August issue of Thiagi GameLetter

You can read it by visiting http://thiagi.com/pfp/august2010.php .

Here are the contents of this issue:

• An article on Thought Experiments (reprinted from our June 2001 issue).
• THE GRID, a sample Thought Experiment (also reprinted from June 2001).
• An interview with Grace Orena, a game designer from the Philippines.
• FULL OF BEANS, a flexible framegame by Grace.
• Four articles by Brian Remer about stories and storytelling.
• Tracy’s single topic survey on motivation.
• The results of Tracy’s single topic survey about friends at work.
• A link to August’s free Bend Your Brain webinar with Tracy and Thiagi evidence-based activities for increasing happiness. (This webinar is on August 4 2010.)

September issue of Thiagi GameLetter

You can read it by visiting http://thiagi.com/pfp/september2010.php .

Here are the contents of this issue:

• BIG CHANGES, a Brain Pick activity about managing organizational change.
• CHANGE MANAGEMENT, a Cash Game with a misleading name.
• COUNTING AND SPELLING, a Jolt about multitasking.
• An article about using Word Rebuses as Instructional Puzzles.
• Articles by Brian Remer about small details and new perspectives.
• Details about Thiagi and Tracy’s November 2010 public workshop in Paris.
• Information about Thiagi and Tracy’s January 2011 public workshop in Singapore.
• Tracy’s single topic survey on workplace stress.
• The results of Tracy’s single topic survey about instructional motivation.
• A link to September’s free Bend Your Brain webinar with Thiagi and Tracy about making effective presentations in 99 seconds. (This webinar is on September 8 2010.)
• A link to the Wordplay Website, which contains more than 500 pages of puzzles, games, lists, and more.

October issue of Thiagi GameLetter

You can read it by visiting http://thiagi.com/pfp/october2010.php .

Here are the contents of this issue:

• A detailed description of a framegame called BRAIN PICK. Use this template to help participants learn from informants.
• GROUPS, an online activity to help make webinars more participatory.
• HOW DO YOU FEEL, a magic trick to explore key aspects of emotional intelligence.
• CONCENTRATION, a Jolt to explore the line between persistence and foolhardiness.
• A 99 Seconds audio presentation on using personal stories (followed by a 99 Seconds audio debrief).
• CONVERSATION CHAIN, a flexible Improv game from Tracy Tagliati.
• Articles by Brian Remer about sugar coating, leaving space, and dis-covering.
• Details about Thiagi and Tracy’s November 2010 public workshop in Paris.
• Information about Thiagi and Tracy’s January 2011 public workshop in Singapore.
• Tracy’s single topic survey on politics at work.
• The results of Tracy’s single topic survey about workplace stress.
• A link to October’s free Bend Your Brain webinar with Thiagi and Tracy, which is a follow-up about rapid instructional design. (This webinar is on October 5 2010.)
• Information about weekly Twitter chats about learning.