01 Oct Performing the World 2014 Progam
400 people from over 30 countries will perform "How Shall We Become?" next week at Performing the World 2014 (PTW'14), October 10-12 in New York City. The program is on the PTW website....
Look and Listen
13 Aug The Decline of Play and Rise of Mental Disorders
"The Decline of Play and Rise of Mental Disorders" by Peter Gray TEDxNavesink is a TED Editor's Pick this week. Peter and I are both fans of the Sudbury Valley School in Framingham MA. We both wrote about the school in the 90s (my book, Schools for Growth). We're also both...
19 Jul Piano Stairs
Piano stairs at the metro station show walking can be fun. Check out Fun Theory. 13,000 folks already have. ...
15 Jun The Possibility, Pleasure, Progress and Paradox of Play
Posted at 10:32h
in Events, I Like This, Look and Listen, Play, Speaking Engagements, What's New 2 Comments
I'm really pleased to share TEDxNavesink PLAY, which took place on May 10th at Two River Theatre in Red Bank NJ. You can watch the terrific videos of the talks and entertainment (talks grouped under Possibility, Pleasure, Progress, and Paradox; you can find mine under Possibility). ...
07 Jun Play is a Human Right
You might be surprsied to know that play is a children's right according to the UN. Here's a video to promote and advocate for its realization around the globe. This is Me: Article 31 and a Child's Right to Play (narrated by CUNY Graduate Center's Roger Hart) My question—what about the rest...
07 Jun What’s Developing in a World in Crisis?
Posted at 14:20h
in Community Organizing, Education, Human Development, Look and Listen, Politics, Psychology of Becoming, Social Therapeutics, What's New 0 Comments
Through the programs of the East Side Institute I've had the privilege of working with hundreds of people around the world who have added elements of social therapeutics/a psychology of becoming to their practices as educators, artists, performers, youth workers, therapists, health workers, psychologists, and community organizers. At this date,...
28 May New Institute Website
The East Side Institute has a newly designed website—easier to navigate, update and interact with. Check it out! ...
21 May One on One…with Me
Appearing in the May issue of The Psychologist, published by the British Psychological Society...
23 Nov Lois Holzman Interviewed by Ricardo Lana
To hear the interview, visit the link: http://www.eastsideinstitute.org/audio_files/LHolzman%20Ricardo%20Lana.WAV...
16 Oct Lois Holzman on Human Development & Making the World Better
Posted at 17:19h
in Education, Interviews, Look and Listen, Psychology of Becoming, Social Therapy, What's New 0 Comments
Steve and Mary Alice on Blog Talk Radio We'll explore Lois Holzman's new book, The Overweight Brain: How Our Obsession with Knowing Keeps Us from Getting Smart Enough to Make a Better World, and how she is writing it publicly through social media. Plus, we'll talk about Discover Development NYC, a 3-day exploration of...