Designing for Play

How do we design for play? For two decades Cas Holman has been designing playthings and playspaces that encourage exploration, imagination, and collaboration. Through her company Heroes Will Rise, Cas creates intuitive toys that inspire creative, open-ended play, including the award-winning Rigamajig, a line of playful building kits used in schools and public spaces worldwide - and our very own Boston Children's Museum. An educator of 13 years and former Associate Professor of Industrial Design at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Cas travels the globe to collaborate with thought and industry leaders in early education, curriculum design, public space, and childhood advocacy. Her philosophy and approach to designing for play was recently featured in the award-winning documentary series "Abstract: The Art of Design" on Netflix. In today's episode our host, Neil Tembulkar, the Museum's Director of Strategic Initiatives, and Cas discuss how we design for play and empower kids to be creative problem solvers.

Learn more about Cas on her website: https://casholman.com/