How To Succeed Podcast

In this episode, David Thomas and Lisa Lattuca, who wrote a book called "Professors at Play: Playbook Real-World Techniques for More Playful Higher Education Classroom." share the importance of creating a more playful learning environment and the benefits of taking a playful approach.  They also talk about how the current education system is under-optimized and how play can help fix it. In addition, they explore how play can stimulate creativity, innovation, motivation, and engagement, and how it can be incorporated into the classroom and the workplace. If you're looking to gain valuable insights into creating an engaging learning environment and motivated, creative workplace culture, this conversation offers practical advice worth listening to in full. Timestamps: 00:02:34 Why people don't play and how did we get this boring in the first place?   00:05:07 The mental health aspects and the breaks of play   00:10:11 How play stimulates creativity, innovation, motivation, and engagement  00:12:10 Different F