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brAINfry - post conference afterglow
You are indeed welcome for that Caitlin. It was great fun to Open Space for all of you. At one point it looked like every person was in the middle writing topics! Delightful chaos and a completely im…
Tagged: followup, acceptance, positive, conference, AIN
Replied Nov 21
Musical Improv - notes from the open space
Yeah that great 50s drop to the minor... Also for reggae, better to that with a minor progression. in fact if you play a Dm progression for reggae you can go into that G progression with polka style…
Tagged: Music
Replied Nov 18
Musical Improv - notes from the open space
Yep...just confirming what I know. Whenever I have to improvise styles on guitar my instincts take me to these starting places (try these with a basic I-IV-V progression like G C D (beginners might h…
Tagged: Music
Replied Nov 17
brAINfry - post conference afterglow
Just put up a long blog post about my experiences this year. Thanks to all who opened me up in a myriad of ways! What I didn't say in the closing circle was that I wanted to express my deep gratitud…
Tagged: followup, acceptance, positive, conference, AIN
Replied Nov 17
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- Where do you live and work? (City)
- Bowen Island, BC, Canada
- Professional Skills
- Facilitation, teaching, process design, music, poetry and play.
- What is your main interest in this network?
- Education, Social, Networking, Finding Partnerships, Improv Resources
- What kind of person are you?
- Day, Night
- What kinds of improv-related services are you involved in?
- Teambuilding, Creativity, Problem Solving, Communication, Leadership, Change Management
- Any niche industries, skills, etc?
- Indigenous communities. And I'm a really experienced Open Space practitioner.
- Share a favorite 'improv epiphany'
- Being a part of a three month weekly improv soap opera directed by Rob Winslow in Peterborough Ontario in 1991. It was the most intense, funny and fun sustained improv and acting I have ever done, and I long for it!
- More about you: (Short Bio or any other details you'd like people to know)
- Born and raised in Toronto, Ont. Lived in Canada and the UK. Moved to a small island with my partner and two kids in 2001 and love this community. I am a facilitator, a teacher of facilitation (especially participatory methods) and I work mostly with indigenous communities and for-benefit organizations in North America. I teach the Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter, and am involved in the Berkana Collaborative, a project coming out of Meg Wheatley's work and the work of the Berkana Institute.
Also I give things away. Ask me for something!
- I need help with...
- Improv games, exercises, theory and ideas that help people understand complexity, living systems and help cultivate the leadership capacities to live a life of invitation.
- Work Website
- http://www.chriscorrigan.com
- Blog or other personal website
- http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot
- Check out my...(book, workshop, etc.)
- http://chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/?page_id=1519
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- chriscorrigan
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- chriscorrigan
- How did you hear about this network?
- Through Johnnie Moore and Viv McWaters
Chris Corrigan's Blog
Reflections on AIN in Portland
Almost 20 years ago I was a part of pioneering something and I had no idea I was doing that. Gathered under the creative eye of Rob Winslow at The Union Theatre in Peterborough Ontario, a small cast of us put on a weekly improvised soap opera called “The Cactus Hotel: A Western Philosophy” Every Sunday night all summer we improvised a one hour show that advanced the… Continue
Posted on November 18, 2009 at 11:07pm —
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 10:48pm on November 16, 2009,
Sue Walden said…
- Thanks for the link-up.
;D
- At 12:25am on October 23, 2009, Johnnie Moore gave Chris Corrigan a gift…
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Upcoming Events
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The You Name It Show Interview with Gary Hirsch
December 9, 2009 at 6pm to January 29, 2010 at 7pm – Gallery Paradiso
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Improv in Iraq: Playing with Freedom.
December 28, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm – BATS Improv, SF
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Veterans Family Reintegration Project
January 2, 2010 to November 30, 2010 – Institute for Therapy through the Arts
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Using Techniques from Improvisational Theatre for Team Building
January 12, 2010 from 6pm to 8:15pm – Chicago Draftfcb - Auditorium on Floor 14 |
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Improv for Shy People
January 12, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm – Oakland
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