The Serious Games Podcast
Rediscover Learning. Work Smarter. Interviews with creators and facilitators of serious games, simulations and playful methods for interactive trainings, workshops and facilitation.
GLUCOSE
About this podcast
Serious games, simulations and playful methods for interactive trainings and facilitation. Interviews with the people who design and run them, so you hear how each one works step by step: the setup, the rounds, the debrief and what changes on Monday.
From the Ball Point Game, LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® and Scrum simulations to Kanban, escape rooms, Poetry for Neanderthals, change management games, Edu-LARP and gamification: each episode takes one method from its creator or facilitator and covers materials, group size, timing, facilitation moves and debriefing. Most episodes end with the guest's ultimate facilitation tip, and the show notes link every book, tool and community mentioned.
For facilitators, trainers, learning and development and HR professionals, team coaches, agile coaches and transformation managers who want play-based, game-based methods they can use in their next session.
Topics include facilitation, debriefing, game-based learning, play-based facilitation, psychological safety, change and transformation, agile and Scrum, climate and strategy simulations, role-playing and inclusive leadership.
Hosted by Julian Kea, who builds train-the-trainer programs and tools so change sticks after the transformation ends. Over 25 years of experience, facilitator since 2010 in German and English, MBA, and lecturer at four universities.
Certified trainer in Training from the BACK of the Room since 2016, co-developer of its official online course and trainer of 100+ practitioners.
Co-author of Agile Games Facilitation (Vahlen, 2023) with Anne Hoffmann, co-creator of #TheDebriefingCube with Chris Caswell, advisory board member of Manage Agile 2026, and, with Michael Martens, the mind behind the Berlin community Serious Games for Serious Change. Host of this podcast since 2019.
Suggest a guest or send feedback: hello@kiLearning.net. More at kiLearning.net.