June, 2010 // Posts published in June, 2010
Team Innovation through Improvisation – Part 4
Click here for more information about our Team Innovation through Improvisation Workshops. Control There must be a lot of give and take in a team in order for the team to be innovative. One person cannot have all the control while the rest just follow instructions. It is therefore a fine balancing act between taking ...
Keep Them Safe Stage 3, part 1 – The journey begins
On 11 June Bafana Bafana scored the first goal of the Fifa Soccer World Cup and the following Monday on 14 June KTS kicked off. It was rainy and freezing cold but all over Stellenbosch courageous teams stood ready for kids who needed warm food and entertainment.
Improv class 8 – 23 June 2010
Physicalization Physicalization is the method used by improv players to create imaginary locations, objects, and events. The best way to help the audience and your fellow players see the objects and environments that you create is if you see it yourself. We started the class with a guided fantasy into our imaginations. The adventure began ...
Keep Them Safe Stage 2 – Preparing for the Journey
Peter Block author of Community – the Art of Belonging, teaches the importance of allowing people to raise and share their doubts and reservations. Unless room is given for people to identify and share their concerns and fears, they are unable to move beyond getting excited about something and taking action to make that thing happen.
Keep Them Safe Stage 1 – The Call to Adventure
Once upon a time there were leaders who saw young people full of potential all across Stellenbosch. Every day they would do their bit. Yet they felt alone in their struggle against the forces that threaten to steal the future of kids. Then one day...
Team Innovation through Improvisation – Part 3
Click here for more information about our Team Innovation through Improvisation Workshops. Risk For a team to be innovative individuals in the team must take risks and help the others to feel safe to take risks. Most people are terrified of taking risks because they are afraid of failing and how others will react when ...
Keep Them Safe – Introduction
Since September last year (2009) a handful of people including myself, started to dream about a mammoth project that will stretch across the entire Stellenbosch district during the Soccer World Cup. While many saw either dollar signs or red flags, we saw a great opportunity for transforming our communities...
Team Innovation through Improvisation – Part 2
Click here for more information about our Team Innovation through Improvisation Workshops. Communication In order for a team to be creative together there needs to be a lot of interaction and information sharing. This can only happen if the communication in the team is very good. Your responsibility towards yourself is to be fully present ...
Improvisation class 7 – 15 June 2010
Breaking routines This Tuesday’s class was all about breaking routines. And I’m going to break the routine by writing the rest of the blog in Afrikaans. HierdieDinsdag inplaas daarvan om klas te hê, het ons almal by Basic bymekaar gekom vir ‘n glasie wyn. Die rede daarvoor was omdat daar ‘n double booking op die ...
Team innovation through improvisation – Part 1
Click here for more information about our Team Innovation through Improvisation Workshops. Introduction Changes in business environments have resulted in a need for the development of innovative teams, because it is through teams that the management of change through innovation is achieved. One of the factors that play a crucial role in the innovation shown ...
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