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Serious Play
An Engineer's Perspective on Fun
and Passion at Work
Dr. John Cohn
IBM Fellow
Corporate Technical Strategy
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What a ride !
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But…. At the same time US Engineering Degrees
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.. And the image of Hobbyists didn’t help..
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If you want to increase your success rate,
double your failure rate
The secret ?
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If you aren't playing well, the game isn't as much
fun. When that happens I tell myself just to go
out and play as I did when I was a kid.
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Be Bold
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Microsoft
Xbox 360®Sony
PlayStation®3
Nintendo
Revolution®
The Serious Business of Games !
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Work meets play meets work !
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Enter … The Maker Revolution !
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Culture your inner nerd !
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Play .. Even when it hurts http://samstones.org
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Don’t try this at home
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Mistakes Happen
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There’s hope !
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STEM Interest in US High Schools
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