Coaches kept telling Maxwell Pearce to stick to the fundamentals. Good thing he didn’t listen. A Harlem Globetrotter and artist, he went on to build a global reputation for gravity-defying dunks and a theory that the same playful rule-breaking is what powers progress in every field. In this joyful talk, he makes the case that play isn’t the opposite of serious work — it’s the secret ingredient behind it. (Recorded at Play@TED on May 14, 2026)
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@jackfrostcm108
June 11, 2026 at 12:54 pm
Where is the dog 🐕?
@ApexLegacyFilms
June 11, 2026 at 3:26 pm
🥰🥰🥰🥰
@maxinedowns8013
June 11, 2026 at 4:43 pm
Pistol Pete Maravich would have been right at home on the Globetrotters because of his ball handling skills.
@worldbrotherhoodglobal
June 11, 2026 at 5:24 pm
The corporate world forces you into rigid compliance grids, ignoring that true evolutionary power belongs to those who dare to break the pre-programmed loops and treat reality as a playground rather than a cage.