Live in Oxford, UK: PlayFull at Skoll World Forum (Part 2)

May 16

Live in Oxford, UK: PlayFull at Skoll World Forum (Part 2)

In this final part of this two-part special, you’ll join us live on stage at the Marmalade Festival held in conjunction with Skoll’s annual gathering of global changemakers.

Listen in as Kristine discusses the intersection of play and hard work with four amazing guests.

Emma Belcher, President of Ploughshares Fund
Taddy Blecher, CEO of the Maharishi Institute
Shauna Carey, CEO of IDEO.org
Sharyanne McSwain, COO of Echoing Green

Join us as we talk about the playful personality types and why the play deficit in our world is dangerous. The guests share their play personalities and how it shows up for them in the change sector, which often gives play a bad rap. Play can change the world when you embrace it.

Key Takeaways:

If we are all burnt out, no work is going to get done.
We should all, consciously, try to bring play into the workplace.
Play can unlock possibilities, both in ourselves and in our communities.
Playfulness is critical.

“If we’re taking ourselves too seriously, we’re getting it all wrong. We have to have fun while we’re changing the world.” - Dr. Taddy Blecher

More about our guests:

About Emma Belcher:

World-renowned expert on nuclear weapons policy, Dr. Emma Belcher is the President of Ploughshares. In leading the largest foundation singularly focused on reducing the threat of nuclear weapons, she is an authority on the threat of nuclear weapons and the nuances of nuclear weapons policy. She has experience in a variety of media concerning the threat of nuclear weapons.

Connect with Emma:
Website: ploughshares.org

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/emma-belcher-a9216958

About Taddy Blecher:

Dr. Taddy Blecher is CEO of the Maharishi Invincibility Institute and the Imvula Empowerment Trust, CEO of the Community and Individual Development Association; and Chairperson of the SA National Government team on Entrepreneurship, Education, & Employability. He is a pioneer of the free tertiary education movement in South Africa, helping create six free access institutions of higher learning.

He is passionate about the approach of Consciousness-Based Education, a system of education developing the full potential of every student. This has led the Maharishi Institute to winning the first prize in a global competition to find the most promising and innovative education initiative in the world.

Connect with Taddy:
Website: miu.edu

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/taddyblecher

About Shauna Carey:

Shauna currently serves as CEO, leveraging her deep expertise in both design and social impact to oversee the strategy and vision for IDEO.org.

Previously, she worked alongside design teams and communities to surface insights to unlock new possibilities, create narratives that inspire action, and share stories about the impact of design. Over the past nine years at IDEO.org, she has worked on projects and programs focused on advancing health equity, criminal justice reform, refugee rights, gender equality, and climate resilience.

Connect with Shauna:
Website: ideo.org

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shauna-ryann-carey

About Sharyanne McSwain:

At Echoing Green, Sharyanne oversees all aspects of the organization’s internal management and administrative systems supporting the Finance, Operations, Communications, Human Resources, and Programs teams. Most recently, the launch of the organization’s Racial Equity Philanthropic Fund and related programs focused on advancing racial equity has given her the opportunity to dive deep into the continuous restructuring of the organization’s goals to align with and amplify Echoing Green’s mission to build a more just, equitable, and sustainable world for all.

Connect with Sharyanne:
Website: echoinggreen.org

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sharyanne-mcswain-594bb2

Connect with Kristine:

Website: impactfullinc.com

Instagram: instagram.com/impactfull_inc

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kristine-breese-michie

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