A compelling account of how incorporating play into work can help us overcome the uncertainty and turbulence that surrounds work How can we learn to deal with uncertainty at work? The answer, as Dodgson and Gann eloquently portray in this pathfinding book, is to learn from the adaptive behaviors...

Innovation and entrepreneurship are based on new combinations, constructed within social networks. The literature on social networks refers to Schumpeter’s analysis of new combinations, but is limited in its use of his understanding of the range of innovations and long-term aspects of...

Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Prelude -- Acknowledgements -- PART 1 Why be playful? -- 1 Work -- Why 'play'? -- Noble behaviours -- A brief history of work and play -- Emily's story -- 2 Play -- Steve Shirley -- Rajeeb Dey -- Playful...