Back to: PLAYIFY Your Working Life
When Creating This Course
When creating this course, I reflected on the many teams I’ve worked with in the past. Hindsight being 20/20, the relationship between team health and performance and openness to play was suddenly pretty obvious. I saw higher levels of transparency, trust, authenticity, and enjoyment in play-friendly cultures. These teams also exhibited better flow and quality in their work.
Conversely, teams that struggled often had little time or interest in play. However, by creating a safer space for people to explore a more playful working life, you can see significant shifts in mood and dynamics.
This course is aimed at helping you, your team, and your organisation on that journey.
We will start with the main reasons why we should take play seriously, looking at real benefits such as profit, productivity, engagement, and creativity. We will explore how play helps create a culture of positivity and better performance.
We will have a quick look at play theory and what it involves. Then, we will jump into the science of play, checking out the brain juices that create the magic. We will dive into how different types of play can help with learning, attention, connections, and more, adding a few examples of activities you could try out yourself.
Lastly, we will look at why it might be tricky to get people on board and provide tips on how to shift mindsets and ultimately create a highly playful, enjoyable, and better-performing workplace.
The course will be sprinkled with quizzes to keep you engaged and more likely to remember what you learn here. This will help you play it forward!