Game and Play Leaders' Handbook : Facilitating Fun and Positive Interaction

by Michaelis, Bill; Miichaelis, Bill; O'Connell, John M.

• ISBN13: 9781892132024
• ISBN10: 1892132028
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: Venture Pub

Summary

The authors have combined their decades of experience leading workshops and events for the widest range of groups and settings to produce a handbook of leadership through playful interaction. More than a theoretical guide, this book is a practical guide to how leaders can get fun to happen with real people in real situations.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xiii
Preface Welcome to the Game	xv
Kernel Concepts	xv
Focus on Leadership	xvii
Our Biases	xvii
A Word to the Wise	xviii
Learning to Lead; Learning to Learn	xix
Disclaimers	xxi
On Playing on Purpose	1	(6)
Some Qualities	3	(1)
Some Values of Play (fullness)	3	(1)
Some Forms and Contexts	4	(1)
Elements of the Play Experience	5	(1)
Summary	6	(1)
The Fundamentals of Play Leadership	7	(10)
Enthusiasm and Safety	7	(7)
Enthusiasm	8	(1)
Safety	9	(5)
What It Is All About	14	(3)
Getting It Going	17	(22)
A Short Quiz	19	(1)
The Four Ps (of Getting a Game Going)---Purpose, Planning, Preparation, and Presentation	20	(16)
Purpose	20	(1)
Planning	20	(1)
The Players	20	(1)
The Situation	21	(1)
The Setting	22	(1)
The Game	22	(1)
The Leader (You)	22	(1)
A Few Final Thoughts About Planning	23	(1)
Preparation	24	(1)
Gathering	24	(1)
Testing	24	(1)
Setup	25	(1)
Presentation	25	(1)
Recruiting	26	(1)
Focusing	27	(1)
Warmups	27	(4)
Dividing Teams	31	(1)
Explaining	31	(2)
DDADA	33	(3)
Fine-Tune as Needed	36	(1)
Multiple Games	37	(2)
Keeping It Going (a.k.a. Rolling on the River)	39	(22)
The Middle Game	39	(1)
Continue to Nurture and Build the Play Community	40	(1)
The Evolving Game: The Play Community and Shared Player-Leader Roles	41	(1)
Play Exercise: The Roles and Qualities of the Leader	42	(1)
High Viz Versus Low Viz	43	(1)
Safety	44	(9)
Support Great Playing	53	(1)
Bending, Shaping, Changing, and Playing Well	54	(5)
Game Change Quality and Process	55	(1)
Changing Channels---A Totally Different Game (Really)	56	(3)
Summary	59	(2)
Ending It All Well	61	(10)
Ending the Game or Games Session	61	(9)
Some Games and Game-Like Activities That Lend Themselves to Good Endings (for All of the Above Reasons)	66	(4)
Some Final Final Thoughts	70	(1)
One Final Game	70	(1)
On Games	71	(12)
Games Storm I	71	(1)
Games Storm II	71	(1)
Why Games? Why Not Just Play?	71	(2)
Types of Games Bonus Points Exercise!	73	(1)
``Flavors'' of Games	73	(1)
Game Segues	74	(1)
Using Games I	75	(1)
Using Games II: Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Play (Game Change and Invention)	75	(4)
Variation	76	(1)
Combination	76	(2)
Adaptation	78	(1)
Innovation	79	(1)
Elements of Games	79	(2)
End Game	81	(2)
Events or the Big Game	83	(18)
Why Do It?	83	(1)
What This Chapter Will and Won't Do	84	(1)
The Song Remains the Same---The Fundamentals	85	(1)
What's Different?	85	(7)
A Few Additional Notes on Orchestration and Sideline (Peripheral) Activities and Logistics	89	(1)
Some Notes on the Process of Large Event Development	90	(1)
Planning	90	(1)
Preparation	90	(1)
Publicity	91	(1)
Presentation	91	(1)
The Festival Day (the Event, the Play Itself)	92	(4)
Beginning I	92	(1)
Beginning II	92	(2)
The Middle	94	(1)
Ending I	94	(1)
Ending II	95	(1)
Ending III and Beginnings	96	(1)
A Few Hot Events	96	(5)
Advanced Leadership Skills	101	(36)
Flow	102	(5)
The Fun Zone	103	(1)
Some Practical Implications of Flow Theory	104	(3)
A Few More Wolf Tickets	107	(1)
More on Flow, Energy and Sequencing	107	(1)
Flow and ``It'' Power	108	(1)
``It'' Power Defined	108	(1)
Some Ways To Moderate the ``It'' Power	108	(1)
In Summary	109	(1)
Psychological Safety Zones	109	(1)
Empowerment	110	(1)
Zen and the Art of Play Leadership	111	(3)
Situational Leadership	114	(7)
The Players	115	(1)
The Setting	115	(1)
The Situation	116	(1)
Some Examples	116	(2)
Another View on Situational Leadership---The Work of Hersey and Blanchard	118	(1)
The Theories	118	(2)
Some Problem Solving	120	(1)
What Would You Do?	120	(1)
Discipline	121	(3)
Approaches to Positive Behavior	122	(1)
What Kids Need	122	(1)
Another Look at Front-End Loading	123	(1)
Some General Principles of Positive Discipline	124	(4)
If All Else Fails	128	(2)
Sanctions	129	(1)
Effective Communication: Assertive Discipline, ``I'' Messages, and Limited Choice Language	130	(5)
Limited Choice Language	132	(1)
Steps of Assertive Discipline	132	(3)
Advanced Leadership Skills: A Summary	135	(2)
A Bigger Bag of Tricks	137	(10)
Five (or More) ``Openers'' That the Pros Use	138	(1)
Ten or Less ``Can't Miss When All Else Fails'' Games	139	(4)
10+ Somewhat ``Cute'' and Maybe Even Challenging ``Transition'' Activities	140	(2)
Three Leser Known Leader Talents	142	(1)
Six Great Lines, Cheap Tricks, and Emergency Actions That May Evoke a Smile in Tight Situations	142	(1)
All the Equipment You'll Never Need	143	(4)
How to Get Better	147	(4)
On the Importance of Being a Playmaker	151	(4)
Resources, Connections and Beyond (the Bigger Picture)	155	(18)
Beyond Games	155	(2)
An Even Bigger Picture	157	(1)
Resources	158	(13)
Catalogues, Magazines and Newsletters	159	(2)
Books, Videos and Magazine Articles	161	(5)
Organizations and Networks	166	(4)
Further Services and Sources of Information From Us	170	(1)
Closings	171	(2)
Authors	173	(2)
Index	175