Hello, fellow improviser and AIN member,
I’m Patricia Ryan Madson, improvwisdom@comcast.net and I wrote the book Improv Wisdom: Don’t Prepare, Just Show Up, Bell Tower Books, 2005 (available on Amazon.com). A wonderful thing is happening. The boo...
Author of IMPROV WISDOM: DON'T PREPARE, JUST SHOW UP, teacher of improvisation, corporate trainer, "Constructive Living" counselor
What is your main interest in this network?
Education, Social
What kind of person are you?
Day
What kinds of improv-related services are you involved in?
Teambuilding, Creativity, Innovation, Problem Solving, Leadership, Stress, Life Skills, Character Development
Share a favorite 'improv epiphany'
When I truly improvise, the "I" seems to dissolve into the "now" and my partner becomes the most important person.
More about you: (Short Bio or any other details you'd like people to know)
Emerita faculty from Stanford where I taught theater for 30 years, founded the Stanford Improvisors and Stanford's "Creativity Initiative." Currently living a happy life overlooking the Pacific, enjoying botanical art and rose gardening.
http://www.abiggervoiceblog.com/2009/03/interview-with-patricia-ryan-madson-part-1.html
Check out this three part interview on how I came to write Improv Wisdom.
Hi Patricia-
I just sent you an e-mail about my interests in adapting improvisational learning to foster agreement and innovation in the collaborative management of natural resources. I was wondering if you knew of anyone on the AIN that is also working on these kinds of questions.
--John Fort
Patricia:
Thanks to your book and your encouragement I am at the 10 days with Keith Johnstone Workshop. I have decided to blog about my experiences on the network. No great insights yet but the course has not started. Take care and carry on caring,
David
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Nothing makes me happier than to know that my little book is moving through the world, helping.
Warm appreciation,
Patricia