Episode 130 – The Final Countdown

They said it would never happen, but we got all three co-hosts together for this final episode of 2015. Phaedra, Michael M. and Michael R. get together to NOT talk about Star Wars: While we wanted to know all about the new Star Wars, but we know, you don’t want to know, until you know – you know? So we have a spoiler free show! While we are expanding our format to more tech topics, we have a blast talking about Lego’s serious Play, we look at the state of Computer Science education with the US Department of Education, and … Continue reading

Episode 19 – Now Playing Seriously!

Michael M and Phaedra welcome special guest Gwen Gordon of Seriously, the Movie for this week’s episode focusing intently on play.  From inventing a nose flute for Snuffleupagus to a basketball court for Slimy the worm, Gwen gained experience early on in applying creativity and innovation in a playful, fun and extremely rapid way.  Focused now on the fundraising for a feature length film and then following up with a series called “Now Playing:” — at work, at home, at school, for life (health and wellness), for the future (innovation & creativity) and for change (social justice), Gwen shares with … Continue reading

Episode 18 – Don’t Kill Your Pigs

The Michaels welcome our new co-host Phaedra Boinodiris. Phaedra just returned from the Serious Play Conference and provides us some insights in to the state of Play at work. We then discuss a listener recommended post on the “Six”, count them “SIX” reasons why gamification will rule the world! Okay, by now we are all sick of that term, but it seems to be sticking and we have to talk about it. Listen to Michael rip apart the post. Thank you to our listener for providing this link! And finally we discuss fantasy leagues and what value they provide. So … Continue reading