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[Applause] thank you thanks hi so happy to be here
thank you thanks hi so happy to be here
thank you thanks hi so happy to be here I’m Wei Wei and I’m gonna talk to you
I’m Wei Wei and I’m gonna talk to you
I’m Wei Wei and I’m gonna talk to you about play today and how play relates to
about play today and how play relates to
about play today and how play relates to a creative expression and to begin is
a creative expression and to begin is
a creative expression and to begin is the best – I’ll show you a little game
the best – I’ll show you a little game
the best – I’ll show you a little game that I always play with my kids with
that I always play with my kids with
that I always play with my kids with anybody and during this TEDx youth
anybody and during this TEDx youth
anybody and during this TEDx youth intermission we were able to you my some
intermission we were able to you my some
intermission we were able to you my some teachers and kids to play this little
teachers and kids to play this little
teachers and kids to play this little game so basically over here you see is
game so basically over here you see is
game so basically over here you see is Lego and the game is very easy under one
Lego and the game is very easy under one
Lego and the game is very easy under one minute you use the six Lego bricks to
minute you use the six Lego bricks to
minute you use the six Lego bricks to make a duck right and here’s one of them
make a duck right and here’s one of them
make a duck right and here’s one of them right and in our short five minutes we
right and in our short five minutes we
right and in our short five minutes we have 20 ducks right and then they’re all
have 20 ducks right and then they’re all
have 20 ducks right and then they’re all different so to tell you a little truth
different so to tell you a little truth
different so to tell you a little truth with the six piece Lego bricks you can
with the six piece Lego bricks you can
with the six piece Lego bricks you can actually make over 300 different ducks
actually make over 300 different ducks
actually make over 300 different ducks right and this is exactly how you could
right and this is exactly how you could
right and this is exactly how you could play and create and likes we have a Lego
play and create and likes we have a Lego
play and create and likes we have a Lego brick everybody knows is a 2 by 4 right
brick everybody knows is a 2 by 4 right
brick everybody knows is a 2 by 4 right so how many of you can tell me with two
so how many of you can tell me with two
so how many of you can tell me with two a stud Lego bricks how what’s the
a stud Lego bricks how what’s the
a stud Lego bricks how what’s the possibility of a combination you can
possibility of a combination you can
possibility of a combination you can make anybody yeah yeah 24 so with – a
make anybody yeah yeah 24 so with – a
make anybody yeah yeah 24 so with – a stud Legos you can make 24 combination
stud Legos you can make 24 combination
stud Legos you can make 24 combination so the challenge comes right if you have
so the challenge comes right if you have
so the challenge comes right if you have one more Lego brick how many do you make
one more Lego brick how many do you make
one more Lego brick how many do you make I will tell you this is 1060 and even
I will tell you this is 1060 and even
I will tell you this is 1060 and even crazier six of the same a stud Lego
crazier six of the same a stud Lego
crazier six of the same a stud Lego bricks you can make 950 million possible
bricks you can make 950 million possible
bricks you can make 950 million possible combinations and you add one more is
combinations and you add one more is
combinations and you add one more is infinity so
infinity so
infinity so every children every tile that
every children every tile that
every children every tile that experience Lego they experience infinity
experience Lego they experience infinity
experience Lego they experience infinity and this is what I call open play so let
and this is what I call open play so let
and this is what I call open play so let me go back a little bit I tell you why
me go back a little bit I tell you why
me go back a little bit I tell you why I’m here today
I’m here today
I’m here today I play architecture and you must ask how
I play architecture and you must ask how
I play architecture and you must ask how would you play architecture right and so
would you play architecture right and so
would you play architecture right and so I will rewind a little bit tell you a
I will rewind a little bit tell you a
I will rewind a little bit tell you a little bit about myself I was born like
little bit about myself I was born like
little bit about myself I was born like a lot of you guys I’m a bilingual right
a lot of you guys I’m a bilingual right
a lot of you guys I’m a bilingual right I was born in Beijing and raised to move
I was born in Beijing and raised to move
I was born in Beijing and raised to move to the United States when I was 13 years
to the United States when I was 13 years
to the United States when I was 13 years old and over there I got my education
old and over there I got my education
old and over there I got my education and I was trained as an architect and
and I was trained as an architect and
and I was trained as an architect and after graduation friends and my we
after graduation friends and my we
after graduation friends and my we together create a foundation that’s
together create a foundation that’s
together create a foundation that’s called people’s architecture foundation
called people’s architecture foundation
called people’s architecture foundation and with people’s architecture what we
and with people’s architecture what we
and with people’s architecture what we did is we curated exhibitions in
did is we curated exhibitions in
did is we curated exhibitions in relation to architecture urbanism and
relation to architecture urbanism and
relation to architecture urbanism and design and arts so anything that you can
design and arts so anything that you can
design and arts so anything that you can think of that deal with the creative
think of that deal with the creative
think of that deal with the creative aspect of architecture so in 2006 is
aspect of architecture so in 2006 is
aspect of architecture so in 2006 is when I actually first encounter Lego
when I actually first encounter Lego
when I actually first encounter Lego professionally during 2006 we invited 13
professionally during 2006 we invited 13
professionally during 2006 we invited 13 leading Asian Pacific architects to use
leading Asian Pacific architects to use
leading Asian Pacific architects to use custom Lego kits to build Lego models
custom Lego kits to build Lego models
