by Mathias Poulsen | Friday, April 7, 2017 | About CounterPlay
CounterPlay ‘17 is over, it’s been several days, and I’m only slowly catching my breath. It was a wild and crazy ride, and all the impressions still need more time to settle.
by Mathias Poulsen | Thursday, March 16, 2017 | Society & Politics
Maybe you have heard us talk about the CounterPlay festival as a “prototype” of the playful society. I’d like to dive a little deeper into that idea, since it’s basically the most important reason for the festival to exist. It’s our BIG...
by Mathias Poulsen | Monday, February 27, 2017 | News & Events
JOIN OUR PLAY CHALLENGE!! The CounterPlay Festival 2017 is only five weeks away! To celebrate this, we have a created a number of small challenges to honour ‘The Power of Play.’ Each week we will post a new challenge for you to participate in. All challenges will...
by Mathias Poulsen | Wednesday, February 15, 2017 | Play Community
Cultivating a diverse play community where people are actively participating to explore and spread play is probably our best bet to foster a strong movement towards a more playful world.
by Mathias Poulsen | Sunday, February 5, 2017 | Knowledge & Reflection
I’m not an expert in brevity, to say the least, but here I’ll try to clarify one little thing without too many detours and without going deep into the (important and fascinating) available literature: the purpose of play. Easy, right? There’s this...