Talia Dashow

Talia Dashow

Certificate in LSP

CA, US
The secret to high-functioning, efficient, and happy teams is play! Experience the connection and understanding that comes from playing together.

How much money are you leaving on the table because you are not accessing all of your people's talents and creative ideas?

Talia Dashow has over 20 years experience as a Play Professional helping creative people get unstuck, non-creative people become creative, teams bond and thrive, and businesses increase innovation.

Talia was trained in community mediation by CFO (now SEEDS of Resolution) in 2001 and participated in a number of panel mediations with them. When they started their Small Claims Court program she started doing quick solo mediations with people going to court, and helped disputants find creative solutions to their disagreements.

Talia served a year on the board of her local ASTD chapter, and participated in a number of corporate trainings with others at ASTD. She wrote a workbook in 2004 to help people look at their own communication styles and how they interact with others. While it was not a runaway best seller, it includes solid research into how we process information, blocks to listening, increasing curiosity, and how we talk to ourselves.

In 2013 Talia was trained in LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® and has been running team trainings since then. The hands-on, brains-on, inclusive work of LSP has produced inspiring results. Talia is especially interested in situations where there are differing priorities, such as mergers and worker/management conflicts.

Talia's speaking gigs and workshops are highly interactive, fun, engaging, and thought-provoking. Groups understand each other better, and audiences can apply what they learn right away.

How much money are you leaving on the table because you are not accessing all of your people's talents and creative ideas?

Talia Dashow has over 20 years experience as a Play Professional helping creative people get unstuck, non-creative people become creative, teams bond and thrive, and businesses increase innovation.

Talia was trained in community mediation by CFO (now SEEDS of Resolution) in 2001 and participated in a number of panel mediations with them. When they started their Small Claims Court program she started doing quick solo mediations with people going to court, and helped disputants find creative solutions to their disagreements.

Talia served a year on the board of her local ASTD chapter, and participated in a number of corporate trainings with others at ASTD. She wrote a workbook in 2004 to help people look at their own communication styles and how they interact with others. While it was not a runaway best seller, it includes solid research into how we process information, blocks to listening, increasing curiosity, and how we talk to ourselves.

In 2013 Talia was trained in LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® and has been running team trainings since then. The hands-on, brains-on, inclusive work of LSP has produced inspiring results. Talia is especially interested in situations where there are differing priorities, such as mergers and worker/management conflicts.

Talia's speaking gigs and workshops are highly interactive, fun, engaging, and thought-provoking. Groups understand each other better, and audiences can apply what they learn right away.

Trigger Transcendent Teamwork

Format: ​half day to full day workshop
This program is perfect for:
  • ​Teams struggling with performance or communication
  • Merging groups with different priorities
  • Management/Worker conflicts
  • Group problem solving for more creative solutions
The audience will leave with:
  • ​Team members will understand each other better and communicate with each other more efficiently for...
Audience ActivityEducational / Informative

Silence Is Deafening: Creating a Safe Space for Everyone to be Heard

Format: ​30-60 minute breakout
This program is perfect for:
  • ​Managers of teams
  • HR generalists
  • Members of teams with communication or trust issues
The audience will leave with:
  • ​Experience thinking with your hands
  • Learn how play and creativity can create space for new ideas to grow
  • Increase a group's flexibility and ability to make better...
Audience ActivityEducational / Informative

Organization Compass

Format: ​1.5 day workshop
This program is perfect for:
  • Organizations that want a snapshot of where they are now
  • Organizations that want to create a picure of where they are going
  • Organizations that want to see how possible scenarios might affect the direction of their strategic plan
The audience will leave with:
  • ​A picture of what their organization looks like right...
Audience Activity

After The Merger: Helping Frenemies Play Well Together

Format: ​45-60 minutes
This program is perfect for:
  • ​Business leaders after a merger or aquisition
  • Teams after a merger or aquisition
  • Teams with new members who don't see eye to eye
The audience will leave with:
  • ​Understanding of the benefit of including everyone
  • Experience of inclusive methods to get people talking
  • Practice with creative methods of understanding...
Audience ActivityEducational / Informative