Work and Play Time


Rohit S

 Does your workplace incorporate play time?

There are numerous studies which show happier employees can easily connect with the organization members. Often challenges help to clarify processes, understandings, and a wealth of knowledge.
I have incorporated many timed challenges and creative tasks to add excitement to meetings. The result was increased learning and development! Employees were smiling and appreciated the tasks involved. With times challenges I added procedural based Q and As. Because they are timed, it was easier to add True and False provided the situation. There was awesome comradery built when sub teams were made within the team. The overall group dynamic and the challenges helped with collaboration. Even the less social were able to effectively voice their opinions and share their ideas.

I agree with Ed in the published article called: 5 Games for Building Office Camaraderie. He stated games help to understand shared experiences (Graziano, 2013). I have been in a game play setting which uses puzzles. These are very fun and exciting. As much as it may appear to be very confusing, puzzles stimulate creativity. To connect the pieces, require different knowledge and expertise. To be able to understand different viewpoints, gameplay facilitates greater depth in the topic.

Who agrees work play time is essential?

According to Michelle the article called: The Power of Play at Work stated Google uses play time to improve employee exhaustion by implementing mental and physical activities like mediation (Burke, 2017). The workplace can at times be a busy day with many distractions taking place. Really taking the time to unwind and relax for a moment makes the workday much more productive.
We are all human at the end of the day!

Making work seem fun makes more room for productivity! Peter stated the following to demonstrate how the energies and efforts of playful mindset can produce innovation: “In contrast, when we allow ourselves to become absorbed in the process as play we sometimes achieve far more” (Gray, 2013). This is absolutely vital for teams to succeed! By just changing the mindset from traditional workday to the playful moment equals numerous team benefits.

Please take a look at the video below and comment.  I invite you to share your team activities and experiences!




References

Burke, M. (2017, December 07). The Power of Play at Work. Retrieved from https://www.huffingtonpost.com/great-work-cultures/the-power-of-play-at-work_b_12011462.html
Gray, P. (2009, June 25). Play Makes Us Human IV: When Work Is Play. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/freedom-learn/200906/play-makes-us-human-iv-when-work-is-play?collection=116715
Graziano, E. (2013, September 10). 5 Games for Building Office Camaraderie. Retrieved from https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.huffpost.com/us/entry/3895959/amp
Revolution, P. (2017, September 10). Retrieved November 21, 2018, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g_sE4AQ8DQ


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