LEGO Literacy Alert!
Around the 1.20 mark, Pat uses LEGO to answer some questions. It's definitely worth watching!
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Hello there!
We’re Dr. Jane Hession and Ronan Healy. We’re a husband and wife team and co-founders of the service design studio How Might We - www.howmightwe.design
We're passionate about Play and provide online and in-house training in the LEGO Serious Play method to:
1) Third-level Educators - https://bit.ly/LSP_Ed_Innovators
2) Organisational Innovators - https://bit.ly/LSP_Org_Innovators
Episode Four
Before you settle into this episode, pop on your leg warmers, shoulder pads, and acid-washed denim as you need to rock out to our guest's 80s anthem!
Hue & Cry - Labour Of Love - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CYZ6q7Wr9c
Ain't gonna work, for you NO MORE!!!
I can't stand it, I said I just don't.....Oh, hello. You're back :)
Not only is Pat Kane a pop legend (as is his bandmate and brother, Greg), but he is also a futurist, curator, consultant, activist, father, and partner. He is the author of The Play Ethic and its forthcoming sequel, SUPERPLAY.
With a long and varied career in media and arts, Pat consults and speaks globally. Pat was - and is - a lead campaigner for Scottish independence, and co-initiated the political lab Alternative Global
Pat who?
Book
www.theplayethic.com/thebook.html
linkedin.com/in/patkane
playethical@gmail.com
@theplayethic
Main website
www.patkane.global
Blog
www.theplayethic.typepad.com
Pat’s Creative Consultancy
www.theplayethic.com
Pat’s Organisational Consultancy
www.newintegrity.org
Alternative Global
https://www.thealternative.org.uk
Topics Covered
Capitalist Realism - Mark Fisher
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalist_Realism
Capitalism On Edge - Albena Azmanova
https://cup.columbia.edu/book/capitalism-on-edge/9780231195379
Finite and Infinite Games A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility - James P. Carse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_and_Infinite_Games
The Culture Series - Iain M.Banks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_series
The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture - Manuel Castells
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Information_Age:_Economy,_Society_and_Culture
At Home In The Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organisation and Complexity - Stuart Kauffman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Kauffman
DAVID BOWIE: Internet is the new rock n' roll
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiK7s_0tGsg
Timestamps
(0:00) - Introduction
(4:08) - Pat's childhood experiences and imagination
(10:19) - Adult playfulness and structured play in adulthood
(12:33) - The playful dimension of gender and identity
(14:45) - The cultural shift towards play and self-determination
(16:02) - Balancing seriousness and playfulness in work
(19:04) - The importance of a Play Zone for creativity and innovation
(21:47) - The balance of risk and security in developmental play
(23:35) - The role of fundamental human nature in play science
(25:41) - The necessity of play for adaptability and innovation
(28:33) - Pat's earlier career and the influence of post-punk music
(33:03) - Developing a mentality of well-becoming
(38:02) - The societal implications of playful software development
(44:53) - Pat's book "The Play Ethic" and its impact
(47:17) - The balance of work and life, and the importance of play
(58:06) - The impact of game theory on understanding play
(59:18) - Exploring the societal playground and the need for play space and time
(1:03:31) - The role of complexity theory in understanding play
(1:13:23) - The interplay of care and creativity in work
(1:14:12) - The role of the gaming industry in legitimizing play
(1:16:23) - The need for a foundational approach to play and game studies
(1:18:23) - Pat's perspective on human creativity and its darker aspects
(1:23:35) - The role of paradox and adaptability in human creativity
(1:27:02) - Writing the book "Super Play" and addressing dark creativity
