At Runa, we design games that turn personal challenges into collective breakthroughs

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I am the founder and director of Runa Learning Lab. With a decade of experience in participatory research and group process design, I build games and teach classes that support people navigate stress in their personal lives and at work using play-based methods. I am based in Curitiba, Brazil, on the lands of the Guarani, Kaingang, and Xetá peoples.

Hi, I’m Zoë!

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Current offerings

Transformative Games

Immersive games that support people to ingeniously navigate real challenges.

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Peer Mentorship

One-on-one reflection to develop and sustain a transformative game over the long-term.

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“Ritual grew up in sacred play; poetry was born in play and nourished on play; music and dancing were pure play. We have to conclude, therefore, that civilization in its earliest phases, played.”