Katrin Heimann - Micro-phenomenology & Play

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We’re Dr. Jane Hession and Ronan Healy. We’re a husband and wife team and co-founders of the service design studio How Might We - www.howmightwe.design 

We're passionate about Play and provide online, in-house training in the LEGO Serious Play method to teams worldwide. We’re also training across Ireland and the UK www.howmightwe.design/lego-serious-play-ireland 

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LEGO Alert!

Around the 42-minute mark, Katrin answers a question using LEGO.

Katrin who?

Katrin Heimann is trained in philosophy and cognitive neuroscience and has specialised in exploring the richness of humans' subjective experience using qualitative methods. 

She is one of the leading experts in the interview and analysis technique of micro-phenomenology, with which she has investigated an extensive range of experiences, especially those related to art, creativity, play, and learning. 

Currently, she holds the position of Assistant Professor at the Center for Educational Development at Aarhus University, where she researches and develops facilitation tools and resources for engaging and inclusive classrooms within academia. Katrin’s Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has led her to understand the value of designing neuroinclusive learning environments, and she is working on the project Developing Teacher Education for the Neuroinclusive University.

Contact Details

Email

katrinheimann@au.dk 

Research

https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/katrinheimann%40au.dk

How Playfulness Motivates: Putative Looping Effects of Autonomy and Surprise Revealed by Micro-Phenomenological Investigations

https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/how-playfulness-motivates-putative-looping-effects-of-autonomy-an

Developing Teacher Education for the Neuroinclusive University

https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/projects/developing-teacher-education-for-the-neuroinclusive-university

Book

Practicing Embodied Thinking in Research and Learninghttps://www.routledge.com/Practicing-Embodied-Thinking-in-Research-and-Learning/Schoeller-Thorgeirsdottir-Walkerden/p/book/9781032498720?srsltid=AfmBOoqkYjiEmlKoBDH8tQwPry_WE5PV6QiVJFPpTeUxqODJg6QH1XaJ 

Additional Resources 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Courage-Teach-Exploring-Landscape-Anniversary/dp/0787996866

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooks 

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/audre-lorde 

https://www.guernicamag.com/sara-ahmed-the-personal-is-institutional/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrienne_Maree_Brown 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_Pauline_Gumbs