Improv Notebook » Archive for November 2009
Cultivating Creativity – part 2
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal… But, maybe we all access creativity in different ways. Here are some thoughts I put down in an ongoing discussion on the Applied Improv Network recently about the 10 ways to trigger creativity in the workplace. This is in response to a point that being “relaxed” can be an escape to being “comfortably numb” and not helpful in inspiring creativity and that improv games, massage, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Applied Improv, General, Improv in Life, Teaching Improv
Improvising Within A Script
Patricia Ryan Madson has been a source of pragmatic joy in my life. Seriously playful and playfully serious. No doubt those skills helped her in her many years teaching at Stanford University. She was instrumental in the formation of BATS Improv in San Francisco. Serving on the first Board of Directors, Patricia helped move the company from a good idea into a good idea with a support structure. I asked her if she would write … Read entire article »
Filed under: Applied Improv, General, Improv in Life, Performing Improv
Cultivating Creativity – part 1
Be creative NOW Go! Ok, maybe there is a better way. I was participating in a discussion on the Applied Improv Network recently about the 10 ways to trigger creativity in the workplace. There were several nice lists of things to foster a creative environment in the workplace. The whole discussion is available for anyone to read but here are some highlights… … Read entire article »
Filed under: Applied Improv, Featured, Improv Exercises, Improv in Life
AIN09 – 4 Bringing improv into one to one coaching
One minute you are sitting in your cube, checking your email. The next you hear a knock and all of sudden you are on a theater stage with a spot light glaring in your eyes and expected to perform. Now you wish you had taken at least one art or theater class in high school! This is what some clients might feel when you bring up improv games in a one on one coaching session. What … Read entire article »
Filed under: Applied Improv, Applied Improv Network 2009, Conferences, General, Improv Exercises, Improv in Life, Teaching Improv
AIN09 – 3 This is your brain on improv
I partnered with Janet Crawford (www.brainfriendly.com) to present on the neuroscience that underlies improv! Some details can be found on the AIN website http://appliedimprov.ning.com/forum/topics/this-is-your-brain-on-improv There is also discussion, chat, and other social network features on the website that allows you to connect with other coaches, facilitators, and improvisers. Some of the highlights of the presentation are: … Read entire article »
Filed under: Applied Improv, Applied Improv Network 2009, Conferences, General
AIN09 – 2 Improv Jam
Each year at the AIN conference there is an imrov jam where anyone from performers to people who have never done improv can get up and give it a try. The opening reception on the first night (day of the pre-conference) was the evening for the jam. As a member of the programming committee, I volunteered to coordinate the improv Jam! I wanted to find a way to include as many people as possible and at the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Applied Improv Network 2009, Conferences, General, Performing Improv
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