Make it Fun!
One of my favorite presenters from this year’s Maximum Impact Simulcast (MIS) was Kevin Carroll. Mr. Carroll presented a great idea to have Olympic themed “game days” at organizations as a way to boost creativity and encourage play at work.
At our local United Way we already have Game Days once a month, so our COO and I worked together to create the United Way "Unique" Olympics. Below are some pictures of month one, from our three month long United Way "Unique" Olympics. I’m not in any of the pictures because I was holding the Camera (thanks Jason), but my teammate and I are in first place. Our team name is “Go for the Gold!”
Pictures are below, and I will keep you updated on what happens with next month’s Table Tennis Tournament!
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| United Way "Unique" Olympics - Month one |
Fantastic, Chris! I hope that everyone in your office realizes that what they are participating in is BIGGER than just playing games for the "fun" of it. Team dynamics are being solidified, communication skills are increasing, and best of all...you are all finding out who can really use their imagination to solve seemingly nonsensical scenatios/games - just like some business situations demand.
Keep enjoying your moments of "purposeful play" and thanks for the email update! Be well...
Kevin Carroll
Katalyst
Posted by: KEVIN CARROLL | July 07, 2008 at 12:58 PM
Thanks for the comment Kevin.
Play at work has been a blast and I can already see a shift in the attitudes of our staff.
Thanks for doing what you do and sharing your ideas. . . .
Christopher S.
Posted by: Christopher Scott | July 07, 2008 at 01:18 PM