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What Do You Do – In As Few Words As Possible?
It’s natural when you meet someone new for the first time to be curious about what they might do to fill their day, ie I…
What Do You Do – In As Few Words As Possible?
It’s natural when you meet someone new for the first time to be curious about what they might do to fill their day, ie I…
Vale Jim Schoel
It is with a heavy heart I share the sad news that Jim Schoel passed away last week. Jim took his last breath in the…
How to Create a Thriving Member Community
This is a blatant plug for something I really like 🙂 If you are involved with some form of membership-based organisation or association, I highly…
Knowledge About v Knowledge Acquired
Last year, I was gifted an opportunity to participate in an 8-week online learning course delivered by the wonderful folks at the Institute for Experiential…
Fun & Meaningful Farewell or Closing Activities
We are all aware of the impact of making a good first impression. The same can also be said of the impact of how we…
Super Fun Get-To-Know-You Program for 30 People
If I were to survey a group of ten program leaders, I would estimate that all 10 of them would be eager to learn new…
What To Do When an Activity or Challenge is Solved Too Quickly
One of the most important decisions we make as group facilitators is to know at what level to pitch the challenge of any particular activity…
NEW – Latest Activity Uploads
Every month or so, I like to bring you, dear reader, up to date with the latest activity uploads to our online activity database. The…
How to Manage Your Group’s Expectations
A question I sometimes ask of a group in the context of an interactive get-to-know-you exercise is “What is your number one pet peeve?” You…
Outrageously Fun Community-Building Games for 30+ People
The best times I can recall as a member of my local youth group were the outrageously fun games we played during many of our…
What are the Latest Trends in Education?
A few weeks back, a playmeo member asked me what I knew about current educational trends. That is a great question, I thought. I had…
NEW – Activity Search Filters
A long-awaited update to our powerful activity search engine is now complete. Previously, filtering a selected group of activities was only possible by nominating ONE…
Top 3 Activities to Explore Conflict Resolution
Some people confuse the absence of conflict as part of the ideals of a high-performance team, but it is not. In the words of M…
New Courses to Develop Your SEL Programming Skills
Here are four professional development opportunities to sharpen your SEL programming skills, especially if you work in an educational setting. Click the links to learn…
Activity Ideas for Young Children
A common question from teachers and group leaders is to know how they can filter all of the content in playmeo’s activity database based on…
The Best Conference Energisers for 100+ People
When I think of conferences, I think of at least two potentially crushing pinch points in terms of audience engagement: Starting on time – this…
Site v Central – A Powerful Way to Frame Your Group Initiatives
One of the most powerful frameworks I encountered when I was first learning adventure programming was “site versus central.” At first glance, this may not…
Engaging 750 People Online You Can’t See
There was a time amid the height of the recent health pandemic I was invited to present a short session to a virtual audience in…
How to Set Successful Goals
Wow. Four weeks plus have already passed in 2023, and tomorrow is February. Were you among the millions of folks who set themselves one or…
How to Encourage People Who Don’t or Won’t Want to Play
Have you ever asked yourself this question? I’m afraid that some of the people in my team won’t want to play. What do I do?…
Fun 30-Minute Get-To-Know-You Session
Across the southern hemisphere, millions of schoolchildren are returning to school soon, not to mention just as many adults returning to work. In many cases,…
New SEL Courses
Suppose you’re interested in learning more and developing your skills to introduce social-emotional learning (SEL) programs into your curriculum. In that case, you may like…
How Was Your Break? Urghhh… How To Make Questions More Interesting
Hey folks, welcome to the new year. It’s great to be back in the writer’s chair after a couple of weeks off. So, how was…
Best Wishes for the Festive Season
Hey folks, As we approach this festive season, this is just a quick note to say how much I appreciate your support. Your support, especially…
Get 10 of our Best Ice-Breakers
Try ten of our most successful ice-breakers & group games in our all-new 28-page ebook. Ideal for all groups, 100% fun & free.