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Why high-performing teams play more, not less

May 19, 2026

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Why high-performing teams play more, not less

The answer is wired into every mammal on the planet

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Team Building That Doesn't Suck: Why D&D Beats Scavenger Hunts

Apr 27, 2026

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Team Building That Doesn't Suck: Why D&D Beats Scavenger Hunts

We lean on things like regattas, ropes courses, and scavenger hunts because we think 'high-stakes' adrenaline is the only way to forge a bond, but trauma-bonding isn't a strategy.

Laura Khalil

Learning and Development

What Monopoly, the Oregon Trail, and the Prussian Army Have in Common

Mar 30, 2026

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What Monopoly, the Oregon Trail, and the Prussian Army Have in Common

Has anyone actually sat at that table and NOT ended the night arguing about paying rent on Park Place? Here's the part most people don't know: it was designed to be frustrating on purpose.

Laura Khalil

Learning and Development

Roll for Insight: What a Game Table Tells You About Your Team

Mar 24, 2026

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4 min read

Roll for Insight: What a Game Table Tells You About Your Team

As everyone's hair is on fire trying to adapt to AI (and vibe-coding on a stack of Mac Minis that maxed out their Best Buy credit card), the most important workplace skills have nothing to do with technology.

Laura Khalil

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Mar 16, 2026

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Nature has a warning for adults who stopped playing and it is deeply unsettling

Did anyone else's parents tell them that if they sat in front of the TV all day their brain would turn to mush? Turns out there might be something to that, courtesy of one of nature's strangest creatures...

Laura Khalil

Learning and Development

The Unwritten Rules That Are Killing Your Team Culture

Mar 9, 2026

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The Unwritten Rules That Are Killing Your Team Culture

What if you could build the perfect team? How would you do that? Google asked itself the same question. They launched Project Aristotle and studied 180 teams to figure out how to engineer the perfect team.

Laura Khalil

Latest Posts

Why high-performing teams play more, not less

Team Building That Doesn't Suck: Why D&D Beats Scavenger Hunts

What Monopoly, the Oregon Trail, and the Prussian Army Have in Common

Roll for Insight: What a Game Table Tells You About Your Team

Nature has a warning for adults who stopped playing and it is deeply unsettling

The Unwritten Rules That Are Killing Your Team Culture

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