Emma Bearman's guest appearances

Emma Bearman

Hack Circus

Ey Up with Harry Meadley

Light on Leeds

Be a Better Leader

Coach Class 

Tony Macaluso

James Rhodes

Chris Nickson

Andy Wilson

Warren Ellis

Phil Graham

Tyler Coburn

Alexandra Heminsley

David Williams

John Crouch

George Plimpton

David Robinson

Alan Lane

Andy McVeigh

Luke Jennings

OwlTail

I have been looking forward to speaking with Emma Bearman for such a long time and I was not disappointed!We had such fun chatting about Playful Anywhere "Catalyzing creativity and conviviality with people, in places".Emma tells me about her gigantic playboxes, the Playlab, Culture Vulture, Digital Access West Yorkshire and we discuss the nature of fun and play and so much more. There is a small amount of swearing in this episode. Emma chose to feature the joyous track "Eurospin" by the ever wonderful Hope &amp; Social.https://www.playfulanywhere.fun/https://www.facebook.com/playfulleeds/https://www.instagram.com/playfulanywhereanytime/?hl=enhttps://vimeo.com/579759637https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/playlab-with-the-orchestra-of-objects-tickets-309820129347?aff=ebdssbdestsearchhttps://www.hopeandsocial.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/hopeandsocial/?hl=enhttps://twitter.com/hopeandsocialhttps://www.facebook.com/hopeandsocial/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_f8yLJys2g

I have been looking forward to speaking with Emma Bearman for such a long time and I was not disappointed! We had such fun chatting about Playful Anywhere "Catalyzing creativity and conviviality with people, in places". Emma tells me about her gigantic playboxes, the Playlab, Culture Vulture, Digital Access West Yorkshire and we discuss the nature of fun and play and so much more. There is a small amount of swearing in this episode. Emma chose to feature the joyous track "Eurospin" by the ever wonderful Hope &amp; Social. <a href="https://www.playfulanywhere.fun/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.playfulanywhere.fun/</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/playfulleeds/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/playfulleeds/</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/playfulanywhereanytime/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/playfulanywhereanytime/?hl=en</a> <a href="https://vimeo.com/579759637" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/579759637</a> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/playlab-with-the-orchestra-of-objects-tickets-309820129347?aff=ebdssbdestsearch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/playlab-with-the-orchestra-of-objects-tickets-309820129347?aff=ebdssbdestsearch</a> <a href="https://www.hopeandsocial.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.hopeandsocial.co.uk/</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hopeandsocial/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/hopeandsocial/?hl=en</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hopeandsocial" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/hopeandsocial</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hopeandsocial/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/hopeandsocial/</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_f8yLJys2g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_f8yLJys2g</a>

Episode 55: Emma Bearman - Playful Anywhere

In conversation with Emma Bearman of Playful Anywhere we talk about play, Leadership, being side by side rather than following someone who is in front. We talk about the power of provocation and discomfort, innovation and novelty.Playful Anywhere CIC is a Leeds-based social enterprise with a mission to catalyse creativity, inventiveness and playfulness, where we work, live and travel.They have a proven track record of delivering high-quality fun participatory events, programmes and activities. They have devised and delivered festivals, open space events, civic participation, networks, playful tech labs, young inventor programmes, building launches, panel events, team builds, place change activities, websites and community activities. They take care of the smallest detail, creating meaningful experiences whether it's a one to one or a huge family festival.They bring teams together to deliver high quality experiences, and have a long-standing reputation for excellence in culture and heritage, public art and realm, art and urban landscaping, fundraising, digital and social media engagement. Blurring the boundaries between the physical and digital worlds, encouraging participants to get creative with all manner of media, from cardboard to code.

