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If you want to be better at anything, pay attention to the critical variables. That’s the most brilliant insight from Tim Gallwey’s Inner Game work…

What do you already know about success and failure?

Let’s explore four possible sequences…

Delighted to announce the waiting list for our popular Inspirational Facilitator online course is now open!

When did you last dedicate time to considering your own career? join me and my colleague Janine Waldman for our new on-line ‘Career Coaching with a Solutions Focus’ course on Thursday 19th and Thursday 26th May..

‘What about fun?’, I hear you ask.

Does fun matter in the serious context of work? And is fun really at the heart of Applied Improvisation?

Ever wondered if you can assess the extent to which a facilitator has improvisation skills, by observing their interactions during an activity?

In a previous post I described an improvisation activity for speakers and story-tellers which determines the outcome: The better the player improvises, the better the resulting story.

I’m often asked, ‘What makes a good activity in applied improvisation?’. Well, more truthfully I was once asked this once in an interview.
Here’s what I said…

Discussing trends with fellow facilitators, we agree that virtual is here to stay. Allowing people to work more at their own speed and in their own time, with neat ideas such as shared documents, can offer more engaging, enjoyable and productive working…

We have learned to hold events online that connect more people with reasonable efficiency. And yet, the virtual falls short when it comes to the quality of interactions..

Can you be an improviser if you are not a gifted artist?

Yes, you can. In fact, you are.

Have you ever felt deflated by attending a conference where there’s presentation after presentation – and you seem to get nothing from it?