TEDxNavesink: Play took place on Saturday May 10th, at the Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey.
Play offered two dozen live talks and entertainments on the surprising ways that play is a positive force in our lives. Being at play is a most resourceful state. It facilitates greater openness, tolerance, creativity, generativity, generosity, and curiosity in all aspects of human endeavor. And as a consequence, it impacts business, education, innovation, public space, community, real estate values, culture, and on stage, land, sea, air, and in cyber spaces.
Relive the event or discover these great talks for the first time by checking out the videos below. Don’t forget to share your favorite talks with your friends!
Act 1: POSSIBILITY
Araiya Casriel
“Play” scene from Charlotte’s Web
Baba Brinkman
A Brief History of Rhyme
Lois Holzman
Play Helps Us Grow at Any Age
John Shammas
Introducing TEDxSelfie 2.0
Robyn Stratton-Berkessel
Playful Inquiry – Try This Anywhere
Laurie Brekke
Growing Minds by Growing School Gardens
Act 2: PLEASURE
Karl M. Kapp
Life Lessons…from Video Games
Augie Carton
Beer Is Cuisine
America Rice
Loving Second Life Bikes
Pat Rumbaugh
Saving Play: One Playful Step At A Time
Jillian Pransky
Mindplay to Expand Love in Your Life
Act 3: PROGRESS
Gail Woods
Happy For Goals
Poornima Vijayashanker
Taking the Time to Tinker
Mark Burgess
The Rise Of The Social Employee
Timothy Sheehan
Get into Your Play - Wisdom from Dr. George Sheehan
Marie Jackson
Healing Ourselves Through Play
Augmented Asbury Park
Experience Augmented Asbury Park
James Giunta
Hypnosis + Music = Hyp-Note-Therapy
Peter Gray
The Decline of Play and Rise of Mental Disorders
Dennis Daniels
Spiritual Drumming
Act 4: PARADOX
Baba Brinkman Rap-Up
Rap-Up
Jens Peter de Pedro
Why we must go beyond pink and blue
John Dias
We Call it a ‘Play’ for a Reason
Matthew Urbanski
Creating Play Spaces for the Livable City
Stanton Green
Play Ball: The Anthropology of Baseball
MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
Joe Iconis
Music/Cabaret
Todd Reynolds
Electronic Violinist
Mike O’Keeffe
Plays Well With Others: Using Improv Comedy to Become a Better Human