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Improv Means BusinessTM
Creativity, Communication, & Collaboration
in The WorkplaceJim Tosone
SIM Fairfield-Westchester ChapterJanuary 15, 2009
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What is Improv?
• Set of Exercises or Games
• Originally Developed for Child Actors
• Basis for Sketch Comedy
– The Second City, SCTV
– Who’s Line Is It Anyway?
– Curb Your Enthusiasm
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Why is it Useful in Business?
• Real-time Nature of Games Fosters Creativity
• Creation of Dialog Fosters Communication
• Group Games Foster Collaboration & Teamwork
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Improv Games
• Mirror
• Dr. Know-It-All
• ABC
• Rewind
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Mirror
Focus• Exact imitation of partner’s movements
Directions• Pair up• Stand facing each other• Lock eyes• Make slow hand, arm, face movements
Goal• Seamlessly transfer the lead back & forth
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Dr. Know-It-All
Focus• Three people perform as one brain
Directions• Three people line up as Dr. Know-It-All• We ask questions• Dr. Know-It-All answers one word at a time in sequence
until complete sentence or thought
Goal• Work together as if one
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ABC
Focus• Creating within constraints
Direction• Two-person scene (character & situation)• Dialog occurs in alphabetical order
Goal• Create an coherent & imaginative story
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Rewind
Focus
• Generating alternatives
Direction
• Two-person scene (character & situation)
• When I ring bell, replace line just said with a completely different one (but not just the opposite)
Goal
• Improve on an initial idea
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Applying Improv Games Situationally
Creativity Communication
Collaboration
Brainstorming
Client Consults
New Teams
Mirror
ABC
Rewind
Dr. Know-It-All
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Principles of Improv
• Initiate Ideas
• Acknowledge/Accept Ideas
• Build on Ideas
• Stay in the Moment
• Make MistakesYes And!
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Improv Means BusinessTM
Creativity, Communication, & Collaboration
in The WorkplaceJim Tosone
