While there may be times at work to create, solve a problem or build something with someone you know well and have a bonded with. The will be other times, you may not know your co-worker, but the work still needs to get done. Either way, the ability to collaborate on the fly, bridges the gap between the speed of change in workplaces today and the organizational culture needed to support it.
Read MoreThe need for “teaming” today is greater than ever and linking together the “on the fly” nature of improv with the “collaboration mindset” we now have a way to practice it. For me, this is like uncovering a new exercise that isolates a muscle I need to tone but didn’t know how.
Read MoreOne of my early improv coaches had a philosophy and it was “Don’t be a - D _ _ _!" (rhymes with tick) Basically, don’t be mean and remember to leave your ego at the door because improv has no place for it. The art form is purely about being selfless, inclusive, and kind. Maybe it’s one of the reasons I latched on so passionately. I viewed it as more of a code I wanted to not only practice on stage but to live by as well. I had found something that was not only artistically satisfying, but that could also set the tone for how people should strive to be as humans.
Read MoreImprov is all about choices. Life is all about choices. I’ve continued to have a struggle over the last few years as a teacher of improv where I realize how incredibly difficult it is to really do what we teach. In our safe bubble, where every choice is the right choice, because no matter what our partners will support us, it’s easy. In real life, we are not always in a safe place and there are no partners in sight.
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