How can playful methods catalyse new ways of knowing?

Play is creative, disruptive and allows us to take risks in a safe space.

Drawing on theoretical roots in Speculative Design and Science & Technology Studies, we will use play to create spaces to explore the future of medicine in adventurous and imaginative ways. We will open up inquiry through inventive problem-making and create opportunities to interact in ways unencumbered by traditional constraints.

Questions we're exploring

How do we create shared intellectual engagement across disciplines, sectors and communities through play?

What methodological tools support connection, creativity and interdisciplinary knowledge production?

How can we play well together?

People

Dr Catherine Montgomery

Senior Lecturer, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies

Catherine Montgomery is a Senior Lecturer in Science & Technology Studies at the University of Edinburgh, with a background in the sociology of science and medicine. Her work explores the intersection of data, care and learning in relation to health, and the use of creative methods for interdisciplinary knowledge production.

Dr Dan Castro

Dan Castro is an animator, designer, educator and researcher with a focus on creativity and play.