custom Lego kits to build Lego models was this intention to have them to
was this intention to have them to
was this intention to have them to address at the time it was a Asian
address at the time it was a Asian
address at the time it was a Asian economic crisis so at the time to have
economic crisis so at the time to have
economic crisis so at the time to have them to use Lego models to a give a
them to use Lego models to a give a
them to use Lego models to a give a creative expression of their
creative expression of their
creative expression of their understanding of urban preservation
understanding of urban preservation
understanding of urban preservation heritage and ba architecture so over
heritage and ba architecture so over
heritage and ba architecture so over here you see is called plantain is a
here you see is called plantain is a
here you see is called plantain is a model of design and build by map office
model of design and build by map office
model of design and build by map office it’s actually a representation of
it’s actually a representation of
it’s actually a representation of globalization so all the LEGO pieces you
globalization so all the LEGO pieces you
globalization so all the LEGO pieces you see they represent containers and
see they represent containers and
see they represent containers and production units and actually
production units and actually
production units and actually specifically planned into its specific
specifically planned into its specific
specifically planned into its specific locality so this is
locality so this is
locality so this is what I call serious play but everything
what I call serious play but everything
what I call serious play but everything changed when I became a mom 10 years ago
changed when I became a mom 10 years ago
changed when I became a mom 10 years ago I had my child and my son and my
I had my child and my son and my
I had my child and my son and my daughter and raising my children and
daughter and raising my children and
daughter and raising my children and play with them really give me a entire
play with them really give me a entire
play with them really give me a entire new perspective about how to play and
new perspective about how to play and
new perspective about how to play and the relationship was creative expression
the relationship was creative expression
the relationship was creative expression so my son Kai his favorite playtime is
so my son Kai his favorite playtime is
so my son Kai his favorite playtime is asking questions and challenging me and
asking questions and challenging me and
asking questions and challenging me and negotiating with me right like a lot of
negotiating with me right like a lot of
negotiating with me right like a lot of you and then one day dawned on me wait a
you and then one day dawned on me wait a
you and then one day dawned on me wait a minute my son didn’t ask me questions to
minute my son didn’t ask me questions to
minute my son didn’t ask me questions to seek answers he actually asked questions
seek answers he actually asked questions
seek answers he actually asked questions so that I can think and discover with
so that I can think and discover with
so that I can think and discover with him so next time if your child or your
him so next time if your child or your
him so next time if your child or your student asks you questions like why does
student asks you questions like why does
student asks you questions like why does the Sun moves with you instead of
the Sun moves with you instead of
the Sun moves with you instead of telling them the entire story about the
telling them the entire story about the
telling them the entire story about the relationship with the moon and the Sun
relationship with the moon and the Sun
relationship with the moon and the Sun and the planet and the universe you
and the planet and the universe you
and the planet and the universe you might just ask back well do you think
might just ask back well do you think
might just ask back well do you think the moon moves with you too my
the moon moves with you too my
the moon moves with you too my daughter’s favorite play is actually
daughter’s favorite play is actually
daughter’s favorite play is actually role play if he/she goes to dentist
role play if he/she goes to dentist
role play if he/she goes to dentist she’d get her teeth cleaned and she
she’d get her teeth cleaned and she
she’d get her teeth cleaned and she comes home she’s super serious like mom
comes home she’s super serious like mom
comes home she’s super serious like mom I got a fine mask I got a fine gloves I
I got a fine mask I got a fine gloves I
I got a fine mask I got a fine gloves I got to find tools and tweezers I gotta
got to find tools and tweezers I gotta
got to find tools and tweezers I gotta clean my dolls teeth so from her
clean my dolls teeth so from her
clean my dolls teeth so from her roleplay
roleplay
roleplay I understood children’s way of being and
I understood children’s way of being and
I understood children’s way of being and social engagement is Ashley through
social engagement is Ashley through
social engagement is Ashley through playing is from learning the thoughts
playing is from learning the thoughts
playing is from learning the thoughts from TVs and social medias so I had the
from TVs and social medias so I had the
from TVs and social medias so I had the opportunity to play with my children and
opportunity to play with my children and
opportunity to play with my children and learn from them and then last week I had
learn from them and then last week I had
learn from them and then last week I had the great opportunity to play with some
the great opportunity to play with some
the great opportunity to play with some adults in Hubei Province and Hebei
adults in Hubei Province and Hebei
adults in Hubei Province and Hebei Province I was invited as a specialist
Province I was invited as a specialist
Province I was invited as a specialist to participate in the China poverty
to participate in the China poverty
to participate in the China poverty reduction program because over there’s
reduction program because over there’s
reduction program because over there’s annually a family can only earn about
annually a family can only earn about
annually a family can only earn about 2,000 rmv so it’s really consider in
2,000 rmv so it’s really consider in
2,000 rmv so it’s really consider in poverty situation
poverty situation
poverty situation so over there we play to tell stories
so over there we play to tell stories
so over there we play to tell stories because we can’t really teach them much
because we can’t really teach them much
because we can’t really teach them much what we could do is actually through
what we could do is actually through
