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Spreading the Transforming Power of Improvisation

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Belina Raffy Balto bound...back in London early Dec. Moscow was fantastic - looks like I'll be going back in spring. Fingers crossed. Bx
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Hi Nathan - thanks! I delivered a version for the AIN London group in September. Will let you all know next time I do a public version. Hey - 'you comin' to the AIN December workshop? Dec 14 - 15? Bx
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Thanks Paul! Thanks for your great notes. Looking forward to co-delivering this one! Bx
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Thank you Jean. I deeply enjoyed having your sparkley positive energy at the conference! Bx
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Hello, My current client would like me to work on written communication. The training's participants will be travel agents staffs who are more and more communication with their clients by email. The issue is that according to them "it takes time"...
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Pubudu Sachithanandan

10 ways to trigger creativity in the workplace

I'm collating some thoughts for a paper in this area, and thought I'd throw the question out there to see whether it triggers any useful conversations. Any ideas?

Started by Pubudu Sachithanandan in Creating a successful business 1 hour ago.

Jean-Christophe

Activities to work on written communication skills?

Hello, My current client would like me to work on written communication. The training's participants will be travel agents staffs who are more and more communication with their clients by email. T...

Started by Jean-Christophe in Games & Exercises 2 hours ago.

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AIN Website Links

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know that I posted a quick summary of the AIN conference on my blog at http://www.humorthatworks.com/learning/the-applied part of the post, I link to websites o...

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What stuck with you?

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Started by gary hirsch in AIN Portland Conference 09. Last reply by Kat Koppett 1 day ago.

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Improvisation and Biomimicry

Hi Nathan - thanks! I delivered a version for the AIN London group in September. Will let you all know next time I do a public version. Hey - 'you comin' to the AIN December workshop? Dec 14 -...

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Improvisation and Biomimicry

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Improvisation and Biomimicry

Thanks Paul! Thanks for your great notes. Looking forward to co-delivering this one! Bx

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Member Blog Posts

Leif Hansen

How to Facilitate WOW! Events (that keep people coming back for more) slideshare

If I had presented this year at the conference, I would likely have done something like this. These are the slides from my recent event "How to Facilitate WOW! Events that Keep People Coming Back for More", presented to 50 entrepreneurs and group leaders in the Seattle area. It's not polished, but there are enough goodies in there to keep you AIN'ers entertained. I think you'… Continue

Posted by Leif Hansen on November 21, 2009 at 1:30pm

Paul Levy

Into the Woods - An Encounter Improvisation Exercise

This is an activity for exploring the dynamics of two people encountering each other. It allows exploration of:

- pair dynamics
- personal space and proximity
- connection and disconnection
- power and status
- eye contact
- interpersonal communication
- competition and collaboration
and many more themes!


It works best with a group of about 8-10 people though this can be varied.

The Process

Two people enter a wood, encounter each other. Six people or more stand still in the spa… Continue

Posted by Paul Levy on November 20, 2009 at 3:30pm

Paul Levy

Crystal Ball - an exercise in present and future improvisation

This is a lovely game for exploring the role of "visioning" and "futuring" in improvisation. When is knowing or deciding the future a help or a hindrance?

Start with a group of five, with everyone else watching.

Decide a scene to be played out. For example, a picnic.

Choose someone to be crystal ball gazer (can be fun if you play this with a real crystal ball - a football or goldfish bowl will do!

At any point during the scene, a member of the audience can shout "Crystal ball!" at which poin… Continue

Posted by Paul Levy on November 19, 2009 at 10:30am

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