Samuel West, psychologist and creativity researcher
at Lund University. He shares his findings on creativity, play, and innovation in the workplace. To contact Samuel West please visit www.samuelwest.seBlogroll
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Recent Posts:
- Some recent articles on the importantce of play at work
- How Play and Games Transform the Culture of Work
- A great quote about how creativity happens
- Lek på jobbet
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- Swedish companies need more playfulness at work – but are afraid
- Playful work environment enhances creativity
- Kreativitet och innovation och lek
- Playful work environment
- SERIOUSLY! The future depends on play
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SERIOUSLY! The future depends on play
Watch this! This 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. Enjoy this short trailer! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9ygz1PlqDzk#!
Seriously! The future depends on play
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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Tagged documentary, film, lek, lek på jobbet, lekfull, lekfullhet, play, playfulness, samuel west
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Playing at work: professionals’ conceptions of the functions of play on organizational creativity.
I finally submitted my first article to a cool peer-reviewed journal. Excitedly waiting the reviewers response… Playing at work: professionals’ conceptions of the functions of play on organizational creativity. Samuel West, Eva Hoff, Ingegerd Carlsson Department of Psychology, Lund … Continue reading
What promotes play at work?
Here are some more yet-to-be-published points from my first study of play in the workplace, and more specifically how play is used to promote creativity in the workplace. Many organizational leaders would like to have a more playful work environment, … Continue reading
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Tagged creativity, creativity at work, lund university, play, play at work, research, samuel west
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From Ridiculous to Brilliant: Why We Play at Work
During one of my semi-regular sessions of searching for new input on play at work or play for creativity I found this talk: ‘The American workplace might be better off if it borrowed some concepts from a typical kindergarten classroom, … Continue reading
Isabel Behncke: Evolution’s gift of play, from bonobo apes to humans
A new TED-talk!!!! A short talk about how Bonobo apes play (a lot of sex!) and how that might be linked to creativity and building the social fabric of life. It is only 7 minutes – watch it now! Bonobos … Continue reading
My pitch for TEDxÖresund (Copenhagen)
TEDxÖresund May 6th, 2011. Copenhagen, Denmark. ‘The Pitch’ Samuel West, clinical psychologist, creativity researcher Lund University. Most recent book: Konsten att vara kåt på jobbet – en bok om arbetsglädje. (How to be horny at work, horny in swedish also … Continue reading
Be more creative – imagine that you are a child.
In an interesting study from 2009 researchers asked adult students to write a short story of what they would do if school was canceled today. One group just wrote being themselves as adults another group were asked to imagine that … Continue reading
Homo Ludens – man the player
Just started reading the book Homo Ludens by Dutch historian J. Huizinga published in 1944. It is fun to read something so old that somehow still feels current. The text is compact and sometimes difficult to read which is so … Continue reading