what we could do is actually through playing they can tell us stories about
playing they can tell us stories about
playing they can tell us stories about them and story about the place that they
them and story about the place that they
them and story about the place that they live and create a channel between them
live and create a channel between them
live and create a channel between them and the outside world so over here you
and the outside world so over here you
and the outside world so over here you have a the party member right and then
have a the party member right and then
have a the party member right and then part of our curriculum we ask them to
part of our curriculum we ask them to
part of our curriculum we ask them to build self portrait and for this guy
build self portrait and for this guy
build self portrait and for this guy yeah she built the war against Japanese
yeah she built the war against Japanese
yeah she built the war against Japanese because his title was I was a soldier
because his title was I was a soldier
because his title was I was a soldier and the knifes piece is houses on wheels
and the knifes piece is houses on wheels
and the knifes piece is houses on wheels it’s actually a piece by a kid and we
it’s actually a piece by a kid and we
it’s actually a piece by a kid and we asked them to build their home so this
asked them to build their home so this
asked them to build their home so this kid tells us his house is on wheels
kid tells us his house is on wheels
kid tells us his house is on wheels because he moves all the time and he
because he moves all the time and he
because he moves all the time and he doesn’t really get to see his parents a
doesn’t really get to see his parents a
doesn’t really get to see his parents a lot and for him the most important
lot and for him the most important
lot and for him the most important concept about home is Ashley memories
concept about home is Ashley memories
concept about home is Ashley memories his memories left with all the places
his memories left with all the places
his memories left with all the places that he has been so through these
that he has been so through these
that he has been so through these stories we learn about people we learn
stories we learn about people we learn
stories we learn about people we learn about where they are and how they live
about where they are and how they live
about where they are and how they live so play is tell stories and last but not
so play is tell stories and last but not
so play is tell stories and last but not least it’s actually playing with lots
least it’s actually playing with lots
least it’s actually playing with lots and lots and lots of people together and
and lots and lots of people together and
and lots and lots of people together and create together is one of my favorite so
create together is one of my favorite so
create together is one of my favorite so this is a a power plan at Beijing’s
this is a a power plan at Beijing’s
this is a a power plan at Beijing’s 7520 Park this plan it was created in
7520 Park this plan it was created in
7520 Park this plan it was created in 1970s and for 30 years in Beijing this
1970s and for 30 years in Beijing this
1970s and for 30 years in Beijing this power plant supply facing one-third
power plant supply facing one-third
power plant supply facing one-third energy and with the new energies
energy and with the new energies
energy and with the new energies technology and we have more
technology and we have more
technology and we have more environmental energy resources so these
environmental energy resources so these
environmental energy resources so these kind of industrial places is no longer
kind of industrial places is no longer
kind of industrial places is no longer in function but they sits there
in function but they sits there
in function but they sits there beautifully right so what we did is we
beautifully right so what we did is we
beautifully right so what we did is we invite the public to come to visit the
invite the public to come to visit the
invite the public to come to visit the power plant so for a stretch of entire
power plant so for a stretch of entire
power plant so for a stretch of entire month we give classes we build we tell
month we give classes we build we tell
month we give classes we build we tell stories we play with children and the
stories we play with children and the
stories we play with children and the public and
public and
public and then in the end we used all the model
then in the end we used all the model
then in the end we used all the model that they created to put inside the
that they created to put inside the
that they created to put inside the power plant to put inside the steel
power plant to put inside the steel
power plant to put inside the steel forest why to have people think about
forest why to have people think about
forest why to have people think about where we come from and then to
where we come from and then to
where we come from and then to understand why we’re here and to imagine
understand why we’re here and to imagine
understand why we’re here and to imagine the future and the Indian children play
the future and the Indian children play
the future and the Indian children play and they discover and they learn so this
and they discover and they learn so this
and they discover and they learn so this is play to discover in the end I will
is play to discover in the end I will
is play to discover in the end I will leave you with this it’s not about what
leave you with this it’s not about what
leave you with this it’s not about what you do it’s actually the attitude you
you do it’s actually the attitude you
you do it’s actually the attitude you have when you’re doing that play is uh
have when you’re doing that play is uh
have when you’re doing that play is uh it’s a frame of mind it’s actually a
it’s a frame of mind it’s actually a
it’s a frame of mind it’s actually a creative channel a natural channel to
creative channel a natural channel to
creative channel a natural channel to creative expression so play is telling
creative expression so play is telling
creative expression so play is telling stories and play is changing rules is
stories and play is changing rules is
stories and play is changing rules is asking questions and play is productive
asking questions and play is productive
asking questions and play is productive and play it’s open and social and it can
and play it’s open and social and it can
and play it’s open and social and it can be really serious too so Indian have fun
be really serious too so Indian have fun
be really serious too so Indian have fun and keep on playing thank
and keep on playing thank
and keep on playing thank [Applause]
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