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improvisation and selling
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improvisation and selling
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Improvisation for Virtual Teams...
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I think the distinction between creativity and creativeness is useful here.
Creativity is the outward manifestation of the creative inner process. It often emerges in the form of creative practices and a focus on problem solving.
Creativeness is...
Brent,
Thanks for your comments on the article. The status element in a high ticket sale is subtle, and that's why it's important. Low status, at least here, doesn't mean fumbling, groveling or not confident. It does mean deferential. I think the...
hi Brent,
great points, I have just forwarded this comment onto one of the authors for his take! stay tuned.
best
Rus
Some colleagues of mine Tim Dunne and Gregg Fraley wrote a great article on an application of improv to sales. If interested, check out the article here. http://www.instantbrainstorm.com/selling_with_status.html
best wishes,
Russ
No problem Russ, and I hear you about the 'sustaining energy'. Us improvisors tend to be great at ideation, but sustaining is harder --we need to create systems or partner with or hire others for that :) I have a 'killer product' I want to launch,...
Thanks for sharing Russ -great story! How have your sales been going? I just tweeted about our product here.
Very excited to share a personal story of how yes and has led to the development of a new product called the Barock. A friend of mine and I were having dinner and the topic turned to Barack Obama. We just started brainstorming on what might be som...
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- Where do you live and work? (City)
- Chicago, Illinois
- Professional Skills
- Facilitator, trainer and speaker on the topics of problem solving, ideation and change leadership.
- What is your main interest in this network?
- Education, Social, Networking, Finding Partnerships, Improv Resources
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- What kinds of improv-related services are you involved in?
- Teambuilding, Creativity, Innovation, Problem Solving, Communcation, Conflict Resolution, Leadership, Change Management
- Any niche industries, skills, etc?
- Cross-cultural innovation sessions, designing and coaching others to run innovation/ideation sessions
- Share a favorite 'improv epiphany'
- Dare to suck
- More about you: (Short Bio or any other details you'd like people to know)
- Russ Schoen works a facilitator, speaker and trainer in the areas of deliberate creativity, innovation, team-building and leadership. He has delivered creativity, innovation and leadership programs worldwide including programs in Singapore, Italy, Australia, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa and the US.
Russ holds a Master of Science in Creativity, Innovation and Change Leadership from State University of New York at Buffalo and is a graduate of the Second City Conservatory specializing in improvisation. He is a specialist in the field of individual, team and organizational innovation and leadership. He holds certifications in a number of additional training programs including Polarity Management and Emotional Intelligence.
A sampling of organizations to benefit from his training and on-going facilitation in the last few years include: T. Rowe Price, International Flavor & Fragrances, Kraft, Coca-Cola, TAP Pharmaceuticals, SC Johnson, Philips Electronics, Praxair, Discover, Kimberly-Clark, Zimmer and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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saying yes and.. leads to a new product idea
Very excited to share a personal story of how yes and has led to the development of a new product called the Barock. A friend of mine and I were having dinner and the topic turned to Barack Obama. We just started brainstorming on what might be some great products to celebrate his nomination and probable election. At one point the idea for doing the original Barock came up! Yes, I said... and the rest as they say is history. The Barock was born and since then it has been taking off.. check it out… Continue
Posted on January 29, 2009 at 6:58am — 3 Comments
Do you think creativity can be managed?
Do you think creativity can be managed at all? If so, what’s the difference between managing creativity and managing for creativity? Check out this month's harvard business review article on the topic. It is fantastic! Let me know what you think.
Posted on October 24, 2008 at 5:55pm —
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- At 3:21am on November 6, 2008,
Lieselotte Nooyen said… - LIGRETTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is the name of the game, you can order it online, have fun!
- At 6:48am on October 21, 2008,
Lieselotte Nooyen said…
- Great!
yes we are in town, Staying with Seth again and will be at the pre-conference from Thiagi. Call Seth If you wanned to meet up before thurday
- At 9:20am on October 20, 2008,
Lieselotte Nooyen said…
- Hi Russ,
Good to see you here!
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