Workshop 3.2: Playing in life's unexpected places
Tracks
Health & Wellbeing
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 |
1:35 PM - 2:40 PM |
Details
Can play truly make a difference in the most serious and complex situations? How can it serve as a transformative tool in spaces we least expect—like end-of-life care or within the prison system? Trudi takes you on a journey of play in life, death and incarceration and arms you with tools and tips to take play to the very edge of using the learning and growth areas of play in complex situations.
Speaker
Trudi Boatwright
Director
The Playful Way
Play Alchemist
Biography
Trudi Boatwright is a global Playful Experience Designer who brings play to the forefront of learning, innovation, and connection. By blending Experiential Learning, Applied Improvisation, Design Thinking, and Play Theory, she helps organisations spark creativity, improve communication, and solve complex problems.
A speaker, writer, and theatre maker, Trudi has used play as a transformative tool across communities, governments, healthcare, and corporate sectors. She believes that play for adults isn’t just fun—it’s fundamental.
