Why Play Works In Corporates - Pdf Download

Hi Guys,
There is an increasing recognition in corporates to harness the power of PLAY.
This reflects in:
1) Playful work environments in offices like Google
2) In Gamification being adopted as a tool to motivate
3) In investment towards meaningful team building workshops
4) Using PLAY even in serious domains like corporate strategy
Following up on an earlier article (published in THE HINDU) about the "Power of Play" - this article explores a little deeper on the subject, as to "Why Play Works?"
For those of you who do not want to download the artcile, the same is also available on our blog: Why PLAY Works ! « Magic Of Teams
Do read and share your thoughts on this fascinating topic!

Absolutely!!
Play, gamification, fun... all contribute to more motivation, more commitment, more engagement, etc... ultimately a win-win for both the employees and the organization. Organizations implementing this are starting to reap the benefits big time!

Stick can only be used to get repetitive, unoriginal work and there too, it is a rather ineffective ploy.
You can't get creative, original work from intelligent workers in knowledge industry by treating them as prisoners in a military camp.
Intelligent workers need to be given the kind of environment which gives them the space to think and a stress free environment - so that they focus on the areas where their energies are best spent.
That's why the stress on playfulness - you don't want your best brains to be occupied with unnecessary bureaucracy or avoidable stress.