“Our Brand Blueprint strategy is successfully driving the business despite a challenging economic environment in the UK and Brazil, as well as a short-term retailer disruption,” said Brian Goldner, Hasbro’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Ahead of his first ever Toy Fair in January, we caught up with Lind to discuss where the idea for Stems stemmed from, as well as how he balances the stress of running a start up with remaining on top of his game creatively.

Long blonde hair, blue eyes, tall and with feet permanently shaped around a pair of heels – the dolls that seven year old Phy McCarthy was playing with in the early Eighties didn’t strike a chord with the youngster.

The world of each Voice Original is brought to life through voice acting, music and sound effects, with the smart speaker acting as the players’ personal guide to the experience.

The sessions will welcome Atlas Games’ Jeff Tidball, Dynamo PR’s Heather Delaney and Cartamundi’s Stijn Vankerckhoven.

Seven Towns, Fuse and DesignbyTouch all in running to scoop accolades at this year’s show.

We caught up with Bromfield to find out more about the development process behind Bildy and how she assesses the state of creativity in the construction toy market at present.

Mattel invested in Osmo last December, and MindRacers marks the results of the first product collaboration between the two firms.

“The idea that I could develop a game that gets people out of their chairs, moving and laughing is incredibly exciting.”

“Being involved in the Mojo Nation 100 is a great way for us to publicly show our support and to let designers and inventors know that we are here to help them understand the children they are designing for.”