Webinars gratuiti: Play & Fitness - Progettazione ed approfondimenti

Join this webinar to get great tips on how to bring your customized wooden playground dream to life with a Robinia Play Sculpture. Based on real case stories, our team will take you through all details of the entire process, from idea to installation. We also zoom in on Robinia wood itself to learn more about its aesthetics, durability, sustainability and flexibility.

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Nikolaj Maj Bentsen, Robert Machálek and Roman Czinege

Nature Deficit Disorder is a term coined to describe the feeling of being deprived of nature. It’s a deprivation many children experience when growing up in an urban environment.

Join this webinar to learn about the natural experiences children need to grow, the benefits of nature and not least, some fascinating cases of natural play environments with play equipment that compliment them. 

Duration: 60 min.

Presented by Dr. Suzanne Quinn and Jeanette Fich Jespersen

Outdoor Fitness has gone through a tremendous development since it was introduced in the 2000s. Thousands of outdoor fitness sites have been created. Some locations are being used very well, yet most locations are used too little. In this webinar you will learn what needs to be considered when planning a fitness site in the public space and how you can create a fitness site, which will be used by people of all ages and abilities.

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Rob Boogmans

Over the last decade, play strategies of cities have centered increasingly on well-being, sensory stimuli and not least the quieter activities in playgrounds. It has been named sensory playgrounds and sensory play. But what is sensory play, what is sensory cognition – and how can it benefit children and cities in park playgrounds?

This webinar looks at the science behind sensory stimuli for children and concludes guidelines for creating sensory play on an informed background. 

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Jeanette Fich Jespersen

From 30 years of experience dealing with Quick Service Restaurants, Retail and Leisure industries, we know how precious are each part of your business surface area. Most of them are dedicated to direct profitable business with your customers. However we also know the attractivity a playground is offering, generating indirect extra sales, higher customer traffic and better profits as consequences. So let’s discuss about your perfect play versus surface equation to provide you the best return on investment by joining our next webinar.

Duration: 40 min.

Presented by Alexandre Reynaud

The proportion of seniors in the world is increasing. At the same time, we see a trend for seniors thriving of an active lifestyle until a very high age. Therefore, the need for activity spaces and knowledge on designing for the special needs of seniors is bigger than ever.

Join this webinar to learn about optimal activity opportunities and guidelines on how to create attractive solutions in different sizes.

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Morten Zacho and Rob Boogmans

How can communities best accommodate for play for children and families with disabilities, without disproportionate costs? How can communities meet children’s needs for thrill and physical activity in playgrounds without excluding users with disabilities? Join this seminar to get answers and learn 6 important design principles when planning play for all.

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Jeanette Fich Jespersen

Home is where the heart is. For housing areas, attracting new inhabitants or making sure that current residents stay and feel ownership, the immediate outdoors can be the decisive factor. 

Join us in this webinar and learn more about active outdoor play and fitness areas and how they can help attract, retain and create community pride. 

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Jeanette Fich Jespersen and Rob Boogmans

Areas have unique histories, unique stories, unique surroundings, or unique users. So a school may want their play sculpture to symbolize wisdom and learning. A local community may want their play sculpture to tell a story about the community, connecting one generation to the next.

Three designers/architects from KOMPAN Design Studio give their inspiration and ideas as to how we can help you design that special play landmark and special theme that WOWs and excites the entire community.

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Nikolaj Maj Bentsen, Samantha Jeffrey and Sophie Lambert

On a global scale, only around 23% of all 11-17-year-olds meet the minimum recommendations for physical activity. This is the more devastating, as tweens and teens repeatedly state that they like playful physical activity. They like outdoor play and play areas, as long as the design accommodates for them, not only younger children. 

Join this webinar to learn new insights and evidence around teenage play and get six tips for creating playful physical activity areas for ages 10+ years.

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Jeanette Fich Jespersen

Over the last decade, play strategies of cities have centered increasingly on well-being, sensory stimuli and not least the quieter activities in playgrounds. It has been named sensory playgrounds and sensory play. But what is sensory play, what is sensory cognition – and how can it benefit children and cities in park playgrounds?

This webinar looks at the science behind sensory stimuli for children and concludes guidelines for creating sensory play on an informed background. 

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Jeanette Fich Jespersen

We have a physical activity crisis: Few pupils meet the minimum recommendation of 60 minutes a day moderate to vigorous physical activity (PA). Not only does this harm their physical health, it poses a threat to their social-emotional well-being and their learning, too. So how can schools motivate children to more self-motivated physical activity? A solutions is more thrilling play equipment.

Join this webinar to learn about the newest research on outdoor play that stimulates pupils’ PA and their social-emotional development, and get 10 tips for active, fun outdoor playgrounds with lasting attraction and play benefits.

Duration: 60 min

Presented by Jeanette Fich Jespersen

How can cities best create playgrounds that accommodate all children and families, including those with disabilities? And how can park playgrounds cater for all, without there being a disproportionate cost? 

Join this webinar to learn more about park planning for active, fun playgrounds for all, that are truly inclusive.

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Jeanette Fich Jespersen

KOMPAN Design Studio has developed new technologies in order to reshape, re-size and change the visual appearance of playgrounds. The ultra-flexible platform makes it possible to rethink the traditional use of posts and platforms and turn them into uniquely themed storytelling playgrounds.

Join our designers and engineers for a webinar, where they focus on the possibilities of the materials, perhaps inspire you to think differently, and to show you what little it can take to make a big difference.

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Sophie Lambert and Morten Laugesen

New year, new trends, and new ways to play. 

Join this product launch webinar to learn about all the latest playground innovations from KOMPAN.

Duration: 30 min. + Q&A

Presented by KOMPAN

The debate on risk averseness and the importance of risky play for children often ignores the voice of the children. The KOMPAN Play Institute has investigated, together with a group of 10-11 year-olds, over a year, their preferences and perceived gains from more challenging play equipment. 

Join this webinar to learn findings from the study and important principles for creating wildly thrilling, yet safe, playgrounds that promote children’s best physical as well as social-emotional behaviours.

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Jeanette Fich Jespersen

Some adult planners find that a huge, playful sculpture is fully sufficient to provide play. But when the first attraction is gone, children look for more than merely a sculptural theme when they describe great play.

This webinar describes ways of creating themed playgrounds that offer more than the mere WOW, but also guarantee documented retention, re-visits and not least play value for children. 

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Jeanette Fich Jespersen

180 minutes of physical, non-sedentary activity a day. This is the new 2019 minimum recommendation from the World Health Organization for children under 5 years. The recommendation prescribes play as the main physical activity for young children. So how do you design for active play in your kindergarten?

Join this webinar to learn 10 tips of attraction, retention and development in activity-inspiring playgrounds for children from 1-5 years.

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Jeanette Fich Jespersen

Elderly homes are amongst the most relevant and rewarding targets for establishing outdoor fitness sites. With the right solution, the incidence of falls can be reduced, health improved and social connectedness strengthened.

Most importantly, the overall quality of life for the residents can be increased.

Join this webinar to learn about optimal activity opportunities and guidelines on how to create attractive solutions in different sizes.

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Morten Zacho and Rob Boogmans

Are families a key customer in your business? Attracting and retaining families can go beyond your core product. Research show that design of your facility is key for children not wanting to leave, parents to spend more and to get the best reviews.

Join this webinar to learn why a playground is a profitable investment and how to make sure it will boost revenue for your store, restaurant or other family-oriented business. 

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Alexandre Reynaud

Have you ever dreamt of making your own unique playground? You can! With Corocord, it can have almost any shape and expression - transparent, themed, high, wide, colourful, neutral, abstract, or explicit.

Turn on your artistic mind and join this webinar to find inspiration and learn how you can get a play landmark in shapes and themes that match your idea. It probably does not look like anything anybody has seen before.

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Samantha Jeffrey, KOMPAN Design Studio

Children loves to be challenged, but what about safety. The questions are many; Can risk at the playground be positive? Who has the responsibility in case of incidents? What is certification?

Join this webinar to get an understanding of the product safety standards for outdoor play and fitness, and why certified products makes a difference. 

NOTICE:

06:00 CET session will have special attention to safety standards used in Asia and Australia.

10:00 CET session will have special attention to the European safety standards.

19:00 CET session will have special attention to the American safety standards.

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Joan Pedersen

Outdoor fitness has seen tremendous development in recent years. Not only can sites now be created with the same functionality and health benefits as indoor fitness, but we also see a trend for multi-functionality where social aspects and inclusiveness for all ages are integrated into large activity areas.

Join this webinar to get inspired of what is possible and learn guidelines on designing and implementing sites based on contexts and user groups.

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Morten Zacho and Rob Boogmans

New research and practice-based findings have revealed great ways to create playgrounds that evoke young children’s curiosity and motivate explorative play. 

This webinar will share findings and cases. We will discuss how playgrounds can cater for social, dramatic and physical play that stimulates thinking skills. 

Duration: 60 min.

Presented by Jeanette Fich Jespersen and Dr. Suzanne Quinn

A minimum of 60 minutes a day physical activity for children from 6-12 years. And the primary physical activity is play. That is the recommendation of the World Health Association. Most 6-12 year-olds struggle to meet the minimum requirement. Join this webinar to learn 10 points to consider to make your next playground design unique in attraction, retention and fun physical play activity for 6-12 year-olds.

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Jeanette Fich Jespersen

School outdoor areas often suffer from under-funding: they fall outside the traditional attainment targets and curricula. But if planned consciously, schoolgrounds profoundly generate well-being as well as an enthusiasm to learn. The playground can serve both as a recess area and as an active framework contributing to teaching and learning. 

Join this webinar to learn how to harvest the learning and well-being benefits of your school’s outdoor areas.

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Jeanette Fich Jespersen

With aging follows a physiological decline and increased risk of life-style-related diseases and falling, but this can to a large extent be postponed or reduced through exercise.

In this webinar, you will learn about what recent studies say about healthy aging, why seniors need to be taken into consideration when planning a public fitness site, and what needs to be considered when planning a fitness site for seniors.

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Morten Zacho and Rob Boogmans

In this webinar you will hear about the difference between effective and ineffective outdoor exercise equipment and why KOMPANs new concept for cardio training increases user engagement, site effectiveness, and public health outcome.

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Morten Zacho and Rob Boogmans

Outdoor fitness has advantages compared to traditional indoor fitness. Especially in settings with focus on public health and minimum disease transmission. 

Join this webinar to learn about the advantages of outdoor fitness and what an investment in outdoor fitness can do for the health of your community.

Duration: 45 min.

Presented by Morten Zacho and Rob Boogmans