by Ben Ross | 31 Jan 2017 | Uncategorized
“How is that Play?” “Yes, but, what play did you do there?” “I wouldn’t call that play!” or even, simply, “That’s not play!” I heard all these things – more than once – at some point during my 100 Days of Play challenge. It seems that while many people shy away from...
by Ben Ross | 23 Jan 2017 | Uncategorized
Back on Day 55 of my 100 Days of Play I had the absolutely pleasure of joining Kara Stewart Fortier (over Skype) on her brilliant podcast Playgrounding – recorded in the (very cool-sounding) Theory Labs at the Brewery in Los Angeles. The podcast is a wonderful and...
by Ben Ross | 19 Jan 2017 | Uncategorized
From October 7th 2016 to January 14th 2017 I embarked on 100 Days of Play – an exploration of what play is and attempt to ‘find my own play’. I blogged each day, and here’s a round-up of all the play activities I undertook. I wasn’t aiming for the most extreme play,...
by Ben Ross | 18 Jan 2017 | Uncategorized
As coaches, we think Goals are very important. In fact, many in the coaching community think that getting goals right is the single most important part of a coaching session, and therefore to delivering success. Often the arrival of a new year is a great time to...
by Ben Ross | 16 Jan 2017 | Uncategorized
As part of my birthday-slash-final-day-of-#100DaysOfPlay a dozen friends and I went on a treasure hunt around central London. Guided by a etherial voice, aka text messages from an organisation called In The Hidden City, we made our way from the National Theatre on the...
