Visual artist and Outspoken speaker Shantell Martin regularly asks her audiences, "If you can draw, put your hand up." And what happens? Even in rooms with creatives, only about a third of folks raise their hands. But why? Many of us might ask: Why does our imagination dull as we age? At what point did we lose the “okay” to play?

“Sadly, humans lose their imagination as they age, but it is the unfortunate truth,” according to Mental Health Training podcast. “It happens because of a combination of learning how the world works, adapting to their environment, and forgetting how it feels to be imaginative. At some point, if you don't change now, you likely won't be very imaginative at all. Yet, you might be asking, "What does play have to do with successful business strategies, anyway? How can this help me and my team on the job?"