October 19, 2010
Artie Isaac: Improvisational Theatre Techniques Applied to Business
You can learn more about a person in an hour of play than during a lifetime of conversation. Plato
The Yes deck (Send Artie an email)
"Life is just one big improvisation"
Everybody is into improv. We couldn't Cross the street wout it.
1 rule of improv: play along. Say "yes"
We are so gifted at saying "No". Try "why" instead.
Try a conversation without:
Play the "connection" game
Play the "share a story" game
Listen as if the next word will change your life.
Separate idea generation from idea assessment. Critically important for valid brainstorming. Try having having a different team on a different day assess the generated ideas.
Mackey 66. 66 questions that get people talking. Assume a person is an introvert until proven otherwise.
Relatively few messages are worthy of being instant.
The Yes deck (Send Artie an email)
"Life is just one big improvisation"
Everybody is into improv. We couldn't Cross the street wout it.
1 rule of improv: play along. Say "yes"
We are so gifted at saying "No". Try "why" instead.
Try a conversation without:
- No
- Not
- n't
- However
- But
- Never
Play the "connection" game
Play the "share a story" game
Listen as if the next word will change your life.
Separate idea generation from idea assessment. Critically important for valid brainstorming. Try having having a different team on a different day assess the generated ideas.
Mackey 66. 66 questions that get people talking. Assume a person is an introvert until proven otherwise.
- "What makes you so smart"?
- "Who was your best teacher"?
- "if you could travel anywhere, where would you go"?
Relatively few messages are worthy of being instant.