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Play, playfulness, creativity and innovation

Bateson, P. P. G. (Paul Patrick Gordon), 1938-, Martin, Paul, 1958 May 11-

Overview

\"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 authors emphasise its significance for development and evolution, before examining the importance of playfulness in creativity. This discussion sheds new light on the links between creativity and innovation, distinguishing between the generation of novel behaviour and ideas on the one hand, and the implementation of these novelties on the other. The authors then turn to the role of play in the development of the child and to parallels between play, humour and dreaming, along with the altered states of consciousness generated by some psychoactive drugs. A final chapter looks forward to future research and to what remains to be discovered in this fascinating and important field\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: Play Psychological aspects. / Creative ability. / Creative thinking. / MEDICAL / Veterinary Medicine / General.
• ISBN: 9781107015135, 1107015138, 9781107689343, 1107689341

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
BF717.B28 2013	1	BOOK	GENERAL