\n \n Expect ideas that do not fit neatly into a pro gram. Expect to leave with your assumptions rattle d. This is a day built for out of the box thinking \, where provocateurs push us past the obvious and into the possible.
\n \nA salon i s a gathering of curious minds\, convened by a hos t\, to exchange ideas through lively and generous conversation. The tradition took shape in early se venteenth-century Paris\, when the Marquise de Ram bouillet opened her famous “blue room” to writers\ , aristocrats and thinkers. By the eighteenth cent ury\, salons hosted by women become engines of the Enlightenment. In them\, philosophers\, scientist s and artists tested bold ideas\, challenged ortho doxy and shaped public thought. Conversation itsel f was treated as an art\, rigorous yet convivial a nd serious yet witty.
\n \nPlay A ustralia’s Salon of Playful Enlightenm ent brings this tradition into the t wenty-first century\, with play at its heart. It g athers practitioners\, researchers\, designers\, p olicymakers and advocates to think deeply\, questi on assumptions and imagine what a more playful Aus tralia could look like. Like the great salons\, it values curiosity over certainty and dialogue over lecture. It makes room for ideas to collide\, evo lve and spark action. This is our inaugural Sydney event and will feature international thought lead ers Dr Wendy Russell\, Professor Mariana Brussont \, Dr Megan Zeni and Adrian Voce plus moi as the " Salonnaires" ( hosts).
\n \nPlus the event is limited to only 15 guests ... you are one of them!!
\n \nPlay and the salon share a spirit. Both are freely chosen\, ope n-ended and driven by the delight of discovery. Th e Salon of Playful Enlightenment invites us to tak e play seriously\, and to approach serious ideas p layfully.
\n \n< span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'\, serif\ ;">This inaugural event marks the sta rt of a regular gathering\, bringing together lead ing voices from around the world with home grown p rovocateurs to challenge how Australia thinks abou t play.
\n \nFeaturing
\n \nProfessor Mariana Brussoni\, Canada
\n \nDr Wendy Russell\, United Kingdom
< span style="font-size:12pt\;">Dr Megan Zeni\,< span style="font-size:12pt\;"> Canada
\n \nAdr ian Voce\, United Kingdom
\n \n< span style="font-size:12pt\;">Robyn Monro Miller\, home grown provocateur
\n \nDESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n \n Expect ideas that do not fit neatly into a program. Expect to leave with your assumpt ions rattled. This is a day built for out of the b ox thinking\, where provocateurs push us past the obvious and into the possible.\n \n \n \n A salon is a gathering of curious minds\, convened by a ho st\, to exchange ideas through lively and generous conversation. The tradition took shape in early s eventeenth-century Paris\, when the Marquise de Ra mbouillet opened her famous “blue room” to writers \, aristocrats and thinkers. By the eighteenth cen tury\, salons hosted by women become engines of th e Enlightenment. In them\, philosophers\, scientis ts and artists tested bold ideas\, challenged orth odoxy and shaped public thought. Conversation itse lf was treated as an art\, rigorous yet convivial and serious yet witty.\n \n \n \n Play Australia’s Salon of Playful Enlightenment brings this tradit ion into the twenty-first century\, with play at i ts heart. It gathers practitioners\, researchers\, designers\, policymakers and advocates to think d eeply\, question assumptions and imagine what a mo re playful Australia could look like. Like the gre at salons\, it values curiosity over certainty and dialogue over lecture. It makes room for ideas to collide\, evolve and spark action. This is our in augural Sydney event and will feature internationa l thought leaders Dr Wendy Russell\, Professor Ma riana Brussont\, Dr Megan Zeni and Adrian Voce plu s moi as the "Salonnaires" ( hosts).\n \n \n \n Pl us the event is limited to only 15 guests ... you are one of them!!\n \n \n \n Play and the salon sh are a spirit. Both are freely chosen\, open-ended and driven by the delight of discovery. The Salon of Playful Enlightenment invites us to take play s eriously\, and to approach serious ideas playfully .\n \n \n \n This inaugural event marks the start of a regular gathering\, bringing together leading voices from around the world with home grown prov ocateurs to challenge how Australia thinks about p lay.\n \n \n \n Featuring\n \n \n \n Professor Mar iana Brussoni\, Canada\n \n \n \n Dr Wendy Russel l\, United Kingdom\n \n \n \n Dr Megan Zeni\, Ca nada\n \n \n \n Adrian Voce\, United Kingdom\n \n \n \n Robyn Monro Miller\, home grown provocateur \n \n \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Conference CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261024T083000 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261024T083000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261024T153000 LOCATION:Hustle\n 1/457 Elizabeth St\, Surry Hills\n entry Rutland St.\n Surry Hills\n Sydney\, NSW\n Austral ia\n URL:https://dev.playaustralia.org.au/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=637 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR