Strategic Play Podcast

Mark and Jacquie
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We are all experts in creativity and innovation. And through play, we all have the ability to dream and imagine better ways to work and solve complicated problems. In each episode, we’ll take you on a journey around the world, where you’ll hear from some seriously smart and playful people. They’ll share their stories of how, through daring to believe and think differently, they can and are changing the world.

  1. 09/02/2025

    Playing to Prepare for Disasters at Royal Roads University

    What did you think? In this special episode, Vivian Forssman of Royal Roads University interviews Strategic Play Founder and doctoral student Jacqueline Lloyd Smith. Gain a deeper understanding of how play—using 3D tabletop models—can be highly useful to bulletproof any strategy, especially when the stakes are high in the face of impending disaster.

    14 min

  2. 01/17/2025

    Matthew Jones: Playing at Purdue

    What did you think? Matt is a PhD student and fellow at Purdue University bringing play to academics. We met at a creativity conference after he couldn’t resist the allure of a session that had him asking: What the duck?!

    47 min

  3. 05/29/2024

    Mike Walling

    What did you think? Mike, owner of 3Dynamic, is a pro in the industrial and mechanical design industry. Would you believe that, as a child, a particular line of LEGO® kits set him on that path?

    1h 5m

  4. 10/11/2023

    Dr. Kim Macuare

    What did you think? A self-professed recovering academic, Kim is Co-Director of Innovation Labs at The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. With a background in literature, she’s found a unique position to pursue her love of creativity. What would you expect if your manager sent your team to participate in an innovation and problem-solving workshop at an art museum?

    53 min

  5. 03/23/2023

    Mike Campigotto

    What did you think? From tech pro to retiree making prosciutto and hot sauce to joining up with a group of young folks in a startup for safety innovation in the mining sector. Yep. Sounds like Mike’s just had your typical career path.

    43 min

  6. 12/29/2022

    Jeff Balesh

    What did you think? Jeff, LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Methods facilitator and executive coach extraordinaire, loves a good LEGO® epiphany.

    46 min

  7. 12/27/2022

    Strategic Play Podcast -Sarah Moyle

    What did you think? Holding the title of Senior Business Consultant at Intel Flex doesn’t sound like there’s much room for creativity, does it? Well guess what? Sarah did it. Find out how she managed to carve out her own place as a Creative Facilitator and Visual Storyteller at this tech giant.

    40 min

  8. 12/14/2022

    Strategic Play Podcast -Jeremy Neuner

    What did you think? Jeremy is a LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methods facilitator and enthusiastic storyteller who used to be a U.S. Navy Pilot who now works for Google and once co-authored a book called The Rise of the Naked Economy:  How to Benefit from the Changing Workplace.  Let’s just hope if that office is using LEGO, folks are at least wearing shoes!

    39 min
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We are all experts in creativity and innovation. And through play, we all have the ability to dream and imagine better ways to work and solve complicated problems. In each episode, we’ll take you on a journey around the world, where you’ll hear from some seriously smart and playful people. They’ll share their stories of how, through daring to believe and think differently, they can and are changing the world.

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    Mark and Jacquie
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