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Improvisation
Creative journeys and the secrets of Improv: A conversation with Ed Smith
Listen to this podcast featuring Anthony Errington & Ed Smith as they chat about their creative and comedic journeys and how learning improv has been inspiring and helping them.
From House to Human – a new narrative for medical effectiveness
If you’ve seen any episode of the classic series, you’ll know he’s the epitome of the medical genius with zero personal skills. And that’s a problem, because with all due respect to technical competence, personal skills are rather important.
What Happens If You Spot Successes?
One of the principles of improvisation is ‘Spot Successes’. We make progress when we notice – then celebrate and implement – what works. ‘Spot Successes’ provides the final letter of LIFEPASS, the eight key principles of improvisation. Read on to receive your complimentary copy of the LIFEPASS booklet!
Ready to embrace uncertainty?
One of the improvisation principles which I teach to organisational leaders and beginner stage improvisers is ‘Embrace Uncertainty’. And when it comes to their relationship with uncertainty, those groups may not be as different as you’d first expect..
How about this activity for facilitating with Flow?
Looking for a neat warm-up idea for your virtual or in-person meeting? Look no further.. for more great ideas you can book onto one of our forthcoming courses which are starting soon!
Letting Go – of fixed plans and more…
Just had delivered 100 lovely reprints of my book Easy, fully-illustrated and in colour. It presents 8 improvisation principles, under the acronym LIFEPASS.
Order your copy today – the perfect stocking filler!
The Secrets of Improv – in person
Are you ready to learn the core skills of improv performance to take on stage or apply in your life? If so, please join us in Oxford for “Improv in 6 Acts”. Over six weekly sessions, you’ll learn improv comedy and discover the fun of letting go of perfectionism, creating spontaneously and playfully building confidence.
How to create ‘Safe space’. It takes more than an announcement
You don’t create psychological safety simply by stating, ‘This is a safe space’. An announcement may indicate your intent, but it’s of minimal value unless supported by solid behaviour. Here are two actions that will go a long way towards substantiating your claim..
What are the benefits of Applied Improvisation?
Thousands of people have testified to long-term, beneficial consequences of experiencing improvisation in a workshop or training programme. Read on to find out more..
Why improvisers embrace emergence
We often notice improvisation when what we expect to happen doesn’t happen. And that’s the beauty of it! It’s not all planned out and predictable. It’s the improvisation that provides the additional value…
What’s going on now for facilitators?
It’s fascinating to explore trends, and in my Inspirational Facilitator course last week we discussed ‘What’s going on now for facilitators?’
Are you a journalist, poet or diarist?
A key characteristic of the Third Wave of improvisation is one where everyone succeeds to some extent. Your creative writing style can be divided into one of three types: journalist, poet or diarist. Which one are you?
The Inspirational Facilitator *OFFLINE* Programme – for the course you can start today!
Applied Improvisation Online Course
