Bringing play to the stage and to your workplace.
I'm fired up to bring my message to corporate groups, civic groups, non-profits and conferences.
My philosophy stems from the following tenets:
My philosophy stems from the following tenets:
- Play has the power to bring out the best in people.
- Being engaged matters – whether you're at school or at work.
- Social entrepreneurship has a lot to teach us. By blending the rigor and discipline of business with the mission and meaning of a nonprofit, we have the opportunity to create opportunities for the community as a whole.
- Human-centered Design represents an important opportunity to tap a team's creativity while conveying a set of values and a way of working that promotes innovation, trust and an approach that brings out the best in participants
- Success happens when we identify the small tweaks that have the potential for outsized impact
Recent Speaking Events
February 7, 2020 PSU Elevating Impact Summit Keynote, Portland, OR
February 28, 2020 Workswell Introduction, Seattle, WA
August 14, 2020 CASEL Cares Webinar: It's More Than Fun and Games (virtual)
October 14, 2020: Ashoka Welcome Change Panel (virtual)
October 21, 2020: Stanford d.school K12Lab Learning Den (virtual)
January 27, 2021: Ashoka Fellows Conversation Series: Interview with Marc Freedman (virtual)
February 8, 2021: Storytelling for Inclusion Workshop, Athletes Unlimited (virtual)
February 9, 2021: UC Davis Think.Do.Discover Fireside Chat (virtual)
March 17, 2021: Ashoka U Exchange Book Talk: Substantial Classrooms (virtual)
March 26, 2021: Ceiling? Shattered! Reading Partners Women's History Month Panel (vitual)
February 28, 2020 Workswell Introduction, Seattle, WA
August 14, 2020 CASEL Cares Webinar: It's More Than Fun and Games (virtual)
October 14, 2020: Ashoka Welcome Change Panel (virtual)
October 21, 2020: Stanford d.school K12Lab Learning Den (virtual)
January 27, 2021: Ashoka Fellows Conversation Series: Interview with Marc Freedman (virtual)
February 8, 2021: Storytelling for Inclusion Workshop, Athletes Unlimited (virtual)
February 9, 2021: UC Davis Think.Do.Discover Fireside Chat (virtual)
March 17, 2021: Ashoka U Exchange Book Talk: Substantial Classrooms (virtual)
March 26, 2021: Ceiling? Shattered! Reading Partners Women's History Month Panel (vitual)
Calendar of upcoming events (all virtual for a while...)
April 16, 2021: Aspen-Pahara Network Effect: Virtual Book Talk
April 20, 2021: Stanford d.school Book Talk: Substantial Classrooms
April 28, 2021: LinkedIn Live with Laura Putnam
May 5, 2021: Urban Schools Human Capital Academy (USHCA) Book Talk: Substantial Classrooms
April 20, 2021: Stanford d.school Book Talk: Substantial Classrooms
April 28, 2021: LinkedIn Live with Laura Putnam
May 5, 2021: Urban Schools Human Capital Academy (USHCA) Book Talk: Substantial Classrooms