When we organize a Playposium, we consider a wide variety of factors, details and options. But underlying all this complexity are some simple principles that we use as a gut check to make sure our decisions will lead to an event that fits the Playposim ethos.

The Central Playposium Principles

A Bias Toward Action: A Playposium embodies play and at its core play requires action. Though great ideas take a minute to explain, and a good lecture can start a conversation, Playposiums set up ideas as an invitation to do something. Let’s talk about play less and play more.

Room to Breathe: Too many events pack the schedule with speakers and activities. A Playposium sticks to the planning motto: Give everyone something to talk about and then give them time to talk. That means amazing tentpole content and plenty of time to engage with others before the next thing.  A Playposium recognizes that the best moments of a conference happen around the edges. So, we create lots of edges.

Authentic to Place: Is the most unique feature of your last event the pattern of the conference room carpet? When you arrive at a Playsposium you should find yourself in a specific place and time. Theme, activities and tone look to bring you into contact with the people, places and things that make each event site unique.

Non-commercial and non-professional: We aspire to a kind of vulnerability that invites everyone to step outside their professional identities and see what happens. To get there, we invite everyone to leave their well-rehearsed normative apparatus at the door and to dive into authentic communication