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Team Innovation
This full day workshop is designed to develop a team’s capacity for innovation. Participants will be introduced to a model for participative decision-making and practice skills to enhance collaborative creativity. The workshop is highly interactive and guaranties to get everyone’s creative juices flowing towards a common purpose.
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 ...
Improv Class 6 – 8 June 2010
Story was the focus of last night’s class. We started the class with a word association game call Todododo. We struggled with the game because everyone was still up in their heads so we first did the “what I need to say to be fully present” exercise. We also did a relaxation exercise. Being more ...
Improvisation class 5 – 1 June 2010
Status We started the class with stretches, followed by a name game called George. What I love about this game is how the clapping is like the principles of improv. At first it is really difficult to get the clap sequence right, but after some practice you don’t even think about it anymore. It becomes ...
Improv Class 4 – 25 May 2010
Class 4 was about character – how they walk talk and feel. We made our way into the world of emotions by playing Emotion switch and Emotion box (passing a box around the circle, each player reacting with a larger emotion than the previous player). It was amazing how you pick up the emotions of ...
Improv class 3 – 18 May 2010
The third class was all about listening, awareness and being in the moment. We started off with a relaxing exercise to get everyone present and aware of their bodies. We then did a listening exercise where everyone got the opportunity to say “what I need to say to be fully present is…” and then you ...
Improv class 2 – 11 May 2010
The focus of the second improv class was accepting and building on offers. We started the class with a relaxing exercise to get everyone relaxed and into their bodies. We played Bang bang and a clap game to get everyone playful and focused. The clap game also illustrated the principle of keeping the energy going. ...
Improv class 1 – 4 May 2010
Last night was the first class in a series of 8 Improv theatre classes. The objective of the class was to get everyone in a playful mood and to let everyone connect and get to know each other. I also introduced some key improv principles. We started the class with an introduction game. Then we ...
Peter Block Community Building Workshop offer
At the Community Building workshop Playing Mantis made a commitment to offer a free workshop to everyone who attended. The offer includes: • 1 half-day workshop per organisation • 1 Hour consultation before the workshop to understand your story and specific needs • Transport is not included. • This offer is only valid for 2010. ...
Improv class 7 – 23 March 2010
Physicalization Physicalization is the method used by improv players to create imaginary locations, objects, and events. For a warm-up we played a circle clap game. Then we played I’m going to the moon. Each player must say and show what object he/she will take to the moon as well as all the objects that the ...
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