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The Paidia Principle

The Paidia Principle: The well-played path to bold leadership, balance and agency.

How can those who shape play policies draw on the power of play in their own leadership?

In The Paidia Principle, Imara Felkers and Eva den Heijer invite leaders, policymakers and play professionals to rediscover paidia — the free, spontaneous dimension of play — as a source of personal agency, reflection and new ways of leading.

What if we learned to lead not only for play, but from play?