Tuesday, September 03, 2002
Invention at Play
In answer to the question "Does Play Matter?" from Invention at Play from the Lemulson Center for Invention and Innovation
There is something about the skills fostered by play that inventors value and keep using as part of their working lives. The playful approaches cited by creative adults form an interesting parallel to the four kinds of children’s play that child-development experts identify as more or less universal:
Exploration/tinkering
Make believe/visual thinking
Social play/collaboration
Puzzle play/problem solving
While you're playing around, try a game of Tinker Ball.
There is something about the skills fostered by play that inventors value and keep using as part of their working lives. The playful approaches cited by creative adults form an interesting parallel to the four kinds of children’s play that child-development experts identify as more or less universal:
Exploration/tinkering
Make believe/visual thinking
Social play/collaboration
Puzzle play/problem solving
While you're playing around, try a game of Tinker Ball.
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