We've all seen the child on the playground climbing up the slide the wrong way. They get a little way up and then slide down. Just to start again. As long as it's not your child, it can be inspiring to watch. Think about the determination despite numerous setbacks and the ultimate success when they reach the top!
Read MoreWhile there may be times at work to create, solve a problem or build something with someone you know well and have a bonded with. The will be other times, you may not know your co-worker, but the work still needs to get done. Either way, the ability to collaborate on the fly, bridges the gap between the speed of change in workplaces today and the organizational culture needed to support it.
Read MoreThe need for “teaming” today is greater than ever and linking together the “on the fly” nature of improv with the “collaboration mindset” we now have a way to practice it. For me, this is like uncovering a new exercise that isolates a muscle I need to tone but didn’t know how.
Read MoreImprov is all about choices. Life is all about choices. I’ve continued to have a struggle over the last few years as a teacher of improv where I realize how incredibly difficult it is to really do what we teach. In our safe bubble, where every choice is the right choice, because no matter what our partners will support us, it’s easy. In real life, we are not always in a safe place and there are no partners in sight.
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