Trust, Play and Creativity

Why do we lose our creativity over time? Why, as adults, are we not supposed to "play" anymore -- not video, card or board games -- but really play. Blocks, Lego, forts, tree-houses, cardboard boxes, Nerf guns -- these are "kids games."

Here's a very interesting presentation (~28 minutes) by Tim Brown about the relationship between play, creativity and even learning, again from TED (I wasn't kidding when I said I was going to watch as many of them as I could). I've been thinking about the benefits of play for a while now, but if you've ever wondered why, other than cool factor, all these super-successful, creative companies like Google and Pixar have such an investment in their "fun" -- this is why.

"We need trust to play and we need trust to be creative."

Creativity, Fulfillment and Flow

An interesting video posted by SEO Black Hat about "Creativity, fulfillment and flow."

This reminds me a great deal of the Conscious Competence learning model, but about the relationship between skill and challenge rather than skill and awareness. (To sum up two complicated topics in one, rather inadequate sentence.) Very worth the 19 minutes.

I suspect I will be writing an overview of the Conscious Competence model in the near future.

I also think I'll be watching as many of these Ted talks as I can get my eyes on.