Explorations
Reflections, questions, and provocations at the edge of clarity and complexity.
Here, we don’t offer answers. We explore. We think out loud. We play with ideas.
These writings are invitations to reflect, to reframe, to wonder what else might be possible.
What you’ll find below
In these explorations, we share reflections on creativity, problem-solving, play, and the messy complexity of human collaboration. Some are philosophical, others practical—but all are written to invite deeper thinking.
Read what resonates, pause where something stirs, and feel free to return whenever you want to see the world a little differently.
Playfulness as a Common Language — How intercultural teams build trust beyond words
Tag: Intercultural Teams & Play
When teams cross cultures, language isn’t always enough.
This reflection explores how play and shared experience help teams go beyond words—turning difference into creative energy, and building the trust that makes collaboration possible.
Why human brains struggle to stay creative—and how AI invites creativity back in
Tag: Creativity & AI
We don’t struggle with creativity because we lack it—we struggle because we rush away from it.
This exploration dives into why our minds close so quickly, and how generative AI helps us stay open just long enough to let better ideas emerge. With honesty, reflection, and one very fast digital horse.
Beyond the Obvious Match — How the “wrong” Serious Game can spark new solutions
Tag: Creative Session Design
Sometimes, the perfect-fit game keeps teams stuck in old thinking. This exploration shows why playing with difference (not just similarity) opens the door to new perspectives, and, how a small sideways step can lead to the biggest breakthroughs.
Homo Ludens revisited: Why gaming is not an escape, but a return to our creative roots
Tag: Play & Philosophy
What if play isn’t a break from being human—but a return to it?
This reflection explores the philosophy behind Serious Gaming and how joy, far from being a distraction, might be the very reason it works. Not despite the fun—but because of it.
There Is No “Right” Solution — What Serious Gaming really delivers (and what it doesn’t)
Tag: Experiential Learning
We’re trained to look for “the answer.” But Serious Games don’t give it to you—they help you discover your own way forward, with your team, here and now.
This reflection shows how complexity, experimentation, and real conversation bring growth—not perfection.
We’re not doing theory, don’t worry — How reframing models as experiences builds real understanding
Tag: Learning & Resistance
Some people ask for frameworks. Others say, “Just don’t call it Design Thinking.” This reflection explores how theory can become meaningful—when it’s not introduced as theory at all, but experienced first, and only named later. Insight without buzzwords. Structure without labels.
Smurfing the team — What commercial gaming reveals about overqualified teammates doing the wrong work
Tag: Behaviour, Gaming & Better Collaboration
In games, smurfing means playing below your level. In teams, it means senior people doing junior work—quickly, quietly, and with invisible consequences. This reflection explores how we spot the pattern, and how a team might design its way toward trust, stretch, and shared growth.
Who grabs the pen? — Redefining participation in intercultural learning spaces
Tag: Intercultural Teams
In some teams, contribution means stepping up and speaking first. In others, the most thoughtful voice might never be heard—because it’s waiting, listening, or reading the room. This exploration rethinks how we design learning for diverse teams, and how we might invite everyone in—even those who never reach for the pen.
About Explorations
This space exists because growth doesn’t start with solutions—it starts with insight. With curiosity. With the courage to reflect.
These writings are invitations. To think, to reframe, to discover something new in something familiar.