Imagination Playground

Honor Maurice Sendak with Play

Darell Hammond | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Playground, Children's Literature, Early Childhood Development, Where the Wild Things Are, Imagination Playground, Maurice Sendak, Children's Books, Playgrounds, Parents News
Darell Hammond

Where The Wild Things Are shows us that children need to be free to roam, explore and invent in order to understand their place in the world that surrounds them.

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Play Today, Lead Tomorrow

Darell Hammond | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Early Childhood Development, Education, Imagination Playground, Play, KaBOOM Playgrounds, World Economic Forum, Schwab-Foundation, Business News
Darell Hammond

Unstructured play gives kids the space they need to tinker and take risks -- both vital for the budding entrepreneur. Yet, too frequently these opportunities are being taken away from our kids.

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WATCH: New York Through The David Rockwell Lens

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 10.07.2011

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Constantin Bjerke

David Rockwell is no stranger to the theatre and entertainment world. First inspired from a young age by his mother's community theatre in New Jersey,...

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LOVELAND and the Imagination Age

Jason Silva | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Detroit, Creativity, Imagination Playground, Imagination, Love, Creative Community, Impact, Impact News
Jason Silva

LOVELAND hopes that by starting small and growing exponentially, large-scale impact will become possible quite quickly. I recently caught up with Rita J. King to chat about the project.

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David Rockwell, Bloomberg Open Imagination Playground (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Simon McCormack | Posted 05.25.2011

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It took more than a year of construction and $7.5 million, but the Imagination Playground at Burling Slip is here. The playground's architect and a h...

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How to Restore American Creativity: Bring Imagination Back to Play

Darell Hammond | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Creativity, Imagination-Playground, Imagination, Play, New York City, New York, Healthy Living News
Darell Hammond

Remember when a cardboard box used to inspire hours of imaginative play? According to Newsweek, American creativity is on the decline.

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The Promise of Play: A Report from the 2010 Aspen Institute Ideas Festival

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Imagination-Playground, Aspen Ideas Festival, Darrell Hammond, Play, 7 Essential Life Skills for Kids, Let's Move, Mind in the Making, David Rockwell, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Institute of Play, kaBoom!, Impact News
Ellen Galinsky

There is no doubt that "play" is under appreciated, even misunderstood. So it was significant to me that the Aspen Institute Ideas Festival boldly embraced play and added a whole track to its agenda called "the promise of play."

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Play: The Hottest New Thing in Long Beach

Darell Hammond | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Design, Creativity, Living News, Imagination Playground, Children's Health, TED Conference, Los Angeles News
Darell Hammond

What do you get when you cross a chef with a designer, adding a little play to spice things up? Sheer magic.

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