In addition to bringing something positive to the market, they came with very specific influencers, Wired and Toy Story. In addition to bringing something positive to the market, they came with very specific influencers, Wired and Toy Story. Adobe's new software is designed to build content for the iPad. think it was a great idea for Adobe to come back with an ipad solution. great example of bringing something positive to the market amid negative discussions with the HTML5 vs Flash issue. Adobe's new software is designed to build content for the iPad. MORE >>

Craig chats with his gaffer Neil, on the subject of podcasting to an internal audience with a particular focus on their shiny new toy… Download podcast in mp3 format: Radio GaGa. Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes. Shownotes. Russell Prue’s  Twitter account. Zoom desktop recorders. Anderton Tiger desktop broadcaster. Music  Source. Share/Bookmark. Podcast Andereton Tiger Neil Fagan radio Russell Prue MORE >>

Will Wright makes toys that make worlds. As games continue to establish themselves into our daily lives, the future as we know it will not be the same. They don’t just hold the power to influence our life, but also have great implications for Learning. Below are a few interesting talks from TED’s past, focusing on games, which are sure to get you thinking. Jesse Schell: When games invade real life. Games are invading the real world — and the runaway popularity of Farmville and Guitar Hero is just the beginning, says Jesse Schell. Stuart Brown says play is more than fun. MORE >>

People in blue rooms “did far better on tasks requiring some imagination, such as coming up with creative uses for a brick or designing a children’s toy.&# My work helping clients work smarter generally involves informal learning, collaboration, knowledge-sharing, organization development, and nurturing learning ecosystems. rely on concepts from design, psychology, consumer marketing, network theory, social science, and media. work with these disciplines because that’s where I have experience. However, they’re only the tip of the working smarter iceberg. Just Ja MORE >>

Typically, the kid and I indulge in play sessions that use Lego as the base toy and then build an imaginary world for our Lego models to inhabit and interact with. In my recent play sessions with my six-year old (soon to be seven) I realize that one critical element of children’s play, and indirectly learning, is the ability to tell stories and just plain make them up going along. As adults, I think some of us lose that ability somewhere along the way; perhaps its one reason why society values storytellers and makers so much (writers, singers, film-makers, animators…). What do you think? MORE >>