MAPL: Make Play
MAPL has been developed by Dr Dieter Declercq (University of Glasgow) and Dr Ambrose Gillick (University of Kent). Dieter is a media scholar working on mental health and Ambrose is a designer, who develops participatory and community-led architecture. Their ongoing collaboration explores how we can use play to foster creativity. Combining their research expertise, they have designed an innovative kit of clips and connectors to “make play” (MAPL). Through a series of activities in community, educational and organizational settings, they have also developed workshop principles. Dieter and Ambrose are currently exploring to spin out MAPL as a business which offers training in creative thinking.
