Werewolf
31 July 2012While I’m banging on about communication, might as well tell you about my most recent Werewolf experience. Werewolf is a game for between 10 and 30 people (thereabouts – don’t quote me). It’s not at all physical. It’s played sitting in a circle, either on the floor or in chairs. It helps if all the…
Joy and delight
9 December 2011Wouldn’t you like to have more of whatever it is that’s making the people in this pic react this way? You bet. The cause of all this joy and delight is bubbles. The sort of bubbles that you blew as a child, and that you thought you’d outgrown. Seems none of us outgrow the pleasure…
How to be more playful
29 November 2011I’m always banging on about bringing playfulness – which can be an attitude, a point-of-view, an approach – to work, to problem solving, to meetings, to life. “But how?” I hear you asking. Here’s a few ideas: Have a play space – a space at work or in a conference for people to play: shooting…
There is no point. It’s just fun!
15 November 2011I’ve long been a fan of Improv Everywhere, so it’s no surprise that I watched Charlie Todd’s TEDxBloomington talk on The Shared Experience of Absurdity. If you’ve never heard of Improv Everywhere it will give you a great introduction, and if you have, it will give you some laughs. Charlie describes Improv Everywhere as “causing…
It’s okay to play. Yes, really!
26 August 2011Otters are my favourite animals. Have been for as long as I can remember. It’s their playfulness that gets me every time. Check this out. Here’s the link if you can’t see the video below. Even the adults like to play. And if that’s not enough, check out this river otter playing with a puppy.…
Exploring the edges of the way we work
4 August 2011I’ve started a little research project to explore the edges of how we work. When facilitating workshops with many different groups and organisations, there is sometimes a disconnect between what people want to do and how it is expected to be done. Approaches that were once just fine are now struggling in the face of…
Let’s playfully change the world!
7 July 2011Wow! Bulgaria sounds like a really bad country to live and work in based on this TED talk by Steve Keil. But hang on, he could be describing your work place, especially if it’s one where you do serious work, have autocratic leaders who are untrusting and controlling, even restrictive – and you’re not allowed…