In today's episode, I finally got a chance to speak with Acey Holmes, the founder of Playful Work Design. A company that helps you gain insight into your teams and leaders, identify potential areas of change, develop goals to meet key metrics, and recommend scientific playful strategies for driving engagement. We discuss the importance of integrating playfulness into the work environment, and why play in the workplace is not only beneficial but NECESSARY! We spoke about how play can be useful in boosting morale and productivity as well as much more! why play in the workplace is not only beneficial but vital! 

Topics discussed:

• Why play at work isn't a bad thing
• What is play at work and what isn't it?
• Play vs Fun, what's the difference?
• Data to help show you why play is useful 
• Ways to introduce play at work

Resources mentioned:

• Bees playing: Click here to watch the YouTube video 
• Acey's website www.playfulworkdesign.com 
• Personal play identities - Click here to read the article 
• Fierce conversations; Click here to watch the YouTube video
• Acey's disrupt HR talk; Click here to watch the video
• Connect with Acey on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/aceym
• Book: Creativity, Inc.: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Creativity-Inc-Overcoming-Unseen-Inspiration/dp/0593070097
• Book: Joy, inc.:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Joy-Inc-Built-Workplace-People/dp/1591847125
• Asking for more budget episode: Click here to watch the YouTube video
• Mission vs vision vs Values episode: https://Click here to watch the YouTube video

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