Robin Mello (Professor, Theatre) has been invited to facilitate storytelling workshops at the Innoplay Storytelling Experience and the Innoplay Playful Lab in October at Exeter University’s Design and Innovation Center, UK.
“Innoplay Studio is predicated on the belief that play and storytelling are fundamental to the human condition and significantly contribute to the development of social and physical resilience, curiosity, creativity, and wellness,” said Mello. “It combines design-team, narrative, and theatre practices and offers an interactive, collaborative, and playful environment for leaders, teachers, and community leaders interested in building and exploring their ability to communicate dynamically and holistically.”
The Innoplay Studio is designed to provide educators with practical sessions to upskill their ability to create playful content to engage learners. Innoplay conducts unique research into the combined value of arts and STEM research. According to Mello, they are the only entity of their kind to investigate the transactions between health, design team methodologies, and creative play as a practice for innovation.
“My contribution to their work is focused on my own research and teaching storytelling as play, as essential to human development and learning, and as a transformative tool for building coherent and diverse communities and entrepreneurship.”
In addition to teaching in the Department of Theatre, Mello is also a Teaching Fellow at the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center.
Read a related interview with Mello on the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center website.