Playful Purpose

Sydney #SXSW selection season is now open! @cbain of @itsimprov and I would love your support (vote❤️) for our workshop: Whose Startup is It Anyway? This workshop is an improv show that pairs professional improvisers with startup founders! Come #play! sessionselect.sxswsydney.com/entry/vote/WEy…

Most people think improv and play is frivolous but actually it’s the secret to being more creative, applying curiosity and being more effective at landing your dream job, leading teams or even having hard conversations. #Play on!

I'm launching a cohort-based course: “the Other AI” (#AppliedImprov) @MavenHQ Join me & a cohort of job-seekers live 2 #play games while maximising our human skills. As a result,you'll have fun seeking, interviewing & landing your next role. Interested? RT maven.com/forms/3d2792

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Roy Kent (is everywhere) and knows how to play. Sesame Street knows how to write scenes that teach kids and entertain adults. (#TedLasso #EasterEggs!) Keep playing!! @brettgoldstein #play #playmatters youtu.be/0xMSrh46H8A

What does it mean to #play? 🌊To be “in flow” 🧐To be curious 👩‍🎨 To be creative ⏰ To lose track of time (in a good way) 💪🏼To be adaptable 😎To be strategic 🛝To collaborate 📡 To communicate Aren’t these all the things we do at work 2b productive & profitable?👀 the Connection?

““Almost all creativity involves purposeful play” -Abraham Maslow” by erika rakas link.medium.com/lZZRziXnrwb As Ralph Waldo Emerson poetically proclaimed, “It is a happy talent to know how to play,” and when we nurture talent, it becomes skill. #play

This podcast was a fun global chat about play - its importance, power and impact (as well as how it’s a secret sauce for performance, profitability and purpose!). It was a pleasure to share stories and insights with other play experts across the hemispher…lnkd.in/gP5xaaMy

@MurrayDG Have a listen to this song. It was my first lesson in “marketing” before the internets 25 years ago. In my student teaching days I designed a lesson around this song to kindergarteners. (Also @jimmyrees and Jason need a listen) youtu.be/5fVGZZMx3No

I need to get some better interests.

Smart little bird.. 👌 twitter.com/buitengebieden…

The rules of improv can make you funnier. They can also make you more confident. #play npr.org/2022/10/19/112…

Prepping for a @PurposePlayful delivery and was reminded/validated why and how #PLAY makes us more productive, gels a team, and have more fun (to name a few). Thank you @garyware who posted a fantastic TEDx talk by Gwen Gordon (Sesame Street puppeteer) youtube.com/watch?v=i6aCp7…

I’m using SessionLab for designing facilitation plans & love it. Sign up & get extended Pro trial sessionlab.com/?inv=LVeSZqjJ7… via @SessionLab

As I've been listening to my friend @garyware's new book Playful Rebellion (while waiting impatiently for the actual book to be delivered Down Under - link in first comment) there are so many good nuggets! For those who know me and my (ahem) obsession wit…lnkd.in/gstmQxEt

My friend (and brother from another mother) @KennedyOdede speaking at @ClintonGlobal. Yes to “support/fund grassroots organizations” and “trust them to solve their own problems”. Love your work. Inspired by your impact. Learning from your process! fb.watch/fFXHBu9Zc3/

The theme of "be average" and just show up keeps filling my story feed. Good lessons in the social world rife with images of 'perfectionism'. wsj.com/articles/go-ah…

Last week I had the pleasure of meeting several year 8 students through Anna-Grace Millward's The Orbispace Initiative. Girls came from across NSW - some as far as Griffith; a 7-hour bus ride! Several women were invited to share their career journeys wi…lnkd.in/e-pnJuUH

Yep! The opposite of play is not work, it’s fear. @MojoCrowe fb.watch/f6e7GOVHZh/.

When your friends know you so well they send you this! Thank you @steveb8n & @sybilmw. This is what @PurposePlayful is all about!

Benefits of #play "One way to think about play is an action you do that brings you a significant amount of joy without offering a specific result.”- @JeffHarryPlays harpersbazaar.com.au/benefits-of-ch…