Learn, Grow, and Thrive: The Transformative Power of Play | Fabian Hemmert | TEDxInnsbruck

Have you ever wondered as to why we stop using play for learning once we grow into adulthood? Play is a powerful tool, unleashing our creativity and helping us to learn complex matters faster. Maybe we think games are addictive. Maybe we think they make people violent or they are simply a waste of time. But they aren't. We must not confuse the content of a game with the medium of play. Some games can be violent, mind-numbing and addictive. But play itself is a very powerful positive tool, if used with care. What if we went ahead and applied these powers to real-world problems? Fabian Hemmert introduces three research projects which use the medium play to address topics such as foreign politics, enhancing creativity and future scenarios development.