Encouraging continuous improvement through play
Overview
Continuous improvement isn’t a process. Nor is it simply a value included in a statement or website. Continuous improvement (CI) is a mindset that, can only be fully operationalized when the culture focuses on enhancing employee experience. Play is an excellent tool for cultivating this mindset. When colleagues play together, they gain a better understanding of how people feel and think in real time. The ways people interact during play are very similar to real-life workplace dynamics, making play a low stakes opportunity for colleagues to experience what motivates different people and what holds them back in different situations, while also building trust and social capital. When paired with structured reflection, play generates ideas for how to work together better going forward, enhances individual commitment and accountability to behavior change.
Host Company
Barometer XP https://www.barometerxp.com At Barometer XP, we believe that company success isn’t possible without strong culture and leadership where everyone feels valued, respected, and engaged. We design and facilitate immersive team learning experiential that build cultures where companies, leaders, and employees, can thrive. Our focus is on improving interpersonal dynamics through the use of games and simulations, giving teams a chance to practice and operationalize better ways of communicating, problem solving, and collaborating in real time in a low-stakes environment.
Presenter
Alexandra (Alex) Suchman, is a sought-after speaker, facilitator, and expert in workplace culture, engagement, and team dynamics. As CEO and co-founder of Barometer XP, she helps organizations unlock the power of play—not just as a fun activity, but as a research-backed tool that makes teamwork effortless, strengthens psychological safety, and drives performance at the individual, team, and company levels.
Her work removes the unspoken pressures that block team cohesion, allowing people to engage naturally, be themselves, and contribute their best. She is a go-to speaker for major organizations like SHRM, PMI, and ATD. Barometer XP was a finalist for the 2024 ATD DC awards in the category of Innovative Learning, and was named to the Story Exchange’s list of 12 Brilliant Business Ideas in 2023. Recently she was featured in Kaizen Made Easy’s Top 9 Leadership Conversations, and Forbes Media.
Alex holds an MPP in Health Policy from The George Washington University, a BA in psychology from Colby College, and certifications as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and DISC coach. She currently serves on the boards of SEAF and NASAGA. Alex lives in Washington, DC, with her husband and their beagle, Willow, who firmly believes that all “play” should involve treats.
Agenda
Thursday, March 19, 2026
4 p.m. Welcome
4:10 p.m. Presentation
4:50 p.m. Questions
5 p.m. Conclude event
PARTICIPANT BENEFITS
1. Explore how to incorporate play at work to maintain the conditions of continuous improvement
2. Learn games you can take back to your teams
3. Practice techniques for structured reflection
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Team leaders, managers, project coordinators, and others looking to cultivate high performing teams that value collaboration, encourage curiosity, and leverage different skill sets and perspectives through mutual respect, trust, and accountability.
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