I’m Calling BS on Big C and Small C Creativity

Jul 29, 2024 | Creativity

I’m not sure of the Genesis of the so-called ‘Big C and Small C Creativity’ concept? It could be Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, or Mark Runco, or Kozbelt et al, or even Jeff Mauzy, according to the interwebs. Whomever coined it first, I’m calling Big...

Helping the World Play. One Person At A Time

Jul 24, 2024 | Play

When we started the Creative Play Society we set ourselves a simple and ambitious goal: Helping the World Play. We published a book, ‘The Little Book of Play’ and launched a digital equivalent, ’30 Days of Play’. Of course we’re always...

Thought Walking | Epiphany on the Hoof

Jul 17, 2024 | Creativity, Education

Apparently Jean-Jacques Rousseau (famous French philosopher) did his best thinking on trips he made alone and on foot. He called them ‘thought walks’. He’s not alone in this. Aristotle, Socrates, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Sigmund Freud, Henry David...

Imagination, Play, Creativity and Innovation. A Continuum

Jun 17, 2024 | Play

Adults need a fair amount of assistance to understand how Play adds value to their adult world. While it seems obvious to me, the vast majority of adults I come across, do not see Play the way I do. They see Play firmly housed in the domain of childhood. PLAY IN A...

Imagine SA Politicians Spent a Little Time In A Sandpit Together

Jun 5, 2024 | Play

Imagine taking the leaders of this week’s top 8 National political parties (Cyril Ramaphosa, John Steenhuizen, Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema, Velenkosini Hlabisa, Gayton McKenzie, Pieter Groenewald and Herman Mashaba) and dropping them into a sandpit for an hour,...