{"id":16838,"date":"2023-07-31T00:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T00:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sandler.com\/?p=16838"},"modified":"2023-07-25T16:43:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T16:43:29","slug":"succeed-creating-playful-adult-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/podcasts\/succeed-creating-playful-adult-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Succeed at Creating More Playful Adult Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">In this episode, David Thomas and Lisa Lattuca, who wrote a book called <em>Professors at Play: Playbook Real-World Techniques for More Playful Higher Education Classroom<\/em> share the importance of creating a more playful learning environment and the benefits of taking a playful approach.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">They also talk about how the current education system is under-optimized and how play can help fix it.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>In addition, they explore how play can stimulate creativity, innovation, motivation, and engagement, and how it can be incorporated into the classroom and the workplace.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you&#8217;re looking to gain valuable insights into creating an engaging learning environment and motivated, creative workplace culture, this conversation offers practical advice worth listening to in full.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Key Topics &amp; Timestamps<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">00:02:34 &#8211; Why People Don&#8217;t Play and How Did We Get This Boring in the First Place?<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">00:05:07 &#8211; The Mental Health Aspects and the Breaks of Play<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">00:10:11 &#8211; How Play Stimulates Creativity, Innovation, Motivation, and Engagement<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">00:12:10 &#8211; Different Frameworks for Incorporating Play Into the Classroom and Workplace<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">00:14:44 &#8211; Navigating Taste and Bringing People Into a Playful Taste<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">00:16:34 &#8211; Using Games to Promote Creative Thinking in the Workplace<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">00:18:43 &#8211; Using Children&#8217;s Books as Roleplays or Case Studies<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">00:19:17 &#8211; &#8220;The Worst Idea Ever&#8221; Technique for Generating New Ideas<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">00:19:48 &#8211; Negative Reverse Selling and Using Children&#8217;s Stories for Roleplays<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">00:20:36 &#8211; The Worst Idea Ever and Hidden Word Game Techniques<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">00:22:14 &#8211; Creating Ongoing Games and Using Prizes for Play<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">00:23:54 &#8211; The Importance of Expanding Feeling Vocabulary<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">00:25:05 &#8211; The Importance of Empathy and Feelings in Sales<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">00:27:42 &#8211; David&#8217;s Experience With Failure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The way we do education today is, let&#8217;s just say, under-optimized.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Without play, it&#8217;s hard to mitigate some of that stress and burnout.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Play does create the flexibility of mind and energy, of heart, a connection to others that does allow you to become more creative, to innovate and deploy new concepts, to be motivated to do stuff, but also to engage in them.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Play is like this superpower that we have taught ourselves to be afraid of.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Success is finding what you&#8217;re passionate about and directing your energy there.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Play is necessary for survival, but when you&#8217;re trying to survive, play is the first thing you let go of.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>SUBSCRIBE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SandlerWorldwide\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SandlerWorldwide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode, David Thomas and Lisa Lattuca, who wrote a book called Professors at Play: Playbook Real-World Techniques for More Playful Higher Education Classroom share the importance of creating a more playful learning environment and the benefits of taking a playful approach. 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