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Innovation

How curiosity, play and (joyful) failure can enhance creativity and lead to breakthroughs

Our Innovation Workshop

Innovation is the change that unlocks new value for teams. Does your team have the necessary tools and mindset to consistently come up with new and original ideas?

Play, Discover, Innovate! The Innovation PLAYshop is the ultimate outside the box workshop! Through its immersive games and content, teams will learn the simple and fun process to generate ideas that have value. Participants will learn the 4 steps to enhance creativity and lead to next-level breakthroughs!

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Workshop Objective: Practicing curiosity, play & (joyful) failure in order to enhance creativity and lead to breakthroughs

For Teams That Are
Reliant on teamwork and creativity to succeed
In fast-moving or competitive industries
Sell aspirational products/services
Feeling a bit stagnant or complacent
Skills Used For
Creating outside-the-box thinking and ideas
Getting clear & concise on important messages or complex ideas
Celebrating failure and see it as a catalyst to success

How We Add FUN to Your Innovation Workshop

Experiential innovation training for teams and leaders.

Innovation is NOT just about brainstorming – it’s about creating a culture of creativity, collaboration, and openness!

Our innovation workshop uses immersive games and activities to teach problem-solving, out-of-the-box thinking, and adaptability. Your team will learn how to develop ideas, navigate challenges, and build a foundation for continuous innovation.

Design thinking plays a vital role in our workshop, guiding participants through a structured process of defining problems, ideating solutions, prototyping, and testing. The ideas generated during the workshop are refined with the aim of creating innovative products, services, processes or delivering exceptional customer experiences.

Through experiential games, positive psychology, and playful exercises, we make innovation FUN, engaging, and effective for all team members!

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How Other Teams Have Added PLAY To Their Workshops!

Innovation Workshop That Builds Strong Teams – Fun AND Impactful!

Team building goes beyond occasional events – it’s about how your team fosters innovation, collaboration, and communication every day! Innovation thrives when team members can share ideas openly, experiment creatively, and problem-solve together.

Through our team building workshops – which we call PLAYshops , your team will experience a unique, engaging workshop that is designed to spark creativity, strengthen, connections, and enhance communication. There’s no better way to refocus and reconnect than through PLAY!
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Innovation Workshop Outline

Intro: FOP Intro, How We’ll Learn, Aha’s Woohoo’s & Huh’s.
Opening Activity: Flying Pig Game/Word Assoc. What Is Innovation/Creativity?
Big Idea: All ideas come from other ideas! So let’s use them more)

STEP 1:
Get Curious
(Find Your Sandbox)

Content: Defining Curiosity, Learning Curiosity: Be Humble, Eyes Open, Big Why? Find Your Sandbox!
Sample Games: Anybody Else? Near/Far, ‘Why’ Game, Askhole, WYD? Mind Meld
Discussion: What am I curious about at work? What are potential topics to solve/uncover? What is your ‘sandbox’?

STEP 2:
Experiment/Play

Content: Reconnect w/ play! Finding vs Thinking Of Ideas. No judging. S.C.A.M.P.E.R (Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to other use, Eliminate, Rearrange)
Sample Games: Judging Police, Trifecta, Reinvention, Whoosh, SCAMPER Activity
Discussion: How can you create a ‘sandbox’ environment? Apply one element of SCAMPER to your topic and get feedback

STEP 3:
Fail (Joyfully)

Content: Failing joyfully, 3 Myths of Failure (distortion, perception, FOF). Rethinking failure (no right answer, just new info, revel/play).
Sample Games: Nah, Failure Ovation, 21, Clapparama, Bippity Bop
Discussion: In what ways can you create a culture of ‘joyful failure’ on your teams? E.g. of a likely failed SCAMPER idea & what you might learn?
Playful Finale: Innovation Rapid Fire Presentations & HomePlay
Playful Finale 1*: SLAM! Innovation – a 30+ min guided Experiential Activity to round out the PLAYshop! Teams will be guided through a FUN innovation practice where they build on each others ideas & ’slam’ down new ideas. They will be aided with ThinkPak cards in order to practice S.C.A.M.P.E.R. Lastly they will group ideas into one new innovation & present it through an ‘art’ piece.

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Playful Finale 2*: FAILURE TOY GAME – A 30+ min guided Experiential Activity to round out the PLAYshop! Teams will be guided through several rounds with a ‘Resiliency Toy’, where they learn resiliency, ‘joyful’ failure and adopting a growth mindset.
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* PLAYful Finales only available for PLAYshops longer than 3 hours
** This portion can be applied to a pre-selected problem or to individual topics that have come up throughout the workshop*

Pricing*

2 Hours

from $4,000**


Groups up to 20 People
+$40/additional Person
Opening Activity +
5 – 6 Group Games
1 Shortened Theme

3 Hours

from $5,000**


Groups up to 20 People
+$50/additional Person
Opening Activity +
6 – 8 Group Games
1 Standard Theme
1 PLAYful Finale

4 Hours

from $6,000**


Groups up to 20 People
+$60/additional Person
Opening Activity +
8 – 10 Group Games
1 Robust Theme
1 Robust PLAYful Finale
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*Discounts for large groups (100+), startups, schools, social enterprises, and non-profits. Let’s chat and figure out your needs.
**Customization, travel costs, or location rentals are extra. Reinforcement programs are available at $1000/hr.

Innovation Workshop FAQ

What is an innovation workshop, and how can it benefit my business?

Our Innovation PLAYshop is a fun, interactive session that uses play to help foster creative thinking, meaningful engagement, problem-solving, and idea generation. The workshop involves experiential games & activities where participants work together to explore new solutions, products, or processes.

For businesses, an innovation workshop can be highly beneficial as it encourages team members to think outside the box, leading to fresh ideas that can improve operations, improve customer satisfaction, and even create new revenue streams!

How is an innovation workshop structured, and what can I expect during one?

Our Innovation PLAYshop is structured to spark creativity and fresh ideas through interactive activities and playful exercises. You can expect a mix of hands-on challenges, individual/group brainstorming sessions, and engaging discussions that encourage thinking outside the box. We focus on team collaboration, problem-solving, and generating innovative solutions in a fun, supportive environment. Each session is tailored to your team’s goals, with plenty of opportunities to share ideas and experiment with new approaches.

The best part? Participants are actually innovating on something related to their job, while applying the concepts throughout the workshop. By the end of an innovation PLAYshop, teams usually have a clear vision of potential solutions and actionable steps to bring those ideas to life.

Who should attend an innovation workshop, and how can we prepare for it?

An innovation workshop is most effective when attended by a diverse group of people, including stakeholders from different departments, team members with varied skills, and even external partners or customers, if relevant.

This diversity brings multiple perspectives to the table, enriching the brainstorming process. To prepare for an innovation workshop, participants should come ready with background knowledge of a specific challenge at hand, be open to sharing and receiving feedback, and be willing to collaborate actively.

What makes this innovation workshop different from other team building activities?

We don’t just talk about innovation; we experience it through play and experiential activities. Furthermore, it is practical – every participant will actually be innovating on something job-related throughout the PLAYshop, applying the concepts as they go along. It’s hands-on, engaging, and designed to leave your team with a culture of creativity, innovation & progress!

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