LEGO Literacy Alert!
Around the 1.23 mark, Di uses LEGO to answer some questions!
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Hello there!
We’re Dr. Jane Hession and Ronan Healy. We’re a husband and wife team and co-founders of the service design studio How Might We - www.howmightwe.design
We're passionate about Play and provide online and in-house training in the LEGO Serious Play method to:
1) Third-level Educators - https://bit.ly/LSP_Ed_Innovators
2) Organisational Innovators - https://bit.ly/LSP_Org_Innovators
Episode Three
Digital Transformations and Systemic Change firmly reside in the parlance of organisational design, but since 2018, we've wondered if there's space for 'Playful Awakenings.'
Di Gammage, a Buddhist Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor, and Child Psychotherapist, authored the book "Playful Awakenings", and we're delighted to feature her as our second guest.
This was a wonderful conversation; we're confident you will enjoy it too.
Guest Details
"Playful Awakenings" Book
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Playful-Awakening-Releasing-Gift-Play/dp/184905150X
Di's LinkedIn Page
linkedin.com/in/dianne-gammage-4846bb42
Website
https://playful-awakening.org/
Topics Covered
A Playful Awakening in SouthWest Airlines - The best and funniest Safety Demo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbNy5Cc7GL8
Book Recommendation - "I Wonder” by Annaka Harris
https://www.amazon.com/I-Wonder-Annaka-Harris/dp/1940051045
Robert Landy - Mind-Body Healing Through the Arts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMLTJtMonVgn
Peter Levine - What is 'Titration' in Trauma Therapy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjNk3ns1MKY
'Falling Asleep' and how it links to Gabor Maté's work on addiction
Gabor Maté – Authenticity Leads To Freedom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1esGZE7whN0
Gabor Maté - How Play Can Heal Your Relationships
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L4V1cY5Pvs
Sharon Salzberg - Loving Kindness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQSWsOORBFY
Introduction to Voice Movement Therapy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3Z_dxCYV40
Timestamps
(0:00) - Introduction
(2:32) - Discussion on Play and Playfulness in Organizations
(4:12) - Serious Workplace vs. Playful Interactions
(7:03) - D Gamage's Background and Early Life
(10:02) - Impactful Childhood Experience
(14:37) - Transition to Adult Playfulness
(17:23) - Balancing Seriousness and Play in Therapy
(20:02) - Breath and Its Importance in Therapy
(22:56) - Playfulness and Systems Thinking
(24:25) - Advice to Younger Self
(26:02) - Evolution of Di's Career
(29:55) - Impact of Working with Vulnerable Youth
(31:54) - The Role of Play Therapy
(35:26) - Playfulness in Serious Environments
(38:07) - Excerpt from Di's Book: Playful Awakening
(39:25) - Connecting Play to Something Bigger
(44:19) - Play and Confidence in Career
(47:45) - Shadow Side of Play and Abuse
(50:38) - Importance of Play in the Workplace
(52:02) - Mindfulness and Playfulness
(56:25) - Concept of the Cloak
(1:00:55) - Elaborating on the Cloak
(1:06:05) - Play in Overwhelming Situations
(1:12:38) - Presence as an Act of Love
(1:15:10) - Falling Asleep Metaphor
(1:20:14) - Attention as a Moral Act
(1:23:29) - First Lego Build: What Inspires Di's Work
(1:30:27) - Final Advice on Play and Playfulness in the Workplace