About Kent Callison
Designing Connection Across Generations
For more than a decade, Kent Callison has worked at the intersection of play, design, and community infrastructure. As a marketing leader in the public space industry, he has studied how environments are intentionally structured to foster connection across generations.
Through writing and speaking on intergenerational play, he began asking a broader question:
If we design parks, playgrounds, and public spaces to build belonging, why don’t we design workplaces the same way?
That question now anchors his speaking and research.
Professional Background
Kent serves as Director of Marketing for GameTime, a leading manufacturer of commercial playground and outdoor recreation environments. In this role, he has helped shape national conversations around inclusive play, intergenerational design, and community infrastructure.
He is the author of a book exploring six emerging trends in intergenerational play and has delivered presentations to industry conferences, leadership teams, and professional organizations across the country.
His work sits at the intersection of design thinking, culture strategy, and generational dynamics.
Why This Work Matters
Today’s workplace spans four, sometimes five generations. Yet most organizations remain optimized for efficiency rather than connection.
Kent’s work translates lessons from public space design into organizational culture strategy. He explores how shared experience, structured interaction, and sustained rituals can reduce friction, strengthen trust, and improve collaboration across age groups.
Play, in this context, is not entertainment. It is infrastructure.
A Personal Perspective
Kent’s interest in intergenerational connection is not only professional. As a father of three daughters, he has witnessed firsthand how shared experiences shape identity, confidence, and belonging across ages.
That lived perspective informs his belief that connection does not happen by accident. It happens by design.
Whether in communities or corporations, environments matter. The systems we build shape the cultures we experience.
Speaking & Engagement
Kent speaks to leadership conferences, corporate events, and cross-generational workforce gatherings about:
• Intergenerational Play & Workplace Culture
• Designing Belonging Across Generations
• Play as a Driver of Innovation
• From Efficiency to Connection
His sessions are structured, research-informed, and designed to provide leaders with practical frameworks they can implement immediately.
Let’s Design What’s Next
Organizations do not change culture by accident. They design it.
If your team is navigating generational complexity, retention challenges, or cultural fragmentation, Kent brings a design lens to help rebuild connection intentionally.
Book Kent to bring this conversation to your organization.
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