videos in this week’s selection - all the games, the AIs and the big stars (Thom Yorke and Paul Thomas Anderson)
On play, creativity and the new politics of imagination for Gen Z/Alpha. Pat Kane talks with Planet: Critical's Rachel Donald
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, INGENUITY, FUTURES, ALTERNATIVE UK, PLANETARIAN, POLITICAL CULTURE, ACTION, ARTISTSpat kaneplay, superplay, the play ethic, pat kane
"To play is to explore possibilities, to test limits, to move beyond the functional and utilitarian and into the realm of the unexpected and inappropriate"
ACTION, ARTISTS, BEHAVIOUR, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, INGENUITY, PRACTICEpat kanegames, video games, computer games, the play ethic, play, superplay
The reason why Pokemon stays so successful lies in its origins - as meaningful fun for overworked, overstressed kids
Play is a rehearsal for complex living. But for modern humans, it's become superplay - our imaginations (light and dark) speedily made real
BEHAVIOUR, BIG PICTURE, ARTISTS, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, INGENUITY, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, YES WE CANpat kaneplay, the play ethic, patkane, pat kane, superplay
At its best, gamification is beautification. So why don’t we use it to make our democracies more enjoyable and useable, asks Adrian Hon
ACTION, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, A BETTER MEDIA, ARTISTS, POLITICAL CULTURE, SOCIO-POLITICSpat kanegamification, play, the play ethic, social games, computer games
"Games" might not cover the interactive convergence in current entertainment media. But might it also be a new political realm as well?
"Now we are six" - a powerful video backing the need for a long, playful kindergarten, as the basis for healthy, imaginative, resilient humans
Laughter is like "internal jogging" for your system. It's anaesthetic, anti-depressant and even burns calories. Here's how to get more of that "cheap medicine"
How to be a battlefield deserter in a computer war-game: Total Refusal and their "digital disarmament movement"
Gamers bringing us Speculative Optimism : "The first step into realising our agency is to imagine what we want the future to look like"
Playing improves the immune systems of children, and enlightens the big systems of adults. So get started!
"A lark, a spree, it’s very clear to see"... that gamification can help you provide social and global benefit
Living Mix: a cascade of social and cultural "alternatives", from adult-free playgrounds to an airforce that serves nature
"Play Out Til Tea" is a great Birmingham Impact Hub idea - but their "neighbourhood of the future" is even better
Is it really possible to create a money-free exchange system? Join this latest experiment
"Snowplough parents" clear away all obstacles. But letting children play free prepares them better for the future
Creativity is a balance between risk and security - and why our current societal model gets it wrong
Playful Democracy: how kids and young people' can refresh our perceptions of power and voice