We’ve all been there – a loudmouth dominates in the Zoom or Teams meeting and there is very little true conversation. If we want a productive exchange of ideas or information, we cannot have one person who takes over. That becomes a lecture. Particularly if there are native English speakers as well as others who […]
Author Archives: Amanda Medina
This is one of the questions we get asked all the time – can I use the LEGO® Serious Play® process in a virtual setting such as during a Teams of Zoom meeting. The answer is YES. Here’s why it works so well: People working remotely love receiving something tangible and physical. The downside is […]
The ultimate aim is to develop elearning that users enjoy engaging with and at the same time builds their knowledge, skills and behaviour improvements. How do you achieve that goal? Let’s start with what elearning is NOT: It’s not a click along where the user’s index finger gets a better work-out than their brain as […]
Take a sneak peek behind the scenes in terms of how we design our elearning modules. We use rapid design processes to ensure that the learning reaches the audience as soon as possible, in their moment of need. We get the brief: We determine what the group needs to know and do in order to […]
You want to ensure that your vision for your new online learning module is realized. You don’t have sufficient internal capability to design and build it. You need to brief an external organization that has the skills and expertise to create exactly what you have in mind for your cohort. How do you brief the […]
Data and feedback are definitely going to be your go-to way of determining whether your training has had an impact on competency levels. However, it’s not always possible to find an easy-to-use tool to determine whether you have had a return on investment. Last month alone, over 600 participants selected one of our Play4Business online courses […]
The learning landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace and there are so many different learning options available. Online, in-person, virtual live, webinar, blended – how do you choose what is right? Here are some considerations for you to review before deciding what would work best in your own context: What is your usual completion […]
Your team leader and their team members are at the center of the learning experience. That might well sound like, of course, why wouldn’t they be. However, over the past 30 years we have often been called on to design learning programs in a wide range of learning modalities and environments. It’s only on very […]
Over the years we have seen that ‘serious’ people cannot imagine themselves playing. It’s only when they agree that what they are doing is not working, they are usually willing to try out something new. Play is often derided in an organization – it’s seen as a time waster that has little value to add. However, […]
Need some inspiration to energize your virtual meetings? Don’t hold yet another monotonous meeting for your remote team. Play4Business believes in using the LEGO® Serious Pla®y method as our go-to way for immediately changing up the energy in the virtual room. If you aren’t yet trained in using this powerful methodology, here are 3 other […]










