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Meet Gary Ware – Play Consultant Improvisation and Play with Gary Ware Description Episode 90: Welcome to Gary Ware, a Strategic Play Consultant, who is on a mission to help folks amplify their engagement in work through play.  As the founder of Breakthrough Play, Gary uses his skills in improvisation to help individuals and teams […]

College Outdoor Education – Clint McCarthy College Outdoor Educator Clint McCarthy Description Episode 89: Thinking of pursing a career in Outdoor Education?  Gain some traction in that territory on today’s show with Associate Professor of Outdoor Education at SUNY Adirondack, Clint McCarthy.  Chris Damboise hosts this episode with Clint who he’s known for over 10 […]

Ipswich Town Football Club – Brett Johnson Ipswich Town Football Club with Brett Johnson Description Episode 88:  A new owner of the Ipswich Town Football Club, Brett Johnson, joins host Phil Brown to discuss connection, qualities of good leadership and empowering your team.  Full disclosure, Phil grew up in Ipswich, England, and is a life-long […]

Organization Development with Mike Cardus Organizational Development with Mike Cardus Description Episode 87:   Mike Cardus joins VPP host Phil Brown to discuss Organization Development.  First they discuss how Experiential Education informs Mike’s work in Organizational Development.  Next they will tackle the question of how the front-loading of activities needs to be adapted to work […]

How Soccer Explains Leadership with Phil Darke How Soccer Explains Leadership Description Episode 86: Can a sport like soccer help to explain leadership?  You bet.  Today’s guest, Phil Darke, provides insight into the sport from a leadership angle.  As co-host of How Soccer Explains Leadership, a podcast devoted to the subject of leadership, Phil has […]

Ask Deep Questions with Jan Keck Ask Deep Questions with Jan Keck Description Episode 85:  Meet Jan Keck, an Experiential Facilitator and the designer of Ask Deep Questions cards.  Jan created this set of cards out of a desire to make people feel less alone.  VPP host Phil Brown is keen to try out the […]

Listener Questions – Introverted Facilitator and Icebreakers Listener Questions – Introverted Facilitator, Favorite Icebreakers, and More Description Episode 84: In this premiere episode (with more planned in the future), Phil extemporaneously answers a series of questions sent in by listeners.  First, he shares a couple of five-star VPP podcast reviews.  Then he genuinely provides answers […]

Adventure Therapy with David Christian and Danny McCarty Adventure Therapy with David Christian and Danny McCarty Description Episode 83:  Adventure Therapy changes lives!  This creative and highly purposeful work is the focus of today’s podcast.  Two professors, David Christian, Ph.D., and Danny McCarty, Ph.D., wrote a fascinating journal article “Ubuntu: Using an Adventure Therapy Activity […]

BOOST – Best of Out-of-School Time Podcast Lounge BOOST – Podcast Lounge Description Episode 82:  This is a live audience episode recorded for the 2021 Virtual BOOST (Best of Out-of-School Time) Conference.  It’s a 30-minute BOOST Podcast Lounge! VPP host Phil Brown invited three colleagues to join the live BOOST Podcast Lounge show.  They include […]

The Between Worlds Project with Andrew Alexander King The Between Worlds Project with Andrew Alexander King Description Episode 81: Meet Andrew Alexander King, an outdoor adventurer and founder of The Between Worlds Project. This week’s VPP guest is a surfer, climber, and mountaineer who is currently attempting to be the first African American to summit […]