The Play Principles
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The PLAY Principles
Culture isn’t built in one big moment, it’s shaped daily through how teams communicate, collaborate and care for one another. The PLAY Principles is a practical half-day workshop that helps your team do exactly that.
Backed by neuroscience and behavioural psychology, this session equips teams with the mindset and habits to positively influence culture from within. Through a mix of guided reflection, energising play, and peer-led discussion, participants explore four core principles that drive human connection and high performance.
The session opens with a deep dive into the science of play and its impact on brain function, collaboration and wellbeing. From there, teams rotate through each principle, learning how to integrate play into daily rhythms, use language that builds trust, shift from compliance to ownership, and embrace moments of reflection to avoid burnout.
It’s light, evidence-informed and designed for long-term impact.
The Science Behind Play
Neuroscience of Play
Play isn’t a break from productivity, it’s what fuels it. Research in neuroscience and organisational psychology shows that play activates the brain’s reward and learning centres, improving focus, memory, and creative problem solving. It reduces cortisol (the stress hormone), strengthens social bonds through oxytocin release, and fosters psychological safety; an essential driver of high-performing teams.
The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.
Performance Strategy
In workplace cultures where pressure is constant, play offers a crucial counterbalance. It creates emotional space for curiosity, lowers barriers between colleagues, and encourages experimentation without fear. That’s why play isn’t a perk or a luxury; it’s a performance strategy. When embedded deliberately, even in small doses, it transforms how people show up, relate and lead together.
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Testimonials
Thank you Tim and team! From planning till delivery of the program you have been easy and a pleasure to work with even when we had to change the activity almost at the last minute. Considering just the activities by itself we were glad we went with Lego Legends in the end. Every aspect was handled professionally and the delivery was exactly what we hoped for. The program sponsors were absolutely delighted that we went with this team building activity which reflects the high value it has brought for all the participants which was obvious as the participants were highly engaged and there were lots of laughter and energy. As program organizers we were completely relieved that our group was in your team’s hands
-Mercedes- Benz
Corporate Challenge Events were a pleasure to work with! Amazing communication, helpful flexibility with scheduling and overall a friendly team! Trav was our facilitator and he made the Survivor Challenge so engaging and fun. Everyone said it was the highlight of our work trip!
-Emerging Energy Solutions Group
Todd was an absolute pleasure to communicate with from initial concept to the execution on the day. Fabulous feedback from all participants too and the icing on the cake, being able to “give back” and see so many smiling faces. A great way to end our meeting!
-Accor
The bikes for tykes program was exactly what we were looking for and we all had such a great time participating.
Special mention to Sherwin our facilitator who set the tone for such a fun and engaging afternoon!
-UNSW
We had a fantastic session with Corporate Challenge, specifically Anita, who led our team through the Belbin workshop. The learnings around our personal profiles and how to best leverage certain profiles in the workplace were so insightful for both the management team, but also all team members individually. A week later and we’re still discussing the findings and will be implementing some changes in the way we collaborate in future as a result. Anita was also great to deal with, really organised and responsive and made the whole process really easy.
-Theory Crew
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— process
it’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!
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Lets Connect
Don’t settle for a one-size-fits-all approach. Contact us for a proposal that’s tailored to your team’s objectives. We’ll take the time to understand your needs and come up with a plan that helps you achieve your goals.
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Preparation is Key
One of the best parts about working with us is that we take care all the details so you can just show up and have fun. Your dedicated coordinator will help plan an awesome team day for everyone, choose activities they’ll love doing together, then make sure everything goes smoothly from start to finish!
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Let The Games Begin!
Forget work for a minute—it’s time to have some serious fun! In our programs, you’ll laugh, let loose, and bond with your teammates like never before. Are you up for the challenge?