We help people, teams, and organisations to think and work more playfully. 

Playful Thinking deliver professional development and consulting services to businesses, non-profits, schools and government; utilising the power of play to help us live and work in smarter, happier and more connected ways.

Our workshops offer tools and ideas from the performing arts, philosophy, psychology, game design, business management, education, science and sports. 

We can show you how to use play to develop skills in leadership, strategic thinking, innovation, creativity and communication. Get in touch to learn how play can help you and your organisation thrive.

Lead facilitator:

Daniel Teitelbaum is the lead facilitator at Playful Thinking, responsible for developing and delivering our programs and workshops. Daniel studied Philosophy, Law and Theatre Studies at Monash University before working as the Head of Content for The School of Life Australia where he oversaw workshop delivery, recruited and trained facilitators and managed the introduction of new content.

Daniel started Playful Thinking in 2018 in order to share playful tools from education, game design, theatre, philosophy, psychology and science with modern organisations.

Daniel has worked as a comedy cabaret writer and performer, an Associate Teacher of Design at Monash University and a radio broadcaster on 3RRR, SouthernFM and ABC774 where he has a regular Playful Philosophy segment on Afternoons with Jacinta Parsons.

Outside of education, design and the creative arts, Daniel is the chair of Tiny Non-Profit, an organisation dedicated to project-led advocacy for sustainable living and dignified housing for all Australians.

In the world of digital games, Daniel is a part of the team at Games for Change Asia-Pacific, a not-for-profit dedicated to supporting the development and awareness of games that improve outcomes in education, health and social justice.

Organisation’s we’ve worked with: