Work with me
Let’s start your team’s play practice
If you’re ready to harness the benefits of play for your team, PATO is ready to be your Player 2. We can help you assess your team, design and facilitate workshops, create a play practice, or run games for your team.
Foundational
SPACE for Play Report
This is a great starting point for building your own play practice and for getting a understanding of how your team is doing across Safety, Purpose, Autonomy, Care, and Enablement.
Each team member answers a set of 62 questions anonymously. PATO analyzes the results and delivers a detailed, digital report, identifying gaps, where to focus, recommendations, and what to do next.
Format
Survey, PDF
Delivery
4-6 weeks
Team size
4 – 20
$650
For teams smaller than 4 or multiple teams, contact us
Process
Each team member answers questions independently and anonymously across all 5 SPACE dimensions. ~15 minutes to complete
I review your team’s responses against the SPACE framework, a score for each, and identify where you have the most to gain and where to focus first.
Delivered to your inbox, a report with your SPACE scores and explanation by dimension, recommendations, and next steps
Thank you so much for such an inspiring, engaging, and interactive workshop! The Miro board you created was amazing! It really demonstrated how thoughtful delivery can elevate impact and create meaningful audience engagement. I left feeling truly inspired. Thank you again for sharing your creativity, expertise, and passion for building community through engaging and playful experiences. It really made a lasting impression.
Martha Damian
Software engineer
Facilitation
Workshops
I design and facilitate custom workshops for retros, product launches, new team formation or onboarding, conferences, and more.
Every workshop is grounded in the SPACE for Play framework and built around your team’s goals.
There are so few opportunities for adults to really play. These games helped me get to know people, get more comfortable with people. Look at my current job, I JUST feel like I’m getting to know my team months in. It would have been great to have a few of these easy, fun sessions so we could get familiar with each other in a low stakes environment instead of a high pressure one 🥲
Sarah Sherman
UX designer
Games for growth
Just want to play?
Want to grow your team’s skills through gaming? PATO facilitates games matched to hone the exact skills you want to nurture in your team.
I can also teach you how to run games on your own. Don’t see what you’re looking for? I design custom game sessions too.
Perfect for new teams, recently remote teams, or onboarding. These games create low risk moments for people to share and learn about each other.
For teams who want to sharpen how they communicate, make decisions, and solve problems.
Taking on other perspectives, vulnerability, staying calm under pressure. These games create space to stretch those muscles in a fun way.
Crossed the finish line on something hard? Let’s mark it with a session that’s just for fun. Or just make new memories with your team.
Want to practice real world skills in a way that doesn’t feel like training? Games in this category build things like public speaking, confidence, storytelling, thinking on your feet, and pitching ideas.
Looking for something else? Suggest a skill and I’ll find the game.
Ready to play?
Every team’s play practice starts somewhere. Find the best starting point.
Learn how to use play at work
One email a week! Sign up for the newsletter for that little kick in the pants, tips, games, and stories on how to create a play practice.
Free
Let’s chat!
Want some help putting together a custom play practice? A workshop for a new team? Maybe you’d like me to speak about play. Get in touch and let’s talk about your team needs!
Free 30m call
FAQs
General Questions
Nope! Any time you book a call, it’s free and there’s no obligation. It’s just our initial conversation; getting to know each other, figuring out if this is the right fit, and learning about your team. A proposal or statement of work only comes if you want one after we chat.
PATO was built with tech and product teams in mind, but the SPACE framework works anywhere people work together. If you’re not sure if your team is a fit, just ask!
I work with all three. Remote sessions use Miro and are designed specifically for distributed teams. I can travel to location in most places in Mi or help you find a place in the case of in-person events and retreats. Travel outside of Mi is available as long as travel is covered. Hybrid requires a little more design thinking but I do work with hybrid teams.
Yes! We love to design and facilitate workshops specific to your team or project needs. These can be 1-2 hours, half days, or full day workshops. Some themes we’ve designed for in the past include retros, budgets, feature prioritization, design sprints, retros, and new program launches. I’d also be thrilled to design a retreat style week for your team. Contact me or book a call to get started.
Due to the custom nature of the services we offer, we don’t give refunds. That said, if you’re unhappy, we’re unhappy and we’ll do what we can to make things better, including a refund in certain circumstances. We’re reasonable! Promise.
Space for play report
The assessment is made up of 62 questions, split by sections based on the SPACE dimensions (safety, purpose, autonomy, care, enablement), while also reviewing willingness to play, which helps us determine the best recommendations and next steps for your team.
You’ll have immediate access to the survey after purchase, along with instructions on how to distribute it.
You’ll have 14 days to collect responses. A reminder will be sent after a week. If response rates are lower than 50%, we’ll will reach out before closing the survey. Please allow between 2-4 weeks from survey close for analysis and report delivery. Our reports are analyzed and created manually, by hand (and brain).
Because it’s difficult to retain anonymity with 3 or less people, we offer a workshop version of the assessment that teaches the principles of SPACE while providing a safe and nurturing environment for the team to share reflections about each dimension. At the end, we co-create next steps. This workshop is also available for teams of any size. Contact us to get started.
Yes, if you would like to measure your team’s improvement using the report, we offer a 50% discount on retakes. We recommend retaking the assessment after 3 months of consistent play practice.
Can do! We offer discounts for multiteam reports. Contact us for pricing and setup.
Workshops
First, I’ll ask you about your most important goals right now for your team. We’ll talk about any previous roadblocks and things you’ve tried before and how it went. Then, if playful methods feel like a good fit, we’ll follow up with a workshop proposal.
Absolutely. For remote and hybrid, teams will use Miro, a digital collaboration tool, if needed. We use breakout rooms to facilitate different exercises and activities.
Hybrid teams typically need more custom planning and design and we usually recommend having at least two conference rooms booked for most sessions depending on the proposal.
