March 6, 2022 ~ Vanessa interviewed Whitney Bunn, Associate Director, Playworks Michigan. A steward of leveraging the power of play in elementary schools for more than 25 years, Playworks Michigan has announced the official launch of a “Corporate Recess” program for companies and corporations throughout the region. As employers continue to wrestle with a range of issues and considerations related to continued remote and/or hybrid workplaces, Playworks’ Corporate Recess initiative aims to foster connection, social interaction and mutual respect while building colleague rapport, teamwork, and trust. Sessions, featuring games and other activities, are interactive and customizable and are available both digitally and socially distanced in-person for groups of any size. In 2021, Playworks held pilot initiatives with the Skillman Foundation and with Detroit information technology company, Integral. The success of those ventures, as well as expressed interest from additional companies, motivated the organization to develop the program further and make it available on a wider scale in this region and in varied formats.