Keynotes
Ideas to think with. Experiences to play with.
My keynotes bring together philosophy, psychology, creativity, the science of play and principles from the performing arts to explore how we remain curious, connected and imaginatively daring in a complex world.
I invite audiences into experiments and questions that matter, creating moments where ideas can be experienced, not simply explained.
My talks are shaped around the people in the room and the context they are in. Depending on the setting, the focus may be creativity and innovation, change, congruence, uncertainty, embodied knowing, or what it means to remain playful under pressure.
They create space for audiences to think and feel differently, notice what they may have stopped noticing, and leave with a renewed sense of what might be possible.
Selected Talks on Creativity, Playfulness & Innovation
- Play It Out
British Association of Dramatherapists Conference — Creativity in Conflict, 2024 - Beyond Bars — Imagine Possibilities
European Federation of Dramatherapy / World Alliance of Dramatherapy, Netherlands, 2023 - Stay Playful!
Australasian Change Days Conference, Perth, 2022 - Stay Playful, Be Creative
TEDx Gateway Webinar, 2021 - Live a Creative Life
TEDx Byford, 2020 - Integration of Art & Learning
Australian Institute of Training and Development, 2019
The creative philosopher
“It is a happy talent to know how to play.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson