The playful entrepreneur : how to adapt and thrive in uncertain times /
Mark Dodgson and David M. Gann.
- New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, (c)2018.
- 1 online resource (xi, 265 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover page; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Prelude; Acknowledgements; PART 1 Why be playful?; 1 Work; Why 'play'?; Noble behaviours; A brief history of work and play; Emily's story; 2 Play; Steve Shirley; Rajeeb Dey; Playful businesses; Play and uncertainty; Robert McNamara; Play and the medical profession; Play and fun; Paul Drayson; Play and freedom; Finding the balance; Reflections; PART 2 Noble behaviours; 3 Grace; Gerard Fairtlough; Alexsis de Raadt St James; Richard Wheatly; Being ungracious; Being graceful; Ove Arup; Don Strickland; Sean Bowen Playing togetherBletchley Park; Gerald Chan; Luck; Reflections; 4 Craft; Thomas Heatherwick; Digital craft; In case of fire, please use the lift; Jenna Tregarthen; Players and performing; Reflections; 5 Fortitude; Failure; Christopher Wren; Norman Fowler; Carla Del Ponte; Leslie Thiess; Arthur Bishop; Reflections; 6 Ambition; Jeremy Coller; Elizabeth Iorns; Chris Toumazou; Léonard Gianadda; Keith Tuffley; Maria Dickin; Fred and Gabi Hollows; Joseph Bazalgette; Shelley Harrison; Reflections; The case of MI5; PART 3 Being playful; 7 Work and organization; Being a player Being a playful organizationPlayful locations and spaces; Playing with technology; Being noble; Some reflections; Postscript; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index; Make it playful: A manifesto for those seeking more agreeable work