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What Is Flow?
After working with groups all over the world for 30+ years now, I know that when they accept my invitation to enter into a space…
Ask An Expert
What Is Flow?
After working with groups all over the world for 30+ years now, I know that when they accept my invitation to enter into a space…
Question: How Do I End Long-Term Programs?
A subscriber asks: Do you have any tips or strategies on how to finish a group? I co-facilitate a 29-week personal development group with 14…
Group Development Process of Adventure Therapy Groups
You are probably aware of the popular group development model published by Bruce Tuckman, the rhyming schema of Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Transforming/Mourning. This…
Deliberate Creative
Would you like your team to be more creative? Not quite sure how to do this? This week, Dr Amy Climer shares the discoveries of…
What Do I Do With Diverse Group Needs?
A long-time playmeo subscriber asks: We have a large group of staff who comprise young, old, loud, shy and a few very disgruntled people. My…
Can Play Save The World?
Followers of this blog and the work of playmeo will know that we have a fervent belief that play is an essential element in the…
Play Is A State of Mind: Podcast Interview
For most of us, we think of ‘play’ in terms of playing a game, an activity. It’s not – it’s a state of mind. And…
Reflecting as an Individual
A question came in this week from a playmeo subscriber: “What activities or exercises can I deliver that will give each person the experience of…
How To Remember Names
People often remark that I have a great memory for names. I don’t, I just use a couple of key ‘how to remember names’ strategies to…
Does Experiential Learning Work?
There are some educators who believe that integrating ‘real-life’ experiences – which they understand as experiential learning – into school curriculum offers no discernible long-term value…
Got A Large Group? What To Play With Large Groups of People
Another in a long line of great questions, often posed by group leaders who are looking for some guidance: How do I deliver a series…
Language is My Most Potent Tool
Phil from NY asks me to share what would be one of my top pieces of advice in regards the soft skills required to BE…
Does Team-Building Work? Show Me The Proof…
As a team-building group facilitator, this is a question I am often asked: do team-building programs work? I could point to dozens of examples which…
Two Hours of Fun & Physical Activity Every Week in Schools
Followers of this blog, not to mention my work in the field of education, will know that I bang on a lot about the critical…
Learning Together Is Best
I’m an avid follower of Seth Godin, an inspiring thought leader of our time. His latest post got me musing… When you think of groups like…
Question: How To Play In War-torn Syria?
A question about how to play in war-torn Syria comes from Rita, living in the middle of a war zone: “…I live in Damascus Syria….
Question: What Activities Are Suitable For People with Physical Disabilities?
This question comes from Phil in NY, USA: “…I am soon to work with a group who have a wheelchair-bound guy in it and I’m…
Which Is Harder – To Say or to Do?
A subscriber to the playmeo YouTube channel has suggested that is much easier to repeat what is said and do the opposite than is it…
What Is An Ice-Breaker?
Or, put another way, what makes an ice-breaker an ice-breaker (as distinct from any other group activity?) Sometimes, this is simply asking the question some…
Three Principles Crucial For The Human Mind To Flourish
In his latest TED Talk, Sir Ken Robinson outlines three key elements which must exist for the human mind to flourish – and how current…
What We Know Often Gets In The Way of Possibility
To end the week, take a few minutes out of your day to explore what is possible because this fun TED Talk by Jay Silver…
Do You Dare To Dream?
Since our childhood, we all know how to dream. Asleep and awake. Thanks to the power of our imagination we believe we are capable of…
Battling Bullying Interview
The conversation regarding bullying has deepened in recent years. It’s always been a hot topic, but I sense that we are witnessing a cultural shift…
The Power of Introversion: Susan Cain
Attention: All group facilitators & educators… Take 20 minutes out of your day to watch this brilliant TED Talk by Susan Cain about the power of…
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