Theatre at the table
Introduction of role-playing game (RPG) sessions into senior support centres to activate seniors, encourage them to make new friends and expand their knowledge.
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About innovation
The nature of innovation
Model organizacyjny
The problem that innovation answers
The innovation addresses the problem of isolation and the lack of simple and attractive solutions for community centres offering activities or support for older people.
How does innovation work?
Theatre at the table is a meeting in which a story is created together, putting the participants in the shoes of the characters. The storytelling is enriched with game elements and various accessories, making both the meeting and the story more engaging and exciting.
Who is the innovation for?
Senior citizens
Who can implement the innovation?
- Facilities and institutions activating and supporting older people;Institutions subordinate to social welfare centres, community centres and libraries;Social organisations working for the benefit of the elderly Individuals who play role-playing games or RPGs on a daily basis (so-called game masters ) and want to conduct meetings for older people.
Innovation testing site
Dom Dziennego Pobytu „Senior +”
Products resulting from testing
- Handbook and educational materials (including short films), introducing the topic of role-playing games, including sample game scenarios, tips for creating your own scenarios, as well as on how to act as a game master, and taking into account the special needs of the 65+ age group; Model of cooperation between potential volunteers/game masters and organizations/companies, including the development of best practices for joint action.
Results achieved as a result of testing
Tests have shown that this type of activity gives older people a lot of joy and satisfaction, helps them to open up, make friends and allows them to get out of social isolation.
Has the innovation been selected for dissemination?
Tak
How to implement an innovation?
Who is necessary to implement innovations?
Game Master;organised group of seniors and senior women.
What is necessary to implement innovations?
Familiarising oneself with the knowledge base of the game and joining the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/zagrajmyzseniorami;training master staff and senior citizens on the rules of the game.
Who is behind it?
Name and surname or name of the innovator(s)
Tomasz Piątek, Joanna Luśnia
City where the innovator(s) reside or have their registered office
Warszawa
An institution supporting the development of innovation
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Inkubator pomysłów [2020-23]
Contact for innovation
Tomek „Frejtag” Piątek;
E-mail: tomek@gryfrejtaga.pl
Adam Chabiera, Inkubator pomysłów prowadzony przez Fundację Stocznia;
Tel.: (22)3783973;
E-mail: innowacje@stocznia.org.pl.