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Comment by Padraig Hyland on April 22, 2009 at 9:59am

Hi all,
I am very excited having found this site and the group. I am a comedian and coach. I use improvisation extensively in my performances within corporations. I hope to meet you all soon.

Padraig

Comment by Eric Mulholland on March 5, 2009 at 10:14pm

Hello. I just moved to London and will be here for the better part of a year. Hoping to connect with some of you in person. Are there regular meetings of the London group?

Comment by Sue Walden on February 7, 2009 at 10:50am

My "duh!" -- I may be coming in May not March... easy to get confused when they both start with M. For sure in October... You can plan on that!

Comment by Paul Z Jackson on February 7, 2009 at 9:58am

Gregg tells it like it is, after the January meeting of London AIN
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Comment by Tania on February 4, 2009 at 4:11am

Hi
Idea for a topic: improvisation, collaboration and technology

My organisation, for example, is big into innovation and collaborative work. We use all sorts of technology in addition to e-mail, webconferences, webseminars, MSN and other Instant Messaging tools... it's certainly very collaborative but not necessarily creative...

Outside work, I do improvisational theatre (as well as text-based) and I enjoy watching the professional impro leagues (match or catch), that is certainly very artistic but not necessarily technological...

How about mixing the two?

(and if anyone is interested in practicing improv by chat, a bit like free-form text-based roleplaying, I've created a Group on here called Improv by Chat, yet to be experimented... so feel free)

So chat soon and best regards,
Tania

Comment by Gregg Fraley on January 28, 2009 at 2:14am

Bellina, I use improv for idea generation, and would be happy to show how I marry classic improv tools to the idea generation/innovation process. Gregg

Comment by Sue Walden on January 27, 2009 at 4:07pm

Okay... I joined! And, if I am coming over in March, I will be happy to do a presentation, if appropriate. For sure in October.

Grin!
Sue

Comment by Elvin K. Box on December 26, 2008 at 6:21am

Happy Christmas Holidays Everyone!!

Wonderful to see the Group is trying so hard to keep pushing the boundaries of Improvisation.

All the best for now and wishing you all a very peaceful, healthy and enjoyable 2009,
Take Care...but keep taking Chances too!!!
eKb

Dear London Group AINers,

We now have two speakers in place for our Applied Improvisation Network meetings next year:
Thursday January 29: Raymond van Driel - a workshop about the application of status in organisations
Monday April 20: Cyriel Kortleven - on using improvisation to boost your creativity

We are now looking to you for ideas/speakers for a February and March event. Can you please let us know:
1) What topics you'd like in these meetings
2) If you'd like to offer one of these sessions on applied improvisation
3) Any venue requirements above/beyond the current venue (an office board room)

We are looking for sessions which explore some aspect of applied improvisation. They need to be experiential – to keep the group actively involved – and they may include elements of experimentation.
Each session is an hour long, and starts after 30 minutes of AIN introductions and business discussions. Everyone is then invited to continue the discussions over drinks and a dinner, if their time and budget permit.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Best wishes,
Belina (AIN London Group Event Programme Commander)
and Paul Z Jackson (AIN President)

Comment by Paul Z Jackson on December 9, 2008 at 8:49am

Here are two poems from the poem section of the meeting on 8 December.

'I'd like to go
To Guantanamo
And change all the cages
For music hall stages.'

'Charity begins at home
Where nuclear families sit alone
Invited to relate
Contemplate
And donate.'

We agreed they would be posted anonymously, so there you are.

Comment by Paul Z Jackson on November 11, 2008 at 2:05pm

I've added three feedback videos from Bob Griffith's session on Nov 10.

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