Jane McGonigal, a researcher and video game designer, argues that games are not a waste of time. In fact, she says, “we need to look at what games are doing for gamers, the skills that we’re developing, the relationships that we’re forming, the heroic qualities that we get to practice every time we play.”What are these types of skills and how can they help us enhance our performance? According to McGonigal, they include resilience, perseverance, grit, determination, epic ambition, and collaboration. In this lesson, she teaches you how to bring the power of play to your team.Cultivate a state of playIt’s OK to play: A playful work environment will bolster optimism, enhance mental and physical energy, and facilitate learning.Think like a game designerCreate challenges that will pique curiosity, encourage knowledge sharing, and support flexible strategizing.Build in ways to make challenges incrementally easier for mentees, but also impose obstacles to stoke creativity and promote ...