Kate Raynes-Goldie

We live in a paradox. After years of social media, algorithms and now AI, we live in the most connected time in human history. And yet, we’ve never felt more disconnected, while trust is at an all-time low. Human connection is becoming a luxury good.

AI can do a lot of things, but it can’t build real relationships.

So, in the age of AI, the future belongs to those who can bring tech together with what makes us uniquely human: trust, connection, belonging and getting curious about each other.

It’s time to get reconnected!

In this interactive keynote, Dr Kate Raynes-Goldie doesn’t just talk about the importance of human connection, she actually creates it using curiosity and purposeful play as an engine for reconnection.

Powered by SUPERCONNECT® – an evidence-based method built on LEGO® Serious Play® that optimises for human connection, trust, belonging and psychological safety – participants use LEGO bricks to create what’s on inside their minds and hearts. Their thoughts and feelings become something they can see, hold and share… with more depth, and clarity, while giving others a way in. Barriers break down. Suddenly they’re having better conversations about what really matters and connecting in a new way. It’s what Dr Kate calls “mutually assured vulnerability” – and it’s the fastest path to real trust and connection.

SUPERCONNECT® levels the playing field so everyone can meaningfully participate – introvert or extrovert, new starter or CEO, neurodivergent or neurotypical – making it one of the most inclusive team experiences you can offer.

Your people will leave feeling reconnected with a renewed sense of belonging and understanding – of each other and of themselves – whether they’ve worked together for years or have never met. Clients call it a game changer. This isn’t just a morale boost. It’s the foundation your team needs to do their best work, together.

In the words of past participants: it “seriously created trust, understanding, empathy and deep connections so easily” and “helps bring humans together to connect, make sense of things and have real breakthroughs.”

Includes a customisation session to tailor the experience to your audience and goals.

Key Takeaways:

• Why human connection is now mission critical – not just nice to have – and the business impact of trust and belonging on collaboration, culture and performance
• A firsthand experience of SUPERCONNECT® and LEGO® Serious Play® that builds real trust and connection between participants, fast
• A felt understanding of “mutually assured vulnerability” – participants don’t just hear about it, they experience what it feels like to be seen, heard and understood
• Participants feel a renewed sense of connection, belonging and understanding – of each other and of themselves
• An experience of a truly level playing field, where every voice is heard regardless of role, personality type, organisational role or communication style – so participants leave knowing what inclusive collaboration actually feels like

AI is changing the way we work. But for most organisations, the real challenge isn’t the technology itself. It’s the human side. It’s tech fatigue, disconnection, and uncertainty about how to move forward when certainty is no longer possible.

Everything is changing so rapidly, it’s almost impossible to know what comes next. And when AI levels the playing field for so many capabilities, those capabilities stop being a competitive advantage. Your edge becomes the one thing AI can’t replicate: curiosity. The organisations that will thrive won’t be the ones that try to predict the future, they’ll be using the power of curiosity to create it.

Here’s what the research is making clear: curiosity is what unlocks the potential of AI – and what keeps the future human. The organisations that will thrive are the ones that deliberately build cultures of curiosity and experimentation, where people are open to possibility, adapt faster, innovate more freely, and bring the human judgement that AI on its own can’t provide.

In this interactive keynote, Dr Kate Raynes-Goldie shows why curiosity is the number one skill of the 21st century – and then helps your people reignite theirs. They won’t just learn about curiosity. They’ll reconnect with their own, and experience firsthand how it helps them think more creatively and critically, stay open to possibility, and let go of the things that hold them back. They’ll unlock fresh thinking and leave with the clarity and forward momentum to navigate what’s next.

Grounded in key cultural trends and backed by behavioural insight and research, this isn’t just a keynote about curiosity. It’s an interactive keynote designed to make people leave more curious than when they arrived.

Powered by SUPERCONNECT® and LEGO® Serious Play®, participants don’t just hear about curiosity – they experience it. Built on LEGO® Serious Play® – a method developed by the LEGO Group and two European business professors, and used by global brands including Virgin, IKEA and Samsung – SUPERCONNECT® uses LEGO bricks to engage with ideas in a way that’s open, creative and collaborative.

Through a psychologically safe, playful and thought-provoking shared experience, Dr Kate invites people to step into a space apart from the everyday. They explore what boosts their curiosity, what gets in its way, and how to intentionally cultivate it in their work and life. And because curiosity is also how we connect and reconnect as humans, something else happens along the way – participants build greater trust and understanding, have better conversations about what really matters, and gain fresh insight into themselves and those around them. It’s two outcomes in one – a practical curiosity toolkit and a powerful team experience.

In the words of past participants: it “brought awareness on many levels that are still unfolding to this day” and offered “a different way of looking at things.” As one participant reflected: “[The session] had me thinking all last night… It seems to have actually sparked in me a genuine curiosity about myself… I have committed to exploring [myself] much more deeply.”

Your people will leave feeling braver, bolder, more curious and energised – with a practical pathway to increase their adaptability and resilience into how they work, think, lead and navigate the future.

Key Takeaways:

• A firsthand experience of curiosity and its benefits in action – including how it helps people think more creatively and critically, stay open to possibility and let go of the things that hold them back
• A hands-on exploration of what blocks curiosity and what helps it thrive – including the powerful relationship between curiosity, play and psychological safety
• A reignited sense of curiosity, greater confidence and adaptability, a practical pathway for cultivating it beyond the session, and fresh insight into themselves and those around them
• The bonus of an embedded team cohesion experience that fosters trust, understanding and better conversations about what really matters

Step a world where fear no longer holds back you back. This interactive keynote empowers audiences to overcome fear and unleash their innovative spirit using the power of curiosity and purposeful play. With 85% of executives reporting that fear is the number one barrier to innovation in their companies, this keynote provides the antidote.

Built on a LEGO-powered and science-backed experience that promotes curiosity and purposeful play, participants will learn techniques to reframe failure as valuable information, transforming fear into a catalyst for creativity. This interactive keynote also shows the power of psychologically safety for experimentation, collaboration and innovation. Attendees will walk way with tools to help them to deal with uncertainty head-on, making bold decisions and embrace change.

Key Outcomes:

• Overcoming Fear to Drive Innovation: Learn techniques to reframe failure as valuable information and transform fear into a catalyst for creativity.
• Fostering a Culture of Curiosity: Promote continuous learning and breakthrough thinking.
• Building Psychological Safety: Learn how psychological safety creates a supportive environment for experimentation, collaboration, and most importantly, innovation

In this powerful interactive keynote, participants embark on a journey of discovery and connection, to self, to each other and to their own curiosity.

The keynote focuses on the power of curiosity and play, which have been scientifically proven to supercharge engagement, collaboration and performance in the workplace. However, like all superpowers, curiosity and play can only be activated through action, so participants also get minds-on and then hands-on with magic of SUPERCONNECT®, a powerful tool for collaboration, innovation and inclusion built on LEGO® Serious Play®. Together, using a proven international method powered by LEGO bricks, participants create shared understandings of curiosity while creating new connections with each other.

Audiences walk away having experienced how curiosity and play can support business outcomes, particularly around boosting human connection, trust, and psychological safety all while enabling better conversations about what really matters.

We live in a curious world, and humans are fundamentally curious beings. Why? Because curiosity has an evolutionary purpose. People had to be curious about what was happening around them. Without curiosity, they wouldn’t survive in a changing world.

Today, that world is changing faster than ever before. Technological disruption calls us to learn more quickly than we ever have had to before. So how do we inspire, educate and activate curiosity as a driving force within organisations seeking to thrive today and into the future?

In this keynote, Dr. Kate takes the audience on an adventure to unlock the art of curiosity. What is the science behind the curious mind? What tools can we use to enhance curiosity, creativity and purposeful playfulness? At the heart of this presentation is the unlocking of a curious mindset and as a strategy for life and business.

Audiences will walk away from this presentation with tools, insights and experiences that will enable them to unleash their Curious Intelligence and in doing so enhance the soft human skills that act as the foundation for innovation, creativity, collaboration and connection. After all, technology may be empowering the software, but human curiosity is what fundamentally creates and or changes the game.

Good keynotes get people thinking. Building Creativity gets everyone… introverts and extroverts… thinking, talking, listening, laughing, questioning and problem-solving. Together.

Part keynote. Part play-based breakout. 100% grounded in proven science. Building Creativity is based on Dr Kate’s work at the leading edge of research into play-based innovation and her SUPERCONNECT® Method, which enables leaders to tap into the intelligence, experience and creativity in any room.

All of it.

All in one funforgettable hour. All tailored to target the area of performance that matters to you, from human connection to collaborative creativity to innovation. All beautifully branded, with heaps of value-adds, including event photos, videos and SUPERCONNECT® Spark kits.

Building Creativity is built on the foundations of LEGO® Serious Play® – the tool used by brands like Virgin, IKEA and Samsung – combining Lego and Dr Kate’s carefully researched questions to bring people together and new ideas, possibilities and solutions to the fore.

The payoffs of getting your play on:

• Involve EVERYONE. Tap into everybody’s experience, insights, knowledge and creativity.
• Build rapport and trust. The foundations for a connected, collaborative, creative culture.
• Inspire curiosity. About each other. About new ideas, opportunities and possibilities.
• Find smarter solutions, faster. Get more done in less time with less procrastination.
• Improve wellbeing and happiness. Boost employee engagement, satisfaction and morale.