Play in Education
In play, we learn how to learn.
Dr. Brian Sutton Smith
How can we approach this "uncertain world" within the paradigm dominated by knowledge supremacy? How can we develop a more "improvisational learning" approach?
Embrace the catalytic power of play in learning.
A playful mindset fosters resilience, innovation, and creativity in individuals of all ages. Play is the medicine that can help us explore our world’s problems and challenges and help us to discover and create new solutions and new ways forward.
Play enables people to shift their minds from certainty to curiosity, allowing learning and discovery to take off.
The integration of more play in learning opens us up to better ways of creating systems to experiment and explore holistically for human development.
PAST EVENTS

PLAYTELLIGENCE
The Art of Reimagining Learning
March 28 & 29, 2025
Join Global Play Brigade in collaboration with Yes, And Higher Education Network (YAHE) and Cultivating Ensembles for Playtelligence: The Art of Re-Imagining Learning—a two-day global playshop where we break free from traditional learning and embrace the power of play, improvisation, and creativity! If you’re an educator, innovator, student or just curious about harnessing the power of play for learning and development, this playshop is for you.
This isn’t a conference—it’s an experience. Expect interactive workshops led by expert facilitators who will share practical tools and insights on playful learning.
Blog Posts
Resources on Play in Education
Articles
Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul byChristopher Vaughn & Stuart Brown
The Playful Brain: Venturing to the Limits of Neuroscience, Sergio Pellis & Vivien Pellis
The Archaeology of Mind: Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human Emotions, Jack Panksepp & Lucy Biven
The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, Ken Robinson
The Ambiguity of Play, Brian Sutton-Smith