by Paul Z Jackson | Mar 5, 2020 | Blog, Creativity, Facilitation, Improvisation
How many of us have been part of a bad brainstorm?
But what if it’s not about the group but about how ‘bursty’ it is? And how can improvisation create burstiness? Creativity comes in bursts. Well, that’s according to the Adam Grant podcast ‘WorkLife’, in which he visited Trevor Noah and ‘The Daily Show’…
by Paul Z Jackson | Feb 12, 2020 | Blog, Improvisation, Musings
There may be some good arguments for celebrating mistakes, but the fact that they lead on occasion to good outcomes is not one of them..
by Paul Z Jackson | Dec 18, 2019 | Blog, Improvisation, Leadership
Much of what happens in work is unpredictable. An improvisational attitude invites you to trade the illusion of control for the reality of influence..
by Paul Z Jackson | Nov 13, 2019 | Blog, Creativity, Facilitation, Improvisation |
Layering is the idea of having more than one thing going on at one time in a meeting, workshop or conference. For example, displaying posters on the wall is an example of a layer beyond people simply talking to each other. Each extra layer added to a meeting, workshop or conference also provides an opportunity for the layers to be combined in new activities.
by Paul Z Jackson | Oct 31, 2019 | Blog, Creativity, Improvisation, Leadership
We are seeing a lot more articles about the use of improvisation in organisations. Much of the action is on the West Coast of the USA, especially centred on Silicon Valley. Although we are seeing more applied improvisation coming from the UK.
by Paul Z Jackson | Sep 12, 2019 | Blog, Creativity, Facilitation, Improvisation, Presentation
My colleague was inspired to invent a new introductory game for our London improvisation group session the other night. She saw a new electric scooter hire service and fancied giving it a try. So, at the beginning of the workshop, she asked everyone to describe to a partner how they had got to the session that evening and what way they would have liked to have arrived.