Epilogue to professional play
13th June 2017
Though people have tried, none have so far reached a definite conclusion as to what play actually is. If you want to read more I recommend the following books
Category: Work life and productivity
Professional play: The playful aspect of play
6th June 2017
The playful aspect is by far the most arbitrary. The word in itself is a bit silly. “The playful aspect of play”. The playful aspect seems either obvious or superfluous. But since we’ve gone through the physical and social aspects, this last post addresses the parts of play that are harder to fit into the aforementioned “boxes”. Between the physical and the social parts of playing, something else takes place as well…
A makeshift, easy SCRUM board
11th May 2017
This post would’ve been a cool diy-scandinavian-design-inspired-shabby-chick thing on Pinterest. It’s not. This post is mostly just me telling that last week I went to Agile42s course on becoming a SCRUM master. It was a good course and I learned a lot. My current project work close-to-agile, so I already have a good amount of practical knowledge about working agile, but it was good to get some theory as well.
Professional play: The social aspect of play
27th April 2017
Broken down, the social aspect of play is such an important part of any play-related activity. This is true for both play, games, sports, and any other event who has some sort of “play” in it. Admittedly, play doesn’t have to be a social activity. You can play games (or freely) on your own. The social aspect however is still such a crucial part of most play, that it ought to be mentioned: It’s a reason (Or a push) to get out, meet people, and be social on your own preferred terms.
Professional play: The physical aspect
21st April 2017
The physical aspect of play is by far the most immediate aspect. When we play, be it a free-form of play or a more structured approach through games or sports, we use our body. Sometimes a lot, like when dancing, running, wrestling, or pretending to be dogs. Sometimes a little, like when playing chess or poker, where even the slightest movement of a facial muscle can be decoded into millions of meanings. The amount doesn’t necessarily matter. Physicality is seen and interpreted by everyone, and is easy to relate to.
Professional play: Playfulness in a professional context
7th April 2017
The magical circle is a little plane of existence that is both its own, and a part of our world. I like to call it the game world. Let’s use my daughter playing with her friends as an example. From my perspective there are two kids rolling around on the living room floor, eating the uncooked pasta my daughter just got from the kitchen. From their perspective they are two dogs, a big-sister dog and a little-sister dog, and they are eating dinner they found outside their doghouse.
Why i go to conferences..
26th May 2016
…or just any other events that is remotely related to testing. I’ve just come home from the Let’s Test 2016 conference in Sweden. And what a blast. When I go
