You might say it’s strange to see the words joy and dementia in the same sentence. Mary Fridley and Susan Massad believe that’s part of a problem that needs solving. We’ve been thinking about dementia in very unhelpful ways. It’s unhelpful for people with dementia,...
Meet the co-founders of the recently launched Playful Mind Project, play experts Jessica Brustad and Rona Lewis. The focus of their launch is on one of the hardest hit demographics during the Covid-19 pandemic – working moms. With the infection counts breaking...
This week you’re going to meet Charlette "Charly" Ford, a seasoned entertainer, executive producer and curator of the You’s A Fool Improv and Variety Show in Atlanta, GA. She’s one of the most playful people I’ve ever met! When Charly’s around, it’s nearly...
Kay Ross believes that life is an improvisation game and a playground of possibilities. She is an improv performer and an Applied Improvisation trainer; a bodyworker/healer; the Head Tour Guide in The Playground of Possibilities (that’s her project about guiding...
Have you ever heard the quote, “Be the person you needed when you were younger”? This quote by Ayesha Siddiqi is embodied in the work of Rita Ezenwa-Okoro. Rita lives in Lagos, Nigeria and is the Founder and Lead Visionary of Street Project Foundation, a...
In case you haven't heard, the world is in crisis right now. We have big complex issues that need real solutions. But none of them will be solved if we can’t figure out how to talk to each other. Right now, everything seems to be a stalemate. It’s kind of a “my way...
The Global Play Brigade is here to help. If you need to smile, to work through tough emotions, or to make some new friends, they've got you. But more importantly, the Global Play Brigade is here to help us find better ways to make tough decisions and dream up new...
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