What People Are Saying
"If you have always suspected that Play is a necessary ingredient to success in the workplace – buy this book. Meyer makes the case in a compelling and rigorous way. If you have always resisted the idea of play as a legitimate professional approach – buy this book. Meyer will convince you otherwise."
- Kat Koppett, Author, Training to Imagine and Founder Koppett + Company, LLC
"Leaders who are looking to significantly increase the innovation and creative problem-solving ability of individuals and groups should read Playspace."
- Matthew P.d. Brown President and Play Czar, Big BOING
"A uniquely creative approach to bring energy to your teams and workplace. The real-life examples will convince you that it is possible."
- Anna Zaltz Director, Global Leadership Development, PepsiAmericas, Inc.
"This book is for anyone who cares about the quality and vitality of ideas. Instead of the prescriptive how-to of many business books, it awakens one’s awareness of being in a meeting: how we maximize our own contributions and bring out the best in others. Since reading this book, I am conscious of how I "show up," and what I do to enliven the exchange of ideas."
- Cheryl Small, Director of AlchemyLB , Leo Burnett
"This book is essential reading for managers, team leaders, entrepreneurs, collaborators, and all who have the ability and opportunity to transform work and organizational life. The mindset shift Meyer describes that is the heart of this book — the creation of Playspace — is a new leadership imperative to help people and organizations inspire lasting and meaningful change."
- Lisa Gundry, Ph.D., Professor and Director, The Center for Creativity and Innovation, DePaul University
"This rich book is the map of a treasure hunt for those facilitating playful collaborative innovation. It is not a recipe book, it tells the success stories of famous companies who are exploring 'what if' in unchartered territories through playspace."
- Jean-Jacques Mermod, Head of Learning and Development, Merck Serono
"This book offers a practical and unique approach to enhancing adult learning and productivity in organizations, by drawing on the concepts of play, improvisation and the joy of relational engagement.
As Meyer shows from examples in real organizations, facilitators and participants that embrace the art of play and improvisation are amazed at how their learning and laughing together helps them play their way into new organizational and individual realities. It’s a must read for anyone looking to apply sound adult learning principles in a unique and creative way that leads workers on a newer journey toward their own creativity within and beyond the workplace and playspace!"
- Elizabeth J. Tisdell, Professor of Adult Education, Penn State University, Harrisburg
"There are many strategies to improve organizations in the business literature. Most recognize that change does not occur without creating discomfort. This book helps free our minds from the past so we can open up much-needed playspace for new possibilities. I applaud Pamela Meyer for looking at organizational improvement using a fresh improvisational lens."
- Kathleen Burke, CEO, Robert Crown Center for Health Education
"Invaluable for those seeking to bring more innovation into their organization, From Workplace to Playspace offers a view of the value of play in building adaptive responses to change, and in fostering the desire for individuals and teams to seek out the advantages of new opportunities!"
- Kathy D. Geller, Ph.D. Associate Vice President- Organizational Effectiveness, Stanford University
"Consultants, executives, academics – if you are interested in the art and science of building a vibrant work culture where people thrive, read this book!"
- Dr. Tiffany von Emmel, Founder and CEO of Dreamfish