“I don’t have time for games.”

“𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴.”
That’s what many of my adult participants say when I introduce play as a tool for professional training.

Plot twist: Once they start, they don’t want to stop.

Here’s the trap:

We think play is for children.
We think learning stops being playful once we grow up.
We think professionalism means being serious.

But in my experience, the opposite is true.

We’ve all sat in meetings that could have been emails. 
We’ve all been to events where we wondered when the break was.
In presentations where we know the information is important but we struggle to simply focus after the 60 minute mark….

This summer, I led a 3-day training on Drama in Education with participants from varying fields – therapists, educators, entrepreneurs… Not just teachers. Not actors. And certainly not kids.

The result?

 💡 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠.

Why? Because play 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨.

Play is how we connect faster, and deeper.
Play is how we unlock creativity and innovation.
Play is how we build trust and collaboration with stakeholders. 
Play is how we learn deeply, and how we make sure what we learn sticks.

What are some places you’re curious about incorporating play into your work? In meetings? Masterminds? Communication channels?

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