Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world
via ted.com
There are shorter, more elegant videos, but Jane McGonigal is onto something.
This 20:04 video is totally worth watching and mulling over, and ranks up there with the summary video of Daniel Pink's Drive.
Not only are gamers the poster children for doing something for no apparent (usual) gain, they're also honing some surprisingly useful skill sets. Not button mashing -- regularly thinking out of the box, intense dedication to teamwork, can-do optimism as a regular state of being.
If you're interested in the raw roots of innovation, watch and learn.
