3 Results of Using Applied Improv as a Leadership Practice Becoming an effective leader is a challenging process, even in the best of times. Trying to map a success route from the myriad overlapping or contradictory leadership theories is like being on a journey where your GPS changes routes every few miles. Instead of looking … Read more
I’ve been studying humor for a long time. It’s a fascinating subject that is a universal human trait, both highly esteemed and easily dismissed. My first realization that humor was more than just a descriptor for something funny came in a comedy writing and performing class I took in NYC. There I learned that comedy … Read more
At its core, Improv is a set of practices designed to enable practitioners to exist in a universe that is constantly in flux. It offers a way of being that requires mindfulness, self-awareness, self-confidence, cooperation, creativity, compersion, curiosity, optimism. That universe has traditionally been contained in a theater, a world constructed on “make-believe.” Applied Improv … Read more
Last blog looked at the growing use of Applied Improv, described as the adaptation of Improv theater principles and practices to a wide-ranging and expanding variety of non-theatrical situations. I call Applied Improv the “Type O” of skillsets because of its universal usefulness. The evidence for its range comes from my Google Alert which is … Read more
Over the last few years, the evolution of Improv went from being a spectator sport to being touted as a necessary survival skill for the 21st Century. I’ll bet you, or someone you know, has taken an Improv class, and it would not surprise me if they loved the experience. Maybe to the point of … Read more