Play Storming - Building a Bridge from the Playroom to the Boardroom!

Unleashing Radical Results for Individuals and Organiza7ons through the Power of

Play!

Remember When we were young…

We were so carefree. The world was our playground.

No ma:er where we were, we always found ways to play.

Playing came natural.

Play helps relieve our stress and puts a smile on our face.

“Play taps into our most powerful emoAons… That is why it is when we are playing, that we oBen feel the most alive!” – George Sheehan, The Promise of Play

But we are preoccupied with working our way to the top.

In our quest for compeAAve advantage, We’ve lost our natural ability to play.

Most of us are socialized to believe that Play and Work are not compaAble

But Play begets imaginaAon, creaAvity and innovaAon – all compeAAve advantages.

Turn your work place…

Into a play space…

Unleashing Radical Results for Individuals and Organiza7ons through the Power of

Play!

PLAY “ You learn more about a person in an hour of play than in a lifetime of conversation.” —Plato

“Play is serious learning” – Fred Rodgers

“Play is the highest form of human activity” - Nietzsche

"The opposite of play is not work, it’s depression.” - Stuart Brown

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What is Play Storming?

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING Play Storming is experiential learning through improvisational play. Research has shown that adults retain learned skills and concepts better when their learning is anchored to an intense emotional state. In Play Storming, that emotional state is characterized by fun and laughter. Play gets a participant directly and intensively involved in their own learning processes in a way that crystallizes the experiences and helps participants integrate news skills into their everyday lives.

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Why Play Storming?

PLAY STORMING WORKS The spontaneity and ingenuity of effective improvisational games leads participants to report the following: •  Freedom from approval or disapproval during the learning

experience. •  A relief from the tension and distraction that can result

from competitiveness of some other training experiences. •  The physicalization or personalization of concrete

experience, which can dramatically enhance learning for many participants.

•  The sharpening of participants’ sensory abilities and awareness of their own perceptual/learning process, which better enables them to carry their learning into real-world situations.


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Why Play Storming?

PLAY = Presence – When we play we authenAcally engage “in the moment”. Each moment is a Any explosion of possibility. Being present increases our awareness and ability to learn, to listen and to handle unexpected challenges. There’s possibility inherent in literally every single moment.

Laughter – Play releases stress from the body and mind. ABer a good laugh we feel be:er! Play alleviates the pressure to perform and provides freedom from approval or disapproval during the learning experience.

Ac/on – Play requires acAve parAcipaAon and provides a framework for accomplishment. When was the last Ame you played passively?

Yes, Yes, Yes… -‐ Saying Yes means le]ng go of ego and helps us hear others perspecAves with openness. Openness yields unintended and posiAve returns. By saying Yes we accept the scenario as it’s presented to us (regardless of where we wanted it to go), and then add to it. When we play we have permission to say yes to anything.


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What are the benefits of Play Storming?

WORK BENEFITS •  Triggers creativity and innovation •  Increases energy and helps prevent burnout •  Keeps you functional under stress •  Refreshes your mind and body •  Makes you more happy, flexible and resilient •  Encourages teamwork •  Increases productivity •  Helps you see problems in a new way


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SOCIAL BENEFITS •  Increases trust •  Strengthens group bonds •  Builds empathy •  Builds compassion •  Generates capacity for intimacy •  Builds more meaningful connections •  Fosters cooperation and teamwork •  Teaches social skills through give and take •  Fights loneliness, isolation, anxiety and depression •  Increases sense of community •  Brings joy, vitality and resilience to relationships •  Heals resentments and disagreements

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EMOTIONAL BENEFITS •  Brings happiness •  Improves problem-solving skills •  Teaches perseverance •  Fights off burnout •  Provides clarity •  Builds confidence •  Promotes serenity, calm and relaxation •  Builds motivation •  Fosters creativity

PLAY STORMING WORKSHOPS*

Leadership Development and Management Skills

Teambuilding and Community Adventures

Sales and Customer Service

Creativity and Innovation

Brand Identity and Customer Journey Mapping

Improv Training

*click on workshops above for link to more info

http://play-storming.com/teambuilding/

http://play-storming.com/sales-and-customer-service/

http://play-storming.com/leadership-development-and-management-skills/

http://www.play-storming.com

http://play-storming.com/play-storming-for-business/creativity-and-innovation/

http://www.play-storming.com

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Who are the Players?


Shawn Utterback – Chief Experience Officer Shawn is a seasoned improviser and facilitator with over 15 years experience. Shawn has taught and performed with ComedySportz, Project Improv, Take 5 and Dysfunction Junction to name a few. Shawn is also a communications expert and planner, having worked at several ad agencies where he led strategy and brand development. He is currently an adjunct professor at the Academy of Art University where he teaches Creative Strategy and The Art of Presentation. Shawn has facilitated workshops for a number of organizations including Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, Louisville Ad Fed, Gilda’s Club, RAPP Collins, Brown-Forman, Destination Imagination and Angel Flight. Terrill Fisher – Partner and Facilitator of Play Terrill has given over 1000 paid presentations to audiences of all ages as a trainer, speaker, professional comedian, and improvisational performer. With a background as an investment media broker and management consultant, he learned how effective humor can be in difficult business situations. He leads programs in Negotiation, Stress Management, and How to Understand Yourself and Others Better. Terrill is the co-founder of Humor University, a virtual center for humor and fun experts around the United States. Terrill holds a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Communication from The University of Texas. He is the co-author of the book Making Work Fun: 139 Ways to Lighten Up the Workplace, and he is a member of the National Speakers Association. He is also a certified Birkman Consultant with Birkman International.

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Play Storming - Building a Bridge from the Playroom to the Boardroom!