Creativity in Play

Our guest will be Steven Gross, chief playmaker for the Life is Good Kids Foundation and the Life is Good Playmakers program. They provide teachers and childcare providers with training and resources to heal and strengthen children through play. We'll explore how to create environments that are open and encouraging to play, the power of play to heal, and how creativity, imagination and play can be encouraged in organizations and classrooms.

Our guest will John Seely Brown, co-author of A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change. We'll explore the role of creativity and imagination in change, learning, work and innovation, as well as the importance of play. John is a visiting scholar at the University of Southern California and the independent co-chairman of the Deloitte Center for the Edge. He is the author of The Power of Pull and The Social Life of Information. Previously, John was the chief scientist of Xerox and director of Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (PARC).

Best-selling author Bernie DeKoven joins us to explore game design, healthy competition, play, and creative fun. Bernie is the author of "The Well Played Game," in which he voiced a philosophy of "healthy competition" that formed the core teachings of the New Games Foundation. He also is a lifetime member of The Association for the Study of Play.

Join us with author Sandy Sims to explore the role of creative thinking in life and work. Sandy is the author of "How Frank Lloyd Wright Got Into My Head Under My Skin And Changed The Way I Think About Thinking, A Creative Thinking Blueprint For The 21st Century." Sandy brings his experience as an ad man together with his own life journey -- and Frank Lloyd Wright -- to share important concepts about creativity, flow, synchronicity, energy, and the power of the human mind.

We'll explore the patterns that organize and control our different learning and creativity styles. And we'll look at the way we move and mind-body connection. Join us with Betsy Wetzig, movement researcher, choreographer, dancer, and originator of Coordination Pattern Training, and Full Potential Learning with Dr. Patricia Pinciatti. She also is the co-author with Dr. Ginny Whitelaw of "Move to Greatness: Focusing the Four Essential Energies of a Whole and Balanced Leader."

We'll explore the importance of playing in the kitchen, creating the space for families to cook and eat together, and fostering creativity and communication through cooking and eating together. Rachel Theriot is the CEO and head chef of Family Dinner, where she cooks for families and offers one-on-one assistance to the kitchen-challenged.

We'll explore the intersection of travel, play, community-building, creativity, the outdoors, education, music and the environment with the co-founder and international program director of Crooked Trails: Travel with a Purpose. Find more at www.crookedtrails.org

We'll explore Matt Brown's work at Klutz, the importance of play and movement, and connections between creativity and play.

We'll explore the importance of advocating for play in nature, what resources are available to support outdoor play, and what's missing from creative play.

Explore why creativity matters in cities and communities, what the state of today's economy means for creativity, and where we stand in "The Great Reset."