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Serious Play 2008

May 2008

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Stuart Brown: Zabawa to nie tylko przyjemność. To również obowiązek.

Pionier w badaniach nad zabawą, Stuart Brown twierdzi, że humor, gry, psoty, flirt i fantazja są czymś więcej niż tylko przyjemnością. Dostatek zabawy w dzieciństwie sprawia, że wyrastamy na szczęśliwych, inteligentnych dorosłych - podtrzymywanie jej w dorosłym życiu ćwiczy nasze szare komórki.

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Pionier w badaniach nad zabawą, Stuart Brown twierdzi, że humor, gry, psoty, flirt i fantazja są czymś więcej niż tylko przyjemnością. Dostatek zabawy w dzieciństwie sprawia, że wyrastamy na szczęśliwych, inteligentnych dorosłych - podtrzymywanie jej w dorosłym życiu ćwiczy nasze szare komórki.

This video is a TED "Best of the Web" pick, featuring a remarkable idea available on the internet from an independent creator. This idea didn’t come from TED, but TED is thrilled to spread it. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

About the speaker

Play researcher, psychiatrist

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Stuart Brown's research shows play is not just joyful and energizing -- it's deeply involved with human development and intelligence. Through the National Institute for Play, he's working to better understand its significance.

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