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“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

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𝘽𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙡𝙤𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮, 𝙨𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙄’𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙚 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛! Hi everyone, I’m Elana! I’m an applied theatre facilitator and creative learning specialist. So, what do those fancy words mean? In essence, I’m passionate about bringing people together through joyful, #creative #learning #experiences. I specialize in the intersection of creative practices and

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When was the last time you felt truly, deeply inspired? For me, it was at the TIYA Conference in Singapore last weekend. This three day conference was filled with workshops, speakers, and collaborative action that empowered young people from across the Asia Pacific Region to lead inclusive, sustainable change for people and planet through cross-sector

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Have you ever doubted what value you could bring to a client? Last month, I delivered a training on stakeholder engagement and management with a participant whose stakeholders included very high-profile people and government level decision-makers. It was my first time facilitating in this kind of environment, and to be honest I felt slightly intimidated

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