In this episode of Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity, Dr. Kate Raynes-Goldie joins us to discuss the use of play for serious purposes such as innovation, connection, and mental health among other benefits, leveraging LEGO® Serious Play® and SUPERCONNECT®.
Dr. Kate Raynes-Goldie is an internationally awarded human connection specialist, PhD trained business anthropologist, university lecturer, keynote speaker and strategic speaker coach. She is also the Co-Founder and Chief Connection Officer at The Up Next Company, and a passionate advocate for the power of curiosity and play for boosting connection, trust, mental health, communication, innovation and strategy.
2:10 You’ll hear about LEGO® Serious Play® and the value of using play for serious purposes.
6:09 You’ll hear about the benefits of play and curiosity at work and the growing body of research in this area.
8:15 You’ll hear about some common reasons that prevent us from being innovative and fearless at work, as well as how play can help foster psychological safety.
11:16 You’ll hear about how play can help with exploring metaphor and story in order to gain insights and create deeper connections.
14:30 You’ll hear about SUPERCONNECT®, an add on for LEGO Serious Play, created by Dr Kate, that optimizes for human connection, psychological safety, and better conversations about what really matters including the power of incorporating kindness and consent and how that fosters inclusion and belonging.
19:45 You’ll hear about the interdisciplinary approach of leveraging anthropology as a tool to help people lean into their professional curiosity to understand and meet their customer’s needs better.
23:34 You’ll hear about the ADHD superpower of being curious and creative, as well as tactics you can utilize in your own life to channel some of that power.
26:50 You’ll hear about the “I’m not creative” false narrative that many people believe about themselves and how to change that narrative for yourself and others.
31:24 You’ll learn about strategic speaking and how it can help to ensure you’re serving the purpose you’re aiming to serve with speaking.
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