Play – a residency to train intrapreneurs in 21st century skills

SUPPORTING THE TRANSFORMATION OF PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS

PLAY

RESIDENCY TO TRAIN INTRAPRENEURS IN 21ST CENTURY SKILLS

Format: in-person Languages: French and English

At the AFD Campus in Marseille and at AFD's regional offices

1 month of online digital onboarding 4 days in-person sessions

AFD Group internal agents Intrapreneurs from all sectors of activity in developing countries and/or development project operators

3 to 4 sessions in French, each year and 1 session in English, each year

VARIATIONS

A new PLAY alumni community outreach tool called PLAY ONLINE, available since January 2021

KEY FIGURES

+450 students have already completed the course, 150 AFD agents trained, 100 new students enrolled per year

OVERALL THEME/BACKGROUND

Created in 2016 by AFD Campus, PLAY is a condensed, unique learning experience for driving change and innovation within one's organization. Designed for intrapreneurs from all sectors in developing countries and AFD Group staff, PLAY workshops aim to explore and experiment with the tools and techniques of creativity, conscious leadership, collective intelligence and communication. Thus, participants are equipped to create and support collective dynamics and can implement a culture of innovation within their organizations.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Exploring and experimenting with creativity tools and approaches. Learning about the power of collective intelligence. Increasing one's capacity to innovate in order to broaden one's scope of action. Reinforcing the impact of public speaking and the ability to promote your ideas within your institution. Reconnecting with the current moment, with oneself and with others by putting into practice the tools of mindfulness. - Developing one's leadership skills.

TEACHING METHODS & ACTIVITIES

PLAY workshops are based on a playful and engaging teaching method that allows learners to experiment with approaches and tools to advance their innovative projects within their organizations. The workshops are structured around several acceleration phases to clarify, describe and effectively pitch an innovation project.

WHAT WILL YOU GET OUT OF THIS TRAINING COURSE?

PLAY will help you create and promote a culture of innovation. In groups, you will discover positions that promote collective intelligence and experiment with techniques to creatively lead your meetings, brainstorming sessions, cross-cutting projects, etc. In addition, experimenting with mindfulness tools offers the possibility of reconnecting with oneself and others, a time to take a step back, new sources of inspiration and motivation when exercising leadership. Finally, PLAY is a real incubator for innovative projects, which will allow you to develop your own project, through different phases of acceleration to help you clarify it, prototype it and deploy it effectively. FIND OUT MORE: https://www.play-campusafd.com