"We adults need public playgrounds too!"

When I was recently facilitating a gathering of neighbours on co-shaping public spaces in our capital’s (Ljubljana’s) new park, in one of the subgroups, the park designers wanted to hear participants' ideas for types of experiences they wished their children or grandchildren would have in the playgrounds they within the public park.
My heart burst with joy when I overheard an elderly neighbour say, in a constructive yet firm manner, that his generation would enjoy some play space too.
(These are those moments when I, in my facilitatory role, find it hard to stay 'neutral', as my own mind explodes with possibilities… but that’s another story).

That’s why we need this kind of dialogue– to expand the sphere of possibilities, question assumptions, rethink the quality of life – together.

What would become possible if we designed public spaces so that multiple generations could play together?
What does inclusion look like when speaking of play?
How to be playful when designing play experiences & equipment?
How to grant ourselves permission to play?