Rhys Desmond

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  • Why dodgeball is the best game for all ages

    One of my favourite things to do as a program facilitator? Create activities based on the interests and desires of our kids. Typically, our kids go through phases. For the first half of the year, it was all about the playground. Working to make everyday different, I’d often create games and activities that centered around…

  • Storybook, not Snorybook: My greatest songs as a camp-counsellour and why they worked

    The best way to increase teamwork? Put people in situations where they feel motivated to work together to achieve a common goal. How do you oversee and facilitate that teamwork as a leader? It’s simple. Be unequivocally unafraid to be your truest, silliest self.

  • Perfectly imperfect is perfect

    Growing up, I was often afraid to mess up. In adulthood, I’ve realized that messing up is so much more fun. Being perfect is not only unattainable, but so much more stressful than simply doing the thing well. Here is why I think that being imperfect is the only way to ever be perfect.

  • How to identify where you want to go in life

    If you could do anything in the world with zero chance of failure, what would you do? This is one of favourite conversation starters, and something I’ve asked to every single person that’s ever been close to me. As we progress through life, it’s incredibly easy to follow the path that’s been laid out in…

  • The power of creating innovative play experiences

    As early as the days of Plato and Aristotle, play has always been recognized as an important function of human life (I bet you even the dinosaurs liked to party). All of the world’s most acclaimed researchers and innovators recognized that they wouldn’t have been able to make their discoveries without treating their work as…

  • Protected: The Portal Games

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  • The #1 way to increase engagement in programs

    If you are going to take anything away from reading this article, I want it to be this: Learn more about your participants. Learn more about the people around you. Learn more about what they like, what makes them tick, and where they want to go.

  • Why it’s okay for your vision to evolve from initial intentions

    Whenever creating content, it needs to be intrinsically motivating far more than extrinsically. Dedication and hard work can only get you so far. If you’re not enjoying the process, it’s far easier to quit, and leave that path behind in the pursuit of other passions. Other things that actually bring you joy.

  • How I optimize video analysis for professional players

    Here is my process for creating actionable insights for pros (or semi-pro players) to take back into their own environments.

  • The year of opportunity

    At the start of 2023, I made the conscious decision to re-evaluate my life. For the months leading into that reflective experiment, I had been asking the famous Bruno Mars question “Whatchu tryna do?”. I had chosen the path to try and make 24-carrot magic in the air, and ultimately ended up unfulfilled. It took…