The Power of Joy
Joy is a spark. It energizes, connects, and transforms. It is a leadership skill, an organizational catalyst, and a force for trust, creativity, and resilience.
In a world shaped by uncertainty, pressure, and complexity, we often chase happiness as the ultimate goal. But what if joy— a momentary burst of positive emotion—was even more powerful?
Joy isn’t just a personal feeling; it’s contagious. It shapes teams, decision-making, and organizational culture. It fuels trust, innovation, and adaptability.
And here’s the best part: Joy can be designed.
In a world shaped by uncertainty, pressure, and complexity, we often chase happiness as the ultimate goal. But what if joy— a momentary burst of positive emotion—was even more powerful?
Joy isn’t just a personal feeling; it’s contagious. It shapes teams, decision-making, and organizational culture. It fuels trust, innovation, and adaptability.
And here’s the best part: Joy can be designed.
At The Playground: The Power of Joy, we bring together professionals, leaders, and changemakers to explore how joy can reshape leadership, business, and collaboration.
On top of this:
→ Panel dialogue with passionate voices and fresh perspectives
→ Experiential sessions designed to stretch your comfort zone
→ Explore the power of movement, breath, music, art and play
→ Community dinners and socializing to spark connections and possibilities
Join us for two playful days to explore the world of Joy!
On top of this:
→ Panel dialogue with passionate voices and fresh perspectives
→ Experiential sessions designed to stretch your comfort zone
→ Explore the power of movement, breath, music, art and play
→ Community dinners and socializing to spark connections and possibilities
Join us for two playful days to explore the world of Joy!
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Who is this for?
This is for leaders, professionals, and changemakers who:
✔ Want to create thriving teams and cultures that people actually want to be part of.
✔ See the connection between well-being and performance and want to lead with both.
✔ Believe that the future of leadership is human-centered, creative, and joyful.
✔ Are curious about how regenerative leadership can be a competitive advantage.
✔ Want to create thriving teams and cultures that people actually want to be part of.
✔ See the connection between well-being and performance and want to lead with both.
✔ Believe that the future of leadership is human-centered, creative, and joyful.
✔ Are curious about how regenerative leadership can be a competitive advantage.
Details
Dates
May 23 & 24, 09:00 - 17:00 CET
Location
House of Consciousness - Oslo, Norway
Participants
Professionals with +3 years of work experience
Group size: 20-30 participants
Food
Lunch, snacks and refreshments on both days
May 23 & 24, 09:00 - 17:00 CET
Location
House of Consciousness - Oslo, Norway
Participants
Professionals with +3 years of work experience
Group size: 20-30 participants
Food
Lunch, snacks and refreshments on both days
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Agenda
Exploring Joy
- Welcome and Overview of the Program
- Playful Trust Building and Getting to Know your Group
- The Joy Effect: Why It Matters More Than Ever
- Lunch by Roots & Culture
- Joy Mapping: Your Personal & Professional Joy Canvas
- Serious Play: How Playfulness Makes You a Better Changemaker
- Closing and Individual Reflections
Applying Joy
- Welcome and Mindfulness Practice
- Panel Dialogue with Guests
- Joy at Work: A Competitive Advantage
- Lunch by Roots & Culture
- The Joy Lab: Small Shifts, Big Impact
- Breathwork session with Guide
- Closing and Celebration
Learning outline
The Joy Effect: Why It Matters More Than Ever
In these times of global and geopolitical uncertainty, many of us carry a sense of discomfort and unease in our daily lives. We therefore, intentionally, turn our attention to the opposite: joy. Together, we unpack what joy truly is, how it functions in the brain from a neuroscience perspective, and explore nine practical perspectives on how to consciously design more joy into your everyday life.
Key concepts: The science of joy, joy vs. happiness, glimmers, navigating toxic positivity
In these times of global and geopolitical uncertainty, many of us carry a sense of discomfort and unease in our daily lives. We therefore, intentionally, turn our attention to the opposite: joy. Together, we unpack what joy truly is, how it functions in the brain from a neuroscience perspective, and explore nine practical perspectives on how to consciously design more joy into your everyday life.
Key concepts: The science of joy, joy vs. happiness, glimmers, navigating toxic positivity
Joy Mapping: Your Personal & Professional Joy Canvas
Joy is both deeply personal and highly contextual. What sparks joy for one person may be draining for another. We identify patterns in your joy experience—where it shows up and when it disappears.
