One of the major ways of learning and coming up with ideas is through play and exploration. You might think that messing around is just for entertainment/goofing off or wasting time; however, when we play we are engaging and interacting with our surroundings. This helps us find new points of views which in turn allows us to come up with new concepts.
Bill Gaver from the Royal College of Art goes as far as to say "it's a serious business." In regards to that, I would have to disagree. I feel that the reason we are able to learn and explore so much while 'playing' is because we aren't focused on a goal, our minds are more open and we are relaxed.
Learning through play is also not only limited to children. Adults who 'play' also find new points of views and form ideas. One form of play that adults in Japan take part in is the making of "domino effect" type creations. I would think that these "domino effect" creations allow the creator to think in different way and explore different options of getting something from A to B.
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