14th Iterati by Mobot - Spinning through the City: The Role of Play in Community Building

1. Spinning&Through&the&City:&
The&Role&of&Play&in&Community&Building&
mobot&
14th&Itera=&
December&5,&2012&
4pm&

2. 2"

3. 3"

4. Owning&our&story&can&be&hard&but&not&nearly&as&
difficult&as&spending&our&lives&running&from&it.&&
Embracing&our&vulnerabili;es&is&risky&but&not&
nearly&as&dangerous&as&giving&up&on&love&and&
belonging&and&joy&–&the&experiences&that&make&
us&the&most&vulnerable.&&Only&when&we&are&brave&
enough&to&explore&the&darkness&will&we&discover&
the&power&of&our&infinite&light.&
& & & & & & & & & & & &~&Brené&Brown&
4"

5. We&experience&ci;es&emo;onally,&yet&we&talk&
about&them&technically&
& & & & & & & & & & &~&Charles&Landry&
5"

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9. 9"

10. PLAY:&It&is&an∾vity&which&proceeds&within&
certain&limits&of&;me&and&space,&in&a&visible&
order,&according&to&rules&freely&accepted,&and&
outside&the&sphere&of&necessity&or&material&
u;lity.&&The&playEmood&is&one&of&rapture&and&
enthusiasm,&and&is&sacred&or&fes;ve&in&
accordance&with&the&occasion.&&A&feeling&of&
exalta;on&and&tension&accompanies&the∾on.&
& & & & & & & &~&Johan&Huizinga&[1938]&
10"

11. …&anyone&who&has&experienced&flow&knows&that&
the&deep&enjoyment&it&provides&requires&an&equal&
degree&of&disciplined&concentra;on.&
& & & & & & & &~&Mihaly&Csikszentmihalyi&
11"

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13. 13"

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18. 18"

19. When&we&love&a&city&we&are&commiPed&to&it,&we&
engage&with&it,&we&care&for&it,&we&give&it&our&best.&&
A&city&that&is&loved&also&gives&back.&&It&makes&you&
who&lives&there&feel&enriched.&&And&so&you&have&a&
virtuous&cycle.&
& & & & & & & & & & &~&Charles&Landry&
19"

20. A&wise&man&once&said&that&all&human∾vity&is&a&
form&of&play.&&And&the&highest&form&of&play&is&the&
search&for&Truth,&Beauty,&and&Love.&&What&more&
is&needed?&&Should&there&be&a&“meaning”&as&well,&
that&will&be&a&bonus?&&If&we&waste&;me&looking&
for&life’s&meaning,&we&may&have&no&;me&to&live&–&
or&to&play.&
& & & & & & & & & & &~&Arthur&C.&Clarke&
20"

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22. 22"

23. Enjoyment&appears&at&the&boundary&between&
boredom&and&anxiety,&when&the&challenges&are&
just&balanced&with&the&person’s&capacity&to&act.&
& & & & & & & &~&Mihaly&Csikszentmihalyi&
23"

24. It’s&;me&we&admiPed&that&there’s&more&to&life&
than&money,&and&it’s&;me&we&focused&not&just&on&
GDP&but&on&GWB&–&General&Wellbeing.&
& & & & & & & & & & &~&David&Cameron&
24"

25. No&problem&can&be&solved&from&the&same&level&of&
consciousness&that&created&it.&
& & & & & & & & & & &~&Albert&Einstein&
25"

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27. Ci;es&are&erected&on&spiritual&columns.&&Like&
giant&mirrors,&they&reflect&the&hearts&of&their&
residents.&&If&those&hearts&darken&and&lose&faith,&
ci;es&will&lose&their&glamour.&
& & & & & &~&ShamsRiRTabrizi&[1185R1248]&
27"

28. thank"you":")"