One Minute Clip from Compelling Connections: How and Why Your Influence Matters
In this heartfelt presentation, Tim shares the touching story behind the documentary film, OPERATION: Operation, which he co-produced and co-directed with Peggy Brown. The film is about John Spinello, the creator of the beloved board game, Operation. Tim discusses the themes of play, connection and vulnerability, culminating in the claim that’s so clearly illustrated by Spinello’s story: Our influence travels further and matters more than we realize.
"Your presentation was fantastic and very well received! Thanks again."
– Lisa Snyder
Director of Life Planning
The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch
One and a Half Minute Clip from Creativity Hacks from an Entreplaynuer
In this presentation, Tim shares 10 tips to hack the creativity curve – ideas that have helped him succeed across multiple creative fields. His international success as an author, film producer, toy designer and educator informs the content of this inspiring and informative talk. Tim shares ideas from Right Brain Red: 7 Ideas for Creative Success, the book he wrote with Reyn Guyer (Grammy winner and inventor of the Nerf line of toys and the Twister game), and insights from research on the brain and optimizing creative performance.
Host and Producer of the Toy & Game Innovation Awards, 2008-2016
Tim hosted and produced the original TAGIE Awards, to honor game and toy innovators from all over the world! Considered the "Oscars" of the toy industry, the TAGIE Awards take place annually in Chicago and are produced by People of Play in conjunction with the Toy Association.
Keynote, USC Physical Sciences in Oncology Symposium
The USC Physical Sciences in Oncology Center asked Tim to speak on how play can help researchers attack complicated problems more successfully. The USC PSOC specializes in a form of cancer research that brings experts from outside the field of biochemistry to the fight, including engineers, mathematicians, and physicists.