Essentials Part 2: Play Genius – ONLINE
TRAINING IN PLAYFUL LEADERSHIP
An international online training – equivalent of a 1-day training spanning 2 half-days for optimal learning – 30-31 July 2026 @ 1-4 pm BST (UK Time)
“The ultimate happiness & productivity booster through emotional enrichment” – Natalia Zarawska, Agile Coach & Mobile Developer
Who is this course for?
This course is open to visionary and experienced leaders, managers and change catalysts who wish to change the world for the better by leading by example through profound emotional intelligence.
Emotional Mastery Through Our Play Circuitry
This Essentials Part 2 training focuses on making friends with our own emotions even in the toughest of situations. Drawing on the latest research from the fields of affective neuroscience, and epigenetics, we will explore the phenomenological nature of leadership. After completing this training, participants will leave feeling more courageous and competent in caring for their own feelings, themselves and others.
What will be included?
- Play Genius – Nurturing our embodied intelligence
- Mapping and navigating our emotional circuits reliably and with ease
- Tools such as The Magic Compass for sailing safely whatever the weather
- Exploration of the 5Rs of Playful Leadership: Resourceful, Responsible, Respectful, Resilient and Real like the Velveteen Rabbit
- Power and practice of prosody when communicating with ourselves and others
Ways of Learning
There will be different ways of navigating this journey, be it on your own or in accompaniment in small groups or the whole group – as you wish.
What does this course cost?
Individually funded – You are paying as a private individual, self-employed or freelance £450 (+VAT)
Sponsored – You are attending as an internal facilitator, manager, leader or expert funded by a substantial business £600 (+VAT)
Bookings
You secure your place as soon as you purchase a place on this course.Trainings on a ‘first come first served’ basis.
Your Participation
Please register for this training only if you are able to attend in full. This facilitates a rich and complete emergent learning experience for all those who commit to take part.
Your Facilitator
This training will be led by Portia Tung.
Pre-course Preparation
Participants are encouraged to watch Portia’s keynote from Agile 2019 on Playful Leadership: How to Enable Transformational Change and Have Fun Doing It before joining.
Where can I find out more about this training?
You can find out more about the Playful Leadership Trainings.
THE SCHOOL OF PLAY 