kate russell went to see just what difference that can make.t sir george bernard shaw is said to have said, "we don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." i came to lego headquarters in london to find out more about the science behind play. for lego employees, the seventh of september is play day, when they take time off from their normal duties to have fun with the products at the heart of the business. i think the play day is a time for us to get back to understanding our own motives, get back to understanding why we are here, the department that you are in, to think about the fact that i might be in r&d, i might be in finance, but at the end of the day i am here to get the smile on kids‘ faces. you'll get no argument from me that day of play is good for the spirit, but is there a scientific reason it could be good our health? that is the question scientists at the university of london want to answer. so, this is a unprecedented project to try to understand the effect of play. we have a controlled environmen

kate russell went to see just what difference that can make. known to have said, we don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. i've come along to lego headquarters in london to find out a little more about the science behind play. for lego employees, the 7th september is play day, when they take time off their normal duties to have fun with the product at the heart of the business. i think it really is a time for us to get back to understand our model, get back to understand why are we here, and whichever department you are in to think about the fact that, i might be in pond, i might be in finance but, at the end of the day, i am here for getting that smile on the kit's face. you will get no argument from me that a day of play is good for the spirit, but is there a scientific reason why it could be good for our health? that is the question scientists at the university of london goldsmiths want to answer. this is an exploratory research project to try to understand the effect of play on workforces. we have a fai

kate russell went to see just what difference that can make. we don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. i've come along to lego headquarters in london to find out a little more about the science behind play. for lego employees, the 7th of september is play day, when they take time off their normal duties to have fun with the product at the heart of the business. i think it really is a time for us to get back to understand our model, get back to understand why are we here, and whichever department you are into think about the fact that, i might be in pond, i might be in finance but at the end of the day, am here for getting that smile on the kit's face. you will get no argument from me that a day of play is good for the spirit, but is there a scientific reason why it could be good for our health? that is the question scientists at the university of london goldsmiths want to answer. this is an exploratory research project to try to understand the effect of play on workforces. we have a fairly traditional exper

and kate russell went to see just what difference that can make. to understanding our own motives, get back to understanding why we are here, the department that you are in, to think about the fact that i might be in r&d, i might be in finance, but at the end of the day, i am here to get the smile on kids‘ faces. you‘ll get no argument from me that day of play is good for the spirit, but is there a scientific reason why it could be good for our health? that is the question scientists at the university of london want to answer. so, this is a unprecedented exploratory research project to try to understand the effect of play on workforces. we have a controlled environment at the beginning, a regular workday, and then we have a play day where they are exposed throughout the day to a variety of play interventions. and then we have a day after, in which we can examine the residual affect of the play day on the individuals. today, they are running a proof of concept pilot to see what results a serious study might turn up in the future. a small group of vo

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