In conversation with Emma Bearman of <a href="https://www.playfulanywhere.fun/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Playful Anywhere</a> we talk about play, Leadership, being side by side rather than following someone who is in front. We talk about the power of provocation and discomfort, innovation and novelty.Playful Anywhere CIC is a Leeds-based social enterprise with a mission to catalyse creativity, inventiveness and playfulness, where we work, live and travel.They have a proven track record of delivering high-quality fun participatory events, programmes and activities. They have devised and delivered festivals, open space events, civic participation, networks, playful tech labs, young inventor programmes, building launches, panel events, team builds, place change activities, websites and community activities. They take care of the smallest detail, creating meaningful experiences whether it's a one to one or a huge family festival.They bring teams together to deliver high quality experiences, and have a long-standing reputation for excellence in culture and heritage, public art and realm, art and urban landscaping, fundraising, digital and social media engagement. Blurring the boundaries between the physical and digital worlds, encouraging participants to get creative with all manner of media, from cardboard to code.

In Conversation with Emma Bearman

After visiting the pop up Playlab and seeing the great work being done there, I was able to catch up with Emma who established and runs PlayfulAnywhere that has also been responsible for the immersive take over of the old Border’s store, and the Playbox shipping containers that seem to crop up all over the place. I believe her job title is Chief of Play. Prior to this Emma was known for running the online magazine the Culture Vulture and as an events manager for things such as the Northern Art Prize and the opening of the Howard Assembly rooms.Often it seems that play, fun, and conviviality can be quite undervalued, or even hard to achieve, when putting on or making spaces for creative activity but Emma prioritises these things above all else - building something that doesn’t necessarily even need to be understood or viewed in artistic terms, and maybe is better as a result.Playlab is open everyday 10am–4pm until 6 May at 21 New York Street, LS2 7DT, Leeds.

After visiting the pop up <a href="https://www.facebook.com/playfulleeds/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Playlab</a> and seeing the great work being done there, I was able to catch up with Emma who established and runs <a href="http://www.playfulanywhere.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PlayfulAnywhere</a> that has also been responsible for the immersive take over of the old Border’s store, and the Playbox shipping containers that seem to crop up all over the place. I believe her job title is Chief of Play. Prior to this Emma was known for running the online magazine the <a href="https://theculturevulture.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Culture Vulture</a> and as an events manager for things such as the Northern Art Prize and the opening of the Howard Assembly rooms. Often it seems that play, fun, and conviviality can be quite undervalued, or even hard to achieve, when putting on or making spaces for creative activity but Emma prioritises these things above all else - building something that doesn’t necessarily even need to be understood or viewed in artistic terms, and maybe is better as a result. Playlab is open everyday 10am–4pm until 6 May at 21 New York Street, LS2 7DT, Leeds.

Ey Up Emma Bearman

Emma Bearman founded Playful Leeds – now Playful Anywhere, and is the proud proprietor of the Playbox, a shipping container full of surprises, entertainment and imaginative potential that turns up in public spaces all over Yorkshire. Emma also founded The Culture Vulture, the very successful magazine site rounding up the best of the Leeds arts scene. In this chat, we find out about the challenges of facilitating a vision of this scale on your own, how play relates to disobedience, and where the drive to create playful spaces comes from in the first place. https://vimeo.com/68169045 (Urban Mischief video, with the diving board etc) https://twitter.com/PlayfulAnywhere http://www.playfulanywhere.co.uk https://theculturevulture.co.uk/ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/emmabearman  http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/why-robots-are-set-to-take-over-leeds-1-6037956

Emma Bearman founded Playful Leeds – now Playful Anywhere, and is the proud proprietor of the Playbox, a shipping container full of surprises, entertainment and imaginative potential that turns up in public spaces all over Yorkshire. Emma also founded The Culture Vulture, the very successful magazine site rounding up the best of the Leeds arts scene. In this chat, we find out about the challenges of facilitating a vision of this scale on your own, how play relates to disobedience, and where the drive to create playful spaces comes from in the first place. <a href="https://vimeo.com/68169045" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/68169045</a> (Urban Mischief video, with the diving board etc) <a href="https://twitter.com/PlayfulAnywhere" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/PlayfulAnywhere</a> <a href="http://www.playfulanywhere.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.playfulanywhere.co.uk</a> <a href="https://theculturevulture.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theculturevulture.co.uk/</a> <a href="https://uk.linkedin.com/in/emmabearman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://uk.linkedin.com/in/emmabearman</a> <a href="http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/why-robots-are-set-to-take-over-leeds-1-6037956" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/why-robots-are-set-to-take-over-leeds-1-6037956</a>