Spreading the Transforming Power of Improvisation

10 key problems in corporate governance and workplace relations

Hi everyone!

loath as I am to make my first thread a query, I am wracking my brain trying to come up with 10 problems in the executive and business realm which improv can solve. currently I have:

relating to others emotionally

building collaborative team frameworks

active listening

presenting information in an accessible and engaging way

thinking laterally in brainstorming sessions

that's all I've got so far. any suggestions?

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Permalink Reply by Henk van der Steen on October 3, 2009 at 4:14am: Basically: Improv will solve ALL problems! ;)
Certainly at this moment people need Improv-skills more than ever I would say. Using the mindset and skills of the improviser can help to deal with uncertainty and unpredicabillity. Both on a microscale (say one on one converstations) as well as on meso/macro-level (rapid changes in customer-& employee-demands, economy, society, etc). We're pretty useful!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Belina Raffy on August 5, 2009 at 6:23am: Hi Marlon,

Paul Z Jackson and I suggest you have a look at the case studies we're putting together on how different community members apply improv.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Z Jackson on July 28, 2009 at 8:56am: Leading and following. Many improv activities have leading and following (with decision-making as a component), with the skills deployed being easily relatable to 'real' organisational issues of leadership.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jerry Kail on June 27, 2009 at 12:54pm: Marlon, this is a good start - and here are a few more that come to mind:

dealing with conflict - applying "Yes And" as a way of overcoming the search for blame and instead exploring how to collaboratively resolve a situation

personal development planning - especially with a focus on leveraging one's strengths rather than fixing one's weaknesses

Appreciative Inquiry - doing strategic planning and organization development by focusing on the positive aspects of the company/department/team

surfacing "undiscussable" issues in a company/dept/team - cueing in to the unspoken messages in our interactions and bringing them out into "center stage"

Becoming aware of the messages we send through our body language (especially status messages)

developing flexibility and resilience in dealing with organizational change

avoiding groupthink - striking out into new areas of inquiry rather than falling back on the tried and true (in stage terms, making strong choices and avoiding falling back on "schtick")

Jerry Kail
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