Play, Playfulness, Creativity and Innovation

Play, Playfulness, Creativity and Innovation


Yazar Patrick Bateson
Yayınevi Cambridge University Press
ISBN 9781107689343
Baskı yılı 2013
Sayfa sayısı 166
Ağırlık 0.16 kg
Stok durumu Tükendi   

What role does playful behaviour and playful thought take in animal and human development? How does play relate to creativity and, in turn, to innovation? Unravelling the different meanings of play, this book focuses on non-aggressive playful play. The au
Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The biology of play; 3. The functions of play; 4. Evolution and play; 5. Creativity in humans; 6. Animals finding novel solutions; 7. People and organisations; 8. Childhood play and creativity; 9. Humour and