Pat Kane - The Play Ethic

LEGO Literacy Alert! Around the 1.20 mark, Pat uses LEGO to answer some questions. It's definitely worth watching! ___________________ Hello there! We’re Dr. Jane Hession and Ronan Healy. We’re a husband and wife team and co-founders of the service design studio How Might We - www.howmightwe.design We're passionate about Play and provide online and in-house training in the LEGO Serious Play method to: 1) Third-level Educators - https://bit.ly/LSP_Ed_Innovators 2) Organisational Innovators - https://bit.ly/LSP_Org_Innovators Episode Four Before you settle into this episode, pop on your leg warmers, shoulder pads, and acid-washed denim as you need to rock out to our guest's 80s anthem! Hue & Cry - Labour Of Love - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CYZ6q7Wr9c Ain't gonna work, for you NO MORE!!! I can't stand it, I said I just don't.....Oh, hello. You're back :) Not only is Pat Kane a pop legend (as is his bandmate and brother, Greg), but he is also a futurist, curator, consultant, activist, father, and partner. He is the author of The Play Ethic and its forthcoming sequel, SUPERPLAY. With a long and varied career in media and arts, Pat consults and speaks globally. Pat was - and is - a lead campaigner for Scottish independence, and co-initiated the political lab Alternative Global Pat who?  Book www.theplayethic.com/thebook.html LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/patkane Email [email protected] Twitter @theplayethic Main website www.patkane.global Blog www.theplayethic.typepad.com Pat’s Creative Consultancy www.theplayethic.com Pat’s Organisational Consultancy www.newintegrity.org Alternative Global https://www.thealternative.org.uk Topics Covered Capitalist Realism - Mark Fisher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalist_Realism Capitalism On Edge - Albena Azmanova https://cup.columbia.edu/book/capitalism-on-edge/9780231195379 Finite and Infinite Games A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility - James P. Carse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_and_Infinite_Games The Culture Series - Iain M.Banks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_series The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture - Manuel Castells https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Information_Age:_Economy,_Society_and_Culture At Home In The Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organisation and Complexity - Stuart Kauffman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Kauffman DAVID BOWIE: Internet is the new rock n' roll www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiK7s_0tGsg Timestamps (0:00) - Introduction (4:08) - Pat's childhood experiences and imagination (10:19) - Adult playfulness and structured play in adulthood (12:33) - The playful dimension of gender and identity (14:45) - The cultural shift towards play and self-determination (16:02) - Balancing seriousness and playfulness in work (19:04) - The importance of a Play Zone for creativity and innovation (21:47) - The balance of risk and security in developmental play (23:35) - The role of fundamental human nature in play science (25:41) - The necessity of play for adaptability and innovation (28:33) - Pat's earlier career and the influence of post-punk music (33:03) - Developing a mentality of well-becoming (38:02) - The societal implications of playful software development (44:53) - Pat's book "The Play Ethic" and its impact (47:17) - The balance of work and life, and the importance of play (58:06) - The impact of game theory on understanding play (59:18) - Exploring the societal playground and the need for play space and time (1:03:31) - The role of complexity theory in understanding play (1:13:23) - The interplay of care and creativity in work (1:14:12) - The role of the gaming industry in legitimizing play (1:16:23) - The need for a foundational approach to play and game studies (1:18:23) - Pat's perspective on human creativity and its darker aspects (1:23:35) - The role of paradox and adaptability in human creativity (1:27:02) - Writing the book "Super Play" and addressing dark creativity