Understanding the fundamentals of improvisation enhances core communication within personal and professional settings. Improvisation requires participants to think on their feet, be in the moment, and use enhanced active listening skills, all of which play a role in our success in the work we do on a daily basis. In this workshop, participants will gain an understanding of how to fully embrace “YES, AND” and other core principles from improv for increased collaboration, trust, and enhanced team dynamics.
IMPROV
A Culture of ``YES, AND``
Build upon the ideas of others with a culture of YES, AND to inspire collaboration, active listening, and an openness to change.
Workshops
IMPROVing Team Collaboration
Embracing “YES, AND” to Foster Leadership & Build Trust
Learning Objectives:
- Experiment with interactive exercises to enhance active listening, setting others up for success, challenging the status-quo, and confidently stepping outside of our comfort zones
- Embrace the concept of “YES, AND” to build upon the ideas of others in an effort to strengthen interpersonal, team, and organizational relationships
- Develop an action + implementation plan for positive, long-term behavior change
Key Themes & Leadership Behaviors:
- Collaboration + Trust
- Effective Communication
- Openness to Change + Innovation
Learning Objectives:
- Experiment with improv exercises to embrace the concept of “YES, AND” in an effort to effectively build upon others in ideation and prototyping
- Explore key components of design theory and design thinking practices
- Develop an action + implementation plan for positive, long-term behavior change
Key Themes & Leadership Behaviors:
- Creativity + Innovative Thinking
- Effective Communication
- Collaboration + Trust
IMPROVing Project Design
Integrating Improvisation & Design Theory
Both Design Theory and Improv share a crucial foundation: the concept of “YES, AND”. In both contexts, this philosophy is key for enhanced collaboration, creative thinking, and an openness to new ideas. In this session, participants will have the opportunity to explore both concepts in greater detail, and determine how to apply this “YES, AND” mindset to they way we brainstorm, make decisions, and implement new ideas.
IMPROVing Executive Presence
Enhancing Confidence & Rapport with Your Audience
It’s the small things that exude confidence: our body language, eye contact, and sharp phrasing. An emphasis on Executive Presence, or the way we hold ourselves and communicate with audiences, serves as the spark to influence the way our messages are understood, received, and acted upon. In this workshop, participants will leverage improvisation exercises to focus on core elements of executive presence that leverage active listening, consensus building, and our ability to think and react on our feet. This session focuses on the application of improvisation to overcome these concerns and allow us to lead our work and people with poise and polish.
Learning Objectives:
- Experiment with interactive improv exercises to enhance storytelling and confident communication to effectively adjust set your message up for success with the intended audience
- Apply the concepts of Executive Presence to current and future conversations with internal and external stakeholders
- Develop an action + implementation plan for positive, long-term behavior change
Key Themes & Leadership Behaviors:
- Building Confidence
- Effective Communication
- Collaboration + Trust
Learning Objectives:
- Leverage improv exercises to experiment first hand with ambiguity in an effort to highlight and amplify the tools, knowledge, and behaviors we use in times of change
- Explore the components of effective storytelling and presentations to inspire an audience to take action between the topics of CHANGE and TRANSITION, and identify key actions to successfully navigate each phase of transition
- Develop an action + implementation plan for positive, long-term behavior change
Key Themes & Leadership Behaviors:
- Collaboration + Trust
- Change Agility + Adaptability
- Effective Communication
IMPROVing Change + Transition Management
Leveraging Improv to Explore Ambiguity
Until we can predict the future, we all must rely on an increased change agility to handle the surprises we’re thrown each day. Improvisation is an excellent tool to experiment with the behaviors associated with change agility: thinking on our feet, active listening, and a present-focused mindset. In this workshops, participants will leverage improv exercises and change management theory to enhance the way we embrace and lead through ambiguity.