Why you don’t have to pretend to be a wardrobe
Why you don’t have to pretend to be a wardrobe 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...
Your storytelling is more than just the story
Your storytelling is more than just the story “The art of storytelling is centred on the storyteller’s involvement with character and plot. He cannot, in James Joyce’s words, sit back godlike and pare his fingernails. He must have an attitude towards...
‘Fail’ succeeds in getting the headlines
‘Fail’ succeeds in getting the headlines When I mention there’s a Failure Fetish, which is unhelpfully skewing the way we talk about and teach improvisation, fans of Celebrating Mistakes look affronted, as if there is no such thing. They ask where is the...
3 ways to increase learning in organisations full of experts
3 ways to increase learning in organisations full of experts If you want people to learn, then those people have to accept that there are things they don’t yet know. That’s relatively easy when it’s abstract – ‘oh yes, there’s always more to learn’ – but a...Forthcoming Events
