Education, Skills and Learning

Investing in education could add $2.54 trillion to the global economy: 'Playful learning' is key

Education: child lays with lego bricks

Taking a playful approach to education teaches children creativity and critical thinking. Image: Unsplash/Kelly Sikkema

Bo Stjerne Thomsen
Vice-President and Chair of Learning through Play, The LEGO Foundation
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