From Workplace to Playspace

From Workplace to Playspace This innovative book draws on more than twenty years of research and consulting work with organizations as diverse as Google, Chicago Public Schools, Threadless, Learning Curve, Theater Oobleck, and Umpqua Bank. Author Pamela Meyer outlines how organizations can create dynamic workplaces—or "playspaces"—that inspire creative collaboration, learning, and positive change. From Workplace to Playspace reclaims play as a key dynamic of organizational success. The book shows leaders, facilitators, and participants how to shift their organizational mindset from one of workplace—with all its constraining connotations—to playspace—with the dynamic engagement it fosters. The "Playspace" approach is being used successfully across businesses, industries, government, and arts organizations, and in those that are well funded, as well as those with limited resources. From Workplace to Playspace is an informative guide for building a supportive workplace environment that will help everyone work, create, and learn at their best.