In this episode of Lessons from Learning Leaders, I talk with Jazmin Webster about the path from corporate learning and development to entrepreneurship, the role professional communities can play in building confidence, and why meaningful growth often requires us to examine how we see ourselves and the people around us.

Jazmin also walks us through the Box Experience, an immersive learning activity that makes our “thinking boxes” visible. Participants explore how their experiences, emotions, assumptions, and goals shape the way they communicate, make decisions, work with others, and respond under pressure. We discuss the difference between reacting and responding, how facilitators create enough psychological safety for honest reflection, and why leaders sometimes need to model vulnerability before asking anyone else to take that risk.

The conversation also challenges the idea that serious professionals will reject creativity or play. Jazmin explains why experiential learning can work with everyone from volunteer leaders to executive teams, especially when the activity is clearly connected to a real problem the organization needs to solve.

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