Key concepts: Pattern recognition, amplifiers, blockers, sensory integration
Serious Play: How Playfulness Makes You a Better Changemaker
Play is a highly effective tool—it sharpens strategic thinking, strengthens collaboration, and builds resilience in uncertain environments. Playfulness and professionalism go hand in hand and we explore serious play to unlock new ways of thinking and leading.
Key concepts: Serious play, cognitive flexibility, improvisation, creative problem-solving, "Yes, and…” mindset
Joy is both deeply personal and highly contextual. What sparks joy for one person may be draining for another. We identify patterns in your joy experience—where it shows up and when it disappears.
Key concepts: Pattern recognition, amplifiers, blockers, sensory integration
Serious Play: How Playfulness Makes You a Better Changemaker
Play is a highly effective tool—it sharpens strategic thinking, strengthens collaboration, and builds resilience in uncertain environments. Playfulness and professionalism go hand in hand and we explore serious play to unlock new ways of thinking and leading.
Key concepts: Serious play, cognitive flexibility, improvisation, creative problem-solving, "Yes, and…” mindset
Joy at Work: A Competitive Advantage
Great workplaces make space for joy—not as a bonus, but as a strategy. We look at the economics of joy and how leaders and organizations cultivate joyful habits, leadership practices, and cultures that build trust, creativity, and long-term success.
Key concepts: Joy as a KPI, motivation & energy in teams, psychological safety, purpose, designing cultures, regenerative leadership
The Joy Lab: Small Shifts, Big Impact
We put joy into practice. Together with others, you define and design practical interventions to enhance joy in your day-to-day. You choose if you want to focus on an individual or a collective perspective.
Key concepts: Joy experiments, joyful environments, behavioral design
Great workplaces make space for joy—not as a bonus, but as a strategy. We look at the economics of joy and how leaders and organizations cultivate joyful habits, leadership practices, and cultures that build trust, creativity, and long-term success.
Key concepts: Joy as a KPI, motivation & energy in teams, psychological safety, purpose, designing cultures, regenerative leadership
The Joy Lab: Small Shifts, Big Impact
We put joy into practice. Together with others, you define and design practical interventions to enhance joy in your day-to-day. You choose if you want to focus on an individual or a collective perspective.
Key concepts: Joy experiments, joyful environments, behavioral design
Echoes From the Playground
Reflections from those who’ve been there.
Reflections from those who’ve been there.
In-person
We meet in-person for a highly participatory and effective learning experience.
Small group
We connect in a small group to make sure everyone receives personal feedback.
Diverse participants
We share and learn among peers with different experiences and expertise.
Practicing together
We experience and practice the skills we want to learn directly.
Playful learning
We embrace fun and play because that is how we learn best as humans.
Taking action
We align on concrete strategic points on how to practice regeneration going forward.
Facilitators
- Tilmann StolteCEO of Future Leaders GlobalSocial innovator, board member, and musician. He's passionate about driving planet-positive change and music that grooves.
- Nina WaageProject Lead at The PlaygroundClimate Physics engineer, entrepreneur and dancer. With a passion for leadership, earth systems, mindset change and the power of play.
- Ingeborg Vale OpdalProgram Manager at Future Leaders GlobalFacilitator, teacher, radio host and DJ, with a passion for people, communication, leadership development and cultures.
- Anne-Lise ØienFacilitator & CoachFacilitator, mentor, and speaker empowering leaders and teams to take conscious quantum leaps towards a regenerative future.
- Tuva BjørnstadBreathwork facilitatorTedX speaker and breathwork professional. Highlighting the importance of going inward to be a part of the desired change on the outside.
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The Power of Joy
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Are you a start-up, NGO, or can't afford a full ticket?
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We have five impact tickets available. First come first serve.
FAQ
We created the Playground because we were missing a space to playfully connect and explore progressive ideas. There are so many cool people out there, doing so many cool things. We want to bring these people together, to talk, learn, develop, and connect with each other. As a community. If that thought resonates with you, then the playground is the right space for you!
tl;dr
Explore progressive ideas
Develop your (leadership) skills
Be part of an inspiring community
Learn through playfulness and fun
tl;dr
Explore progressive ideas
Develop your (leadership) skills
Be part of an inspiring community
Learn through playfulness and fun
The Playground is for people with more than three years of work experience. That's it.
We celebrate diversity in industry, gender, culture, age. Because that creates a great vibe and great conversations.
We celebrate diversity in industry, gender, culture, age. Because that creates a great vibe and great conversations.
The Playground is running every three months. We start with a pilot in Oslo, Norway, and plan to branch out into different countries in 2024. If you want your city to be part, let us know at programs@futureleadersglobal.com.
Short answer, no.
We get that question a lot. We differentiate between leaders and managers:
Leaders are proactive, have a vision, go into the unknown, and are able to invite people onto a shared journey. Managers are responsible for the effective use of resources.
Both are important. But our programs focus on leadership. So you don't need to be a manager with people responsibility to join. You just need to be willing to step into the unknown.
We get that question a lot. We differentiate between leaders and managers:
Leaders are proactive, have a vision, go into the unknown, and are able to invite people onto a shared journey. Managers are responsible for the effective use of resources.
Both are important. But our programs focus on leadership. So you don't need to be a manager with people responsibility to join. You just need to be willing to step into the unknown.
Yes. The Playground qualifies as leadership development and can be covered by your employer.
If you have a learning budget available you can easily book a seat and reimburse with your company. In case you don't have a learning budget available you can ask your manager to join as part of your development plan.
We are happy to assist in the process, and if you would like us to talk to your employer/manager directly, please reach out to programs@futureleadersglobal.com.
If you have a learning budget available you can easily book a seat and reimburse with your company. In case you don't have a learning budget available you can ask your manager to join as part of your development plan.
We are happy to assist in the process, and if you would like us to talk to your employer/manager directly, please reach out to programs@futureleadersglobal.com.
Collaboration skills
The way the Playground is set-up is all about learning with and from other people. This develops openness and empathy for new perspectives and how to hold the space for other people's opinions (even if they are completely different than ours). These are incredibly valuable skills in any team.
Leadership tools
In every Playground we, directly or indirectly, practice our leadership mindset and skills. This will not only equip you to be more proactive, conscious, and confident at work, it will also positively impact the people around you.
Future-proof your work
We don't know what we don't know. So we learn together about the opportunities of the future. Become better prepared for changes and challenges of an ever-evolving business landscape. And you can bring that knowledge back into your team and inspire others.
Creativity and Innovation
Engaging in an environment that promotes playfulness, exploration of progressive ideas, and different perspectives can ignite creativity, and it can give you the opportunity to introduce fresh approaches to challenges within the workplace.
Happiness
We all crave learning, development, and great experiences. Getting out of the office, meeting new people, doing something for yourself will make you more happy and balanced. And you come back to work with more energy.
If you want assistance, or would like us to talk to your employer/manager directly, please reach out to programs@futureleadersglobal.com.
The way the Playground is set-up is all about learning with and from other people. This develops openness and empathy for new perspectives and how to hold the space for other people's opinions (even if they are completely different than ours). These are incredibly valuable skills in any team.
Leadership tools
In every Playground we, directly or indirectly, practice our leadership mindset and skills. This will not only equip you to be more proactive, conscious, and confident at work, it will also positively impact the people around you.
Future-proof your work
We don't know what we don't know. So we learn together about the opportunities of the future. Become better prepared for changes and challenges of an ever-evolving business landscape. And you can bring that knowledge back into your team and inspire others.
Creativity and Innovation
Engaging in an environment that promotes playfulness, exploration of progressive ideas, and different perspectives can ignite creativity, and it can give you the opportunity to introduce fresh approaches to challenges within the workplace.
Happiness
We all crave learning, development, and great experiences. Getting out of the office, meeting new people, doing something for yourself will make you more happy and balanced. And you come back to work with more energy.
If you want assistance, or would like us to talk to your employer/manager directly, please reach out to programs@futureleadersglobal.com.
- The program for both days
- Certificate of participation
- Handout with key concepts and learnings
- Lunch, snacks and coffee on both days
- Community Dinner Saturday
- Certificate of participation
- Handout with key concepts and learnings
- Lunch, snacks and coffee on both days
- Community Dinner Saturday
We want to make learning accessible for everyone. At each Playground we offer five seats for people that cannot afford the full program fee. If this applies to you, please reach out to us and tell us briefly about your situation at programs@futureleadersglobal.com.
We offer Vipps and invoicing as payment options.
Companies can get VAT back, while private individuals cannot. Which we find a bit tricky. What if your workplace doesn't support your training and you have to pay privately? That's why we lowered the prices for private individuals to make the Playground accessible for everyone.