Play More, Judge Less.
A year of weekly videos exploring play, work, and what it means to stay human. Videos will open on LinkedIn.
# 1 (the start of my journey)
This year, I’m trying my take on a new weekly video campaign with the mantra: play more, judge less.
#2 Zen Poetry & Bad Day
Ever have one of those days where everything feels...off? 🙃 That was me on Tuesday.
#3 Story Spine
🤔 Feeling stuck in your product development process? This simple storytelling tool might unlock 🔓 your next breakthrough.
#4 Mind Meld
👉 Mind Meld: A game AI can’t play (YET!)… but you can! Watch, guess the words, and see if you can beat us to the same idea! 🧠
#5 Micro Journaling + AI Doodling
Ever tried explaining your mood… with an AI-generated doodle? 🎨🤖
#6 Random Object - what else?
Anxiety hit me hard recently—but a quick, silly game (and a scene from Airplane!) helped me get through it.
#7 Play Hangover
This one’s for all the facilitators and speakers out there who’ve experienced the “speaker hangover.”
#8 Verbal Status Behaviour
The way you respond in a conversation can change everything.
#9 Human Power Point
Some events you attend, others you experience. SOUTHSTART? Definitely the latter. 💃
#10 Curious Ostrich
No Filters, No Judgment, No Makeup, No Polished Pitch. No Perfection.
#11 Interview stories
Hiring is serious business—but the best interviews I’ve had made space for play, story, and being human.
#12 Multi-tasking USYD
Multitasking is a myth. Mistakes are magic. And listening & noticing? They might just be leadership’s secret superpower.
#13 Stop saying "sorry"
Ever say “sorry” just for… existing?
#14 Zombie, strategy & VUCA
Your team has a strategy... until the zombie 🧟♀️ shows up.
#15 Judgement Postponer
⚠️ Warning: This thumb game may expose your inner critic in under 3 seconds.
#16 Ben Schwartz & Friends
The best ideas don’t always come from the best stories — they come from the best questions!!!
#17 Workshop invite
Facilitators, when was the last time you got facilitated? 🤔
#18 Working Solo
When it’s been raining for days and your only teammate is a damp dog named HerShee... it’s time to call in reinforcements.
#19 Aden Date
What if improv wasn’t about being funny… but being human?
#20 International Day of Play
🌀 What do you do when play feels out of reach? Asking for a friend… and myself.
#21 Dear Thrive session
💬 Ever had a professional setback that made you question everything?
#22 Starting a meeting
If your meeting kicks off in mute mode, why are we surprised when ideas stay on silent?
#23 Rooom where it happens
Dropped a Hamilton earworm in this week’s PMJL (Play More, Judge Less).
#24 ADHD influencers
Fell down the rabbit hole of ADHD influencers on IG this weekend.
#25 Values
Wanna play a game?
#26 Post Workshop glow
No one talks about what happens after a good workshop.
#27 Brag & Tag
When Colbert and Kimmel support each other, it’s not competition — it’s a 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁 ❤️ .
#28 Toilet Paper Rolls
I’m not a hoarder, I’m an asset manager (emphasis on the first syllable 🙃)
#30 SXSW - Sydney
There were no snacks at SXSW Sydney this year! But PLAY was on the menu.
#31 Workplace Distraction Engineer
Writer-brain is toast; PMJL gets a beach day.
#32 Feedback
My workshop feedback method has a 100% response rate — and uses zero forms.
#33 Relationships
I sorta expected it.
#34 Chief Play Officer
What if the secret to boosting creativity, engagement, and retention in your workplace wasn’t another full-time hire or pricey consultant… but a Fractional Chief Play Officer?
Werewolf Online
On Friday 31 Oct, in our make-believe village, we practiced misdirection—and left with deeper connection.