Nika Quirk's Page

Where do you live and work? (City)

Oakland

Professional Skills

Certified InterPlay Leader, Certified FEBI Consultant, Creative facilitation, leadership team/board development and coaching, coaching for entrepreneurs, business plan development and implementation, program and curriculum development

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, Innovation, Problem Solving, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Leadership, Stress, Life Skills, Change Management, Presentation Skills

Any niche industries, skills, etc?

Social entrepreneurs, women business owners, sustainability-focused organizations

Share a favorite 'improv epiphany'

At an InterPlay Untensive retreat more than a decade ago, Cynthia Winton-Henry introduced the InterPlay concepts of body data (information bits), body knowledge (patterns) and body wisdom (applying the data and knowledge to everyday life choices). Then she said, "it's good to notice but you don't have to explain what you know or ow you know it." Simultaneously, my whole body relaxed and felt happily excited. Movement/kinesthetic experience has always been my first language and up to that day, no one had every validated that for me.

More about you: (Short Bio or any other details you'd like people to know)

Mother...beekeeper...business coach...InterPlay leader...best friend...wild child...MBA...PhD student...improv performer...modern pagan...gardener...corporate veteran...leadership educator... facilitator...traveller...favorite auntie... artist...silly person...downsizing human...avid reader...alternative wedding celebrant

I need help with...

Nov. 09 - in the next few months, I'm searching for and interviewing leadership teams (of non-profits or businesses) in the San Francisco Bay Area who would be interested in participating in my 6 mo. PhD Participatory Action Research project in Spring-Summer 2010. Please contact me if you can make an introduction to an interested team. Thanks!

Work Website

http://www.NikaQuirk.com

Blog or other personal website

http://feed://www.nikaquirk.com/Quirky_Aunties_Sustainable_Living_R...

Skype Name (Skype.com is the most popular free internet audio/text chat and more)

n.n.quirk

Twitter Name (Twitter.com is the most popular 'hyper blog' client, enabling instant updates)

nikaquirk

Other contact info (Your choice for phone, email, facebook, myspace, etc.)

1.510.381.5350

How did you hear about this network?

Attended and presented at prior conferences