Dara Simkin is a global voice
in play at work
What people say
ANZ
“Dara provides plenty of practical tools and tips that executives can take back to their teams. Our dialogue has shifted in significant ways.”
Clare Morgan
Group Executive
PWC
“The feedback was fantastic, and I was stunned by the impact the play-based activities had.”
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Richard Blundell
Former Director Customer
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CARMAN'S
“The energy in that room could've powered a small city!”
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Andrea Vienet
​People Experience Partner
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With her characteristic wit and practical rigour, Dara shows us why play is the most underrated tool in business. For more than a decade, she's been changing the global conversation on play at work, exploring the human capabilities no algorithm can replace and the ones your business can't afford to lose.
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Director of Organisational Play at the National Institute for Play, industry research partner with RMIT University, and co-author of Full Stack Human: The Mindset Upgrade You Need to Stay Human in a World Ruled by Technology (Wiley, 2026), Dara is smart, soulful and thoughtfully rebellious, bringing humour, science and lived experience to every stage she walks onto.
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