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Playing at work: professionals' conceptions of the functions of play on organizational creativity

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Author

  • Samuel West
  • Eva Hoff
  • Ingegerd Carlsson

Summary, in English

The notions of creativity consultants on how play promotes workplace creativity was investigated. Play is often used by creativity trainers to promote creative performance. Seventeen experienced professionals were interviewed. The informants considered play to facilitate group creativity by increasing openness, intrinsic motivation and collaboration. Play was encouraged by permission to play, that leaders demonstrated playfulness, a certain degree of structure and that the activity was matched to the group. Play was discouraged by a stressful, fun-phobic organization and when play was non-voluntary. The use of competition and seriousness in play was controversial.

Publishing year

2013

Language

English

Pages

5-23

Publication/Series

The International Journal of Creativity & Problem Solving

Volume

23

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

The Korean Association for Thinking Development

Topic

  • Psychology

Keywords

  • play
  • playfulness
  • innovation
  • organizational creativity
  • creativity training

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1598-723X