http://humanesmarts.org/easy-peasy-seeding-with-tea-boxes-and-milk-cartons/ Last week I was lucky enough to be at the AIN Conference 2016 – the Applied Improvisation Network’s fantastic conference at Keble College in Oxford. There were 250 practitioners from around the world sharing their experience of the extraordinary power…
Karlskrona There is a tenet that is used throughout the Improv world that goes “Your skill level is average – your fellow players are all geniuses!” It is useful for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it takes the pressure off you…
The terms “Teamwork” and “Collaboration” are often used interchangeably. I believe they are very different beasts. Formula One Pit Crews are fabulous examples of the ultimate team. They can change all 4 wheels of a racecar in an almost inconceivable…
There is an Applied Improv exercise I use quite a lot, called “Strawberry/Vanilla”. People mill randomly around the room, and every time two people pass each other, they make eye contact and simultaneously they say out loud either the word…
“Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.” ― Thomas A. Edison There is an understanding in all forms of Improvisation, whether it’s Jazz, Dance, or the kind of theatre and comedy I…
