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Yes lets
Goals: • Build positive energy. • Practice acceptance and appreciation. Overview: Participants suggest random activities to be done by the group. The rest of the participants support these suggestions by responding enthusiastically with the words “Yes lets!” and then mime the suggested activities eagerly. Time: 15 min Number of participants: 6 – 20 Game flow: ...
Gifts
Goal: • Building energy. • Accepting offers. • Practice appreciation. • Practice creativity. Overview: Participants hand each other imaginary gifts. The giving participant only makes a physical offer, while the receiving participant names the gift and accepts it with enthusiasm. Time: 15 min Number of participants: 2 – 200 Game flow: Have the participants stand ...
Circus bow
Goal: • Illustrates the improv practise of accepting mistakes. • Building trust • Encourages risk taking and creating a safe climate. Overview: In a circle participants each get a chance to step forward, say “I failed” and bow. After each bow the rest of the participants give a warm round of applause. Time: 10 min ...
“Yes and” exercise
“Yes and” is a phrase that improvisers use to describe the principle of accepting ideas and building on them. This principle is important for any team that wants to develop an innovative team climate (click here for an article on innovative team climate). Here is a quick exercise to introduce the principle of “Yes and” ...
Innovation, Teamwork and Improvisation
The world of work is characterised by high levels of uncertainty due to constant change, forcing organisations to innovate recurrently in order to survive. Researchers agree that working as part of a team plays a very important role in the process of innovation within organisations, as teams stimulate creativity and innovation. The development of Team Innovation is ...
Why do we lose our creativity when we grow up?
Have you ever watched small children play? I’m always astounded by their imaginations and creative ideas. We’ve all been creative as children, but why or how do we lose this creativity? Recently