Serious Play

Serious Play is a speaking event with a lineup of 8 speakers, including Tim Brown, John Maeda, and Paula Scher.

Serious Play is an event that convenes speakers from design, science, technology, and creative fields. The 2008 edition featured a diverse lineup including Tim Brown, Executive Chair of IDEO and author of "Change by Design", Paula Scher from Pentagram, and Stuart Brown, a play researcher focused on human development. Additional speakers included Philip Rosedale, founder of High Fidelity and virtual world pioneer, Nobel Laureate physicist George Smoot, John Maeda from Microsoft's design and AI division, humorist Bruce McCall, and Charles Elachi. The speaker composition suggests the event explores intersections between play, design, technology, and scientific discovery.

• 1 edition
• ·8 speakers
• ·8 talks