SEEKING PLAY

Dr. Jane Hession and Ronan Healy are co-hosts of the SEEKING PLAY podcast. Jane and Ronan are a husband and wife team and co-founders of the Irish-based service design studio How Might We (www.howmightwe.design)

The name SEEKING PLAY is a homage to Dr Jaak Panksepp, a pioneering neuroscientist who inspired them profoundly. Jaak identified seven systems within the mammalian brain (humans included!), two of which are SEEKING and PLAY, hence the name! 

Jaak's work on the emotional underpinnings of play sparked Jane and Ronan's curiosity to continue learning about the interesting and oftentimes misunderstood topic of play.

So join them on their playful little adventure where they SEEK out what PLAY is, from its ancient roots to modern applications.