All work, no play? Think again. Here's how play can empower your team.
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Visual artist and Outspoken speaker Shantell Martin regularly asks her audiences, "If you can draw, put your hand up." And what happens? Even in rooms with creatives, only about a third of folks raise their hands. But why?
Many of us might ask: Why does our imagination dull as we age? At what point did we lose the “okay” to play?
“Sadly, humans lose their imagination as they age, but it is the unfortunate truth,” according to Mental Health Training podcast. “It happens because of a combination of learning how the world works, adapting to their environment, and forgetting how it feels to be imaginative. At some point, if you don't change now, you likely won't be very imaginative at all.
Yet, you might be asking, "What does play have to do with successful business strategies, anyway? How can this help me and my team on the job?"
Even for the most business-minded person, Shantell’s talks and presentations offer unmatched value. Her drawing and spoken word methodologies can help one enter a creative mindset and flow state—a freeing practice that can be useful for productivity, creativity and elevated happiness.
Shantell's presentations are customizable and can conclude with an option to lead the audience through creative drawing methods/exercises, allowing the audience to dive into a freeing moment of play and exploration.
Having taken on some of the world's leading brands as clients, such as Tiffany & Co., The North Face, Boston Ballet, and more, Shantell shares her one-of-a-kind vision in transformative, interactive presentations that help even the biggest organizations with the greatest challenges empower their teams and elevate success. She helps audiences unlearn the idea that they cannot draw, that there is no space for creativity and play as an adult, and allows them to rediscover their own imagination and individuality.
Whether you’re a group in the creative suite of your organization or industry or anyone needing a freeing moment to disconnect from the daily grind, this exercise can help you not only decompress and reduce stress but also spark your imagination and inspire new possibilities of innovation.
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