Derek Polano

I found a recent article in the Vancouver Sun paper on September 29, 2011, to be very disappointing.  The article explains that a group of teachers form a secondary school attended an offsite retreat where they spent the day engaging in co-operative team building. But the majority of the activities included playing ping-pong, air hockey,

During the last few months there have been numerous issues with trying to place orders for LSP kits into Canada.  We have been in correspondence with LEGO head office in Denmark trying to get the situation corrected.  Today, I received the news that this was indeed a systems issue. LEGO is working to correct this

In August of 2010, Phil Culhane  attended the Strategic Play™ Facilitator Training offered in Vancouver. He is now facilitating workshops with a variety of people working in organizations. In an email that he sent me he commented: “One of the things I’m noticing is that laughter starts VERY quickly whenever we use the Strategic Play tool based on

Upcoming Training with Strategic Play: August 8, 9, and 10th, 2011 in Vancouver, Canada +778-294-5500 Toll Free in North America: 1-888-238-2608 jacquie@strategicplay.ca August 29, 30, and 31st, 2011 in Panama City, Panama 507-6487-2132 jacquie@strategicplay.ca September 12, 13 and 14, 2011 in Hamburg, Germany +49.40.421014-0 katrin.elster@strategicplay.de October 10, 11, and 12th, 2011 in Vancouver, Canada +778-294-5500

Playing for Survival In his book “Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination and Invigorates the Soul”, Stuart Brown, M.D., explains that not only have scientist proven that play is needed and used within the animal kingdom for survival, but that play allows the player to gain new insights, test new behaviours, and

For years many innovative management consultants, who pondered the value of play within organizations, conducted their work in isolation.  After all, the idea of ‘play at work’ in Western society seemed a bit eccentric and not widely valued.  However, when a handful of consultants met in Denmark in 2006, and began to collaborate, we recognized

Strategic Playroom Fundamentals certification training based on LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY™ methodology and materials is planned for: North America: August 16, 17, 18 and 19th in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  Please visit:  http://www.lloydsmith.com Europe: September 22, 23, 24 in Hamburg (Deutschland), Germany. Please visit:   http://www.strategicplay.de For more information on training offered in Australia, New Zealand and / or Asia Pacific please visit: http://www.mci.edu.au/ Training will soon

The ability to think creatively is now more important than ever, as the world is changing rapidly and we are all asked to do more with less. Many corporations are outsourcing skilled labour such as engineering, accounting, and software writing.  North Americans watch as left brain jobs go to countries asking for lower incomes.  Innovation is