Improv.
Is it a seemingly magical ability to manage, with enviable dexterity, all manner of change? Is it special talent in the face of unexpected circumstances, shortcomings, difficulties and the ordinary failures of everyday life? How do improvisers do it, and with such a light, playful touch?
The honest answer is: it’s a matter of practice. An artisanal approach to the intuition demanded of us every day.
Yes, you will need to improvise today. We all will.
Most of us, however, doubt our ability to navigate change with confidence. The practice of improvisation can help us learn to trust our own ideas. Improv Craft gives us the tools to experience new ways of responding and adapting to change, and it can help us become more comfortable thinking and speaking spontaneously.
Improvisation is not about comedy or being clever; it is about recovering and using our native common sense to solve problems. A good improviser is someone who is awake, not entirely self-focused and one who is not only moved by a desire to do something useful and give something back but one who actually acts upon this impulse.
The craft of improv practices life skills such as paying close attention to reality, learning how to work with a spirit of cooperation, and coping positively with mistakes. We can learn how to be generous, more attentive, and more willing to take a chance.
And if your purpose is the bottom line, it's possible that improv can help to shake up your business model or inspire your team to innovate.
The craft of improv is a practice that can become a way of life.
Yes, and...
Is it a seemingly magical ability to manage, with enviable dexterity, all manner of change? Is it special talent in the face of unexpected circumstances, shortcomings, difficulties and the ordinary failures of everyday life? How do improvisers do it, and with such a light, playful touch?
The honest answer is: it’s a matter of practice. An artisanal approach to the intuition demanded of us every day.
Yes, you will need to improvise today. We all will.
Most of us, however, doubt our ability to navigate change with confidence. The practice of improvisation can help us learn to trust our own ideas. Improv Craft gives us the tools to experience new ways of responding and adapting to change, and it can help us become more comfortable thinking and speaking spontaneously.
Improvisation is not about comedy or being clever; it is about recovering and using our native common sense to solve problems. A good improviser is someone who is awake, not entirely self-focused and one who is not only moved by a desire to do something useful and give something back but one who actually acts upon this impulse.
The craft of improv practices life skills such as paying close attention to reality, learning how to work with a spirit of cooperation, and coping positively with mistakes. We can learn how to be generous, more attentive, and more willing to take a chance.
And if your purpose is the bottom line, it's possible that improv can help to shake up your business model or inspire your team to innovate.
The craft of improv is a practice that can become a way of life.
Yes, and...
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