leadership play day
october 2025 - aotearoa tour
Auckland – 9 Oct (SOLD OUT)
Wellington – 17 Oct (a few spots remaining)
Christchurch – 22 Oct (SOLD OUT)
Step into the game. Step up your leadership.
Forget boring workshops. This is leadership training reimagined. Three interactive role-playing games designed to challenge, stretch, and sharpen the way you lead.
Each game runs for 2 hours. You can join one, or play all three in a single day and unlock The Leadership Playbook session, where we connect the dots and help you build your own leadership playbook.
P.S. The role-playing we do probably isn’t what you’re thinking. No awkward acting, no standing at the front of the class. It’s simply stepping into a character, making choices in a story, and having fun. Even the shyest people enjoy it - we designed it that way. We promise you’ll like it.
the games
3 games. pick 1, 2 or attend all 3.
the moonlit market
Entrepreneurial mindset for leaders
8:30am - 10:30am
$99
A bustling fantasy marketplace where you’ll need to pitch, trade, and negotiate under pressure. This game helps you build agility, creativity, and bold decision-making — the entrepreneurial qualities every leader needs to navigate change and uncertainty.
the broken bridge
Practising difficult conversations
11am - 1pm
$99
A game where you’ll rehearse difficult conversations that leaders often avoid but in a fantasy context so it’s safe and fun. You’ll build courage, clarity, and the ability to hold space for tension instead of shying away from it.
the inner tides
Building emotional resilience
featuring the emotional culture deck
1:45pm - 3:45pm
$99
A mash-up of role-playing and the Emotional Culture Deck. You’ll practise noticing, naming, and working with emotions — your own and others’ — and leave with stronger emotional resilience and confidence to lead in tough moments.
the leadership playbook
build your leadership playbook
included when you buy the full day ticket ($297)
If you play all three games, you’ll also unlock a 60-minute facilitated debrief at the end of the day.
This is where the learning sticks:
Connect the dots across all three games
Unlock insights through discussion with other participants
Identify practical shifts you can take back to your team immediately
Leave with a personal playbook of insights about how you lead
why you should play
Because leadership isn’t built in theory - it’s built in the messy, uncertain, uncomfortable moments.
These games give you a rare chance to practise those moments before they happen in real life.
You’ll walk away with:
Practical skills you can use immediately
A clearer understanding of how you show up under pressure
Memorable experiences that actually stick
Running ‘The Moonlit Market’ at the Global Entrepreneur’s Network NZ Conference 2025
who it’s for
Leaders and managers who want more practical development
Founders and entrepreneurs navigating uncertainty and growth
HR and P&C professionals looking for innovative learning formats
Leaders who want to learn together - feel free to bring a few of your leaders in one group to experience this as a group.
No role-playing experience needed - just bring your curiosity.
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what leaders have to say…
Tickets and locations
Auckland
Thursday 9 October
The Attention Seeker, 37c Crummer Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland
wellington
Friday 17th October
Nairn Street Cottage, 68 Nairn Street, Mount Cook, Wellington 6011
CHRISTCHURCH
Wednesday 22nd October
Location TBC
how the day works
We’ll prep all the games ahead of time - taking into consideration the people who sign up.
You show up to the game you buy the ticket for - arrive 10 mins ahead of time, ready to play.
If you are playing the full day with us - bring your lunch (or go out and buy it) but otherwise we have everything you need.
We provide everything you need.
What role-playing looks like here
A lot of people see the words “role-playing” and immediately think of drama class: standing at the front of the room, acting out a scene, maybe even putting on a silly voice. That’s not what we do here, we promise!
At Leadership Treehouse, role-playing is about stepping into a character and making decisions inside a guided story. There’s no performance, no costumes, and no pressure to “be entertaining.” Instead, it’s an easy, structured way to explore leadership challenges in a safe, playful setting.
You’ll get a simple character sheet with a few attributes to guide how your character might behave. Then, as the facilitator narrates a scenario, you just decide what action your character would take and say it out loud.
For example:
“Charlie the Wizard would like to attempt to climb the cliff face.”
Or just: “I want to climb the cliff face.”
From there, the facilitator might ask you to roll a dice to see if it works, narrate what happens next, and guide the group forward in the story. Your job is simply to choose actions when prompted—sometimes individually, often together as a group.
It’s designed to be safe, clear, and inclusive. There’s no pressure, no scripts, and nothing you can do “wrong.” Even the shyest people are supported to take part, and by the end, participants consistently say it was far easier—and more fun—than they expected.
Running ‘The Devil in Weatherall’ at the Hawkes Bay Chamber of Commerce.
ready to level up your leadership?
Buy your ticket today - places are limited so get in quick!