{"id":10201,"date":"2025-11-24T13:59:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mosselsfrombrossels.net\/?post_type=event&#038;p=10201"},"modified":"2025-11-24T17:13:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:13:31","slug":"mussel-soup-q1-2026-learning-difficult-topics-through-play","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.mosselsfrombrossels.net\/en\/event\/mossel-soupe-q1-2026-moeilijke-topics-spelend-leren\/","title":{"rendered":"Mossel Soup\u00e9 Q1 2026: Making difficult topics light-hearted with games (NL)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"1106\">\n<li data-start=\"1049\" data-end=\"1106\">\n<h2 data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"343\"><strong data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"341\">Bringing up difficult topics with play<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"427\">An experiential afternoon full of methodologies, insights and safe experimentation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"429\" data-end=\"817\">Welcome to this special edition, where we show you how to bring even the most difficult topics \u2014 such as tensions, feedback, boundaries, change stress, emotions or underlying frustrations \u2014 to the table... without it becoming too heavy.<br data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"656\" \/>Not a traditional education, but an invitation to discover how play can lighten difficult conversations, break deadlocks and create genuine connections.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"819\" data-end=\"1099\">This is our playground: a safe place to try, tinker, fall, laugh, start again \u2014 and see what works. Expect cross-pollination, practical inspiration and honest conversations with professionals who believe that playfulness helps us go deeper.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1106\" data-end=\"1135\"><\/h2>\n<h2 data-start=\"1106\" data-end=\"1135\"><strong data-start=\"1109\" data-end=\"1135\">What can you expect?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"2067\">\n<li data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1258\">\n<p data-start=\"1139\" data-end=\"1258\"><strong data-start=\"1139\" data-end=\"1169\">Discover playful methodologies<\/strong> to make difficult topics discussable \u2014 without confrontation, but with effect.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1259\" data-end=\"1378\">\n<p data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1378\"><strong data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1289\">Experience new ways of working<\/strong> reduce tension and open up conversations, even when the subject is sensitive.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1379\" data-end=\"1496\">\n<p data-start=\"1381\" data-end=\"1496\"><strong data-start=\"1381\" data-end=\"1413\">Practise with realistic cases<\/strong> on topics such as feedback, resistance, undercurrents, conflicts or team dynamics.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1597\">\n<p data-start=\"1499\" data-end=\"1597\"><strong data-start=\"1499\" data-end=\"1559\">Learn how play reveals behavioural and group patterns<\/strong>, so you can get to the heart of the matter more quickly.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1598\" data-end=\"1687\">\n<p data-start=\"1600\" data-end=\"1687\"><strong data-start=\"1600\" data-end=\"1634\">Work with creativity and humour<\/strong> to enable honesty and vulnerability.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1688\" data-end=\"1810\">\n<p data-start=\"1690\" data-end=\"1810\"><strong data-start=\"1690\" data-end=\"1731\">Reflect on out-of-the-box ways<\/strong> \u2014 No flipcharts, but surprising materials, movement and playful stimuli.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1811\" data-end=\"1924\">\n<p data-start=\"1813\" data-end=\"1924\"><strong data-start=\"1813\" data-end=\"1848\">Gain insight into your own style<\/strong> dealing with stress, and discover how play can strengthen your strengths.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1925\" data-end=\"2067\">\n<p data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"2067\"><strong data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"1950\">Experiment together<\/strong> with other curious doers and thinkers who want to learn how to facilitate difficult conversations in a lighter way.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2069\" data-end=\"2198\">And yes, this also includes something tasty \u2014 because difficult things are easier to digest with a good lunch and light-hearted chats in between.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2205\" data-end=\"2229\"><\/h2>\n<h2 data-start=\"2205\" data-end=\"2229\"><strong data-start=\"2208\" data-end=\"2229\">Why participate?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2231\" data-end=\"2551\">This afternoon is not a training session you sit and watch, but an experience in which you actively feel how play opens doors that would otherwise remain closed.<br data-start=\"2378\" data-end=\"2381\" \/>You will learn how to discuss difficulties <em data-start=\"2430\" data-end=\"2438\">without<\/em> heavy atmosphere \u2014 and how to guide teams, clients or groups with more lightness, safety and impact.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2553\" data-end=\"2662\">You test new methodologies, share experiences with others, and leave with tools you can use tomorrow.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2669\" data-end=\"2687\"><strong data-start=\"2672\" data-end=\"2687\">In short<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"2689\" data-end=\"3128\">\n<li data-start=\"2689\" data-end=\"2752\">\n<p data-start=\"2691\" data-end=\"2752\">You are tired of difficult topics <em data-start=\"2728\" data-end=\"2735\">heavy<\/em> need to feel.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2753\" data-end=\"2824\">\n<p data-start=\"2755\" data-end=\"2824\">You want new, playful methods for initiating difficult conversations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2825\" data-end=\"2888\">\n<p data-start=\"2827\" data-end=\"2888\">You want to experiment in a safe and relaxed environment.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2889\" data-end=\"2965\">\n<p data-start=\"2891\" data-end=\"2965\">You are seeking fresh inspiration and practical tools to defuse tension.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2966\" data-end=\"3015\">\n<p data-start=\"2968\" data-end=\"3015\">You want to learn with humour, fun and depth.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3016\" data-end=\"3128\">\n<p data-start=\"3018\" data-end=\"3128\">You want to connect with like-minded people who also believe that playfulness works \u2014 especially when things get tough.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moeilijke topics luchtig maken met spel.<br \/>\nOntdek in \u00e9\u00e9n namiddag hoe speelse werkvormen lastige gesprekken openen en spanning verlagen &#8211; 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