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Some recent articles on the importantce of play at work

Posted on 2013-04-01 by Samuel West

During my semi-regular sloppy search for interesting articles on play at work I found three recent news articles about play. Could this be the beginning of a play revolution? The Globe and Mail (Canada): a short article that describes how … Continue reading →

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How Play and Games Transform the Culture of Work

Posted on 2013-02-18 by Samuel West

I just read a great article and want to share! This post consists of exerts from an interview with Ross Smith, (Microsoft Corporation) in recent article in The American Journal or Play How can games build trust and inspire innovation? … Continue reading →

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A great quote about how creativity happens

Posted on 2013-01-25 by Samuel West

“There’s a temptation in our networked age to think that ideas can be developed by email and iChat. That’s crazy. Creativity comes from spontaneous meetings, from random discussions. You run into someone, you ask what they’re doing, you say ‘wow,’ … Continue reading →

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Lek på jobbet

Posted on 2012-11-09 by Samuel West

I likhet med tidigare studier på barn och hur lek främjar deras kreativa prestationer har forskare undersökt hur lek påverkar vuxnas kreativitet. Ett exempel på detta är ett experiment som visade hur ett energiskt dataspel där spelare tävlar i dans … Continue reading →

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Playful work environment

Posted on 2012-04-27 by Samuel West

A conference facility in Sweden has developed a new cutting edge meeting enhancer. Watch the video!

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Komplimanger, positiv feedback, uppskattande feedback

Posted on 2012-02-09 by Samuel West

Skånska Dagbladet intervjuade mig förra veckan om vikten av att ge komplimanger. Även om det inte handlade alls om kreativitet eller lek så är positiv feedback väldigt viktigt för att skapa en kreativ kultur på arbetsplatsen.

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Seriously! The future depends on play

Posted on 2012-02-08 by Samuel West

Watch this! SERIOUSLY! The future depends on play is a creative documentary that turns the work ethic on its head and reveals how vital play is to our health, happiness, and the future of life. Seriously! – Longer Fundraising Clip … Continue reading →

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Wonderful talk by dean of Pixar University

Posted on 2011-09-13 by Samuel West

Randy Nelson talks about what he (and Pixar) values in their employees. It is all about recruiting people with a breadth of interests and people who can collaborate.  Just watch it, even if it is ten minutes long. Randy’s interesting … Continue reading →

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Metro skriver om min bok !!

Posted on 2011-05-03 by Samuel West

I dag är min bok Kosten att vara kåt på jobbet med i tidningen Metro. Skitkul! Här kommer den inledande texten: Det är Samuel West, forskare vid Lunds universitet, som har skrivit boken ”Konsten att bli kåt på jobbet”: – … Continue reading →

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