Blog of Susannah Quinsee about life, work, parenthood and play
I forgot to blog on Monday as usual as my Mum was here and travelling to the US for Thanksgiving so I was putting her in a taxi then going straight into meetings. I just started reading Atomic Habits this Continue reading 3 (later!) things
Last week was, well, quite a week! It seemed to shoot by and there was a lot going on, a lot of it not all planned. So…. As I wrote this I wondered what this even means – how can Continue reading 3 things
Last week was a rollercoaster of a week for various reasons. How global events relate to local circumstances was something many of us will have faced in our day to day lives, particularly last week. Embracing diversity, maintaining compassion and Continue reading 3 things
Starting this now on a Monday – my three things from last week! I come back to this mantra frequently – this week it was in relation to using Lego with undergraduate students as part of a module on coaching Continue reading 3 things…
I had the pleasure of speaking at WonkHE and Adobe’s Educational Espresso at the end of May. The subject was “pedagogy and playfulness” and I confess to having a “I’m so not qualified to speak on this” imposter syndrome moment. Continue reading Playful leadership: 10 reasons to use play in leadership
Antonia’s birthday, new job, end of school, start of summer holidays, floods, theatre trips, night in a hotel, some football matches, chickens lay eggs and lots of being outside.
Finally it feels like it is time to release my Lego musings on the world! I have been playing around with this idea (ha excuse the pun!) literally for a year. I have learnt a lot about how an “easy” Continue reading Lego for learning series: 1. Moving a one hour lecture online using Lego
I’ve had a new box of IKEA Lego on my desk for AGES and not had the opportunity to open it or play with it. Shocking! So as a bit of fun on a Friday I decided to create my Continue reading Playing around with unboxing
This week I had the opportunity to run an online Lego Serious Play session with the students on my Developing Leadership and Reflective Practice module. I am fortunate to have a really great group of engaged and thoughtful students. This Continue reading Online Lego Serious Play for Developing Leadership
I trained as a Lego Serious Play (LSP) practitioner in December 2018 and was just getting into my stride of using it more widely when … Covid… Bit hard to do Lego remotely as it is such a tangible thing Continue reading Lego Serious Play – online