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Spreading the Transforming Power of Improvisation

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Tim Sheppard replied to Drew Tarvin's discussion 'What's the shortest a workshop can be and still be effective?'

Objectives are key here. What do you want them to get from such sessions? And what would they value getting? If you say "My objective is to teach you impro principles", they might say "Why?! No thanks." If you say "My objective is to teach you a ...

9 hours ago

Chris Sams replied to Chris Sams's discussion 'Missed Connections? workshop'

Mike, Thank you so much for your write-up, your feedback, and your participation in the workshop! I love your photo. Would I have your permission to use it? It's difficult for us to get photos of our work, much less of ourselves in action. I lo...

10 hours ago

Chris Sams replied to Chris Sams's discussion 'Missed Connections? workshop'

Thanks, Drew. I'm glad that you found it virtually through this AIN page! What a cool network, huh?

10 hours ago

Chris Sams replied to Chris Sams's discussion 'Missed Connections? workshop'

Thank you, Rita! I like your and Paul's strategy. Seems like a great one! And I'm glad that Paul got to attend this one and you got to explore another offering. I really like your ideas around eye contact and physical contact. Mostly I incorporat...

10 hours ago

Lieselotte Nooyen replied to Leif Hansen's discussion '"Touching The Heart" (Nick Owen's Keynote)'

Wow VIv, you did this all live?! This is so much better than my own notes, thank you very much for this and great discovering your website trhough this! Lieselotte

10 hours ago

Chris Sams replied to Chris Sams's discussion 'Missed Connections? workshop'

Terrific! Thank you, Lieselotte. Please let me know how it goes!

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Lieselotte Nooyen replied to Chris Sams's discussion 'Missed Connections? workshop'

Thanx for the workshop, the note and the pictures Chris, I really enjoyed your workshop and will use the 'words at the same tomorrow in a class' And thank you Rich for your list of possible applyances! Lieselotte

10 hours ago

Paul Levy replied to Pubudu Sachithanandan's discussion '10 ways to trigger creativity in the workplace'

Excellent thoughts and insights, Rich. I only add that creativity can sometimes flow through a catharsis born of an encounter with the uncomfortable, even the hitting of "rock bottom" that marks the beginning of the A.A Twelve Step Program. I sen...

12 hours ago

Rich Cox replied to Pubudu Sachithanandan's discussion '10 ways to trigger creativity in the workplace'

I think this group is good at accepting alternative ideas! I like these and I think being self-aware brings lots of insight. Must we hug? The way I frame not having a "general state" of creativity is that different things work for different peopl...

12 hours ago

Paul Levy replied to Pubudu Sachithanandan's discussion '10 ways to trigger creativity in the workplace'

This view is often controversial and people often accuse you of being miserable for expressing it. But here goes anyway. A lot of people experience creativity blocks when they feel "stuck" and also when they feel tense and stressed. So many of th...

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Patti Stiles replied to Shana Merlin's discussion 'NY Times Magazine Cover Article: Why Do We Play?'

ok...so it has been awhile since I've been on this forum. and just when I turn my back....wham! you share this fantastic article!! Thanks. Hope you are well. xo Patti

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Pubudu Sachithanandan replied to Pubudu Sachithanandan's discussion '10 ways to trigger creativity in the workplace'

Thanks to all. Here are some responses I got at a discussion group, in case you find them interesting: Encourage people to change where they sit for a day. Have a meeting outdoors. Hire a comedian to make everyone laugh during their lunch break. ...

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Whitney Johnson "See the tree. Let the tree see you...If you do this walking down the street, you've got a vivid experience." -Viola Spolin

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10 ways to trigger creativity in the workplace 11 Replies

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. Last reply by Paul Levy 12 hours ago.

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 Nov 23.

AIN Website Links 1 Reply

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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Started by Drew Tarvin in AIN Portland Conference 09. Last reply by Trilby Jeeves Nov 24.

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What stuck with you?

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Started by gary hirsch in AIN Portland Conference 09. Last reply by Belina Raffy Nov 23.

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What's the shortest a workshop can be and still be effective?

Missed Connections? workshop

Thanks, Drew. I'm glad that you found it virtually through this AIN page! What a cool network, huh?

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Member Blog Posts

In Trondheim...!

Hi guys - just had to pur in a short note about being in Trondheim for the moment... City is def not The same hehe. Anything you want me to shout out my window? :)

Posted by Bård Brænde on November 24, 2009 at 12:35pm — 1 Comment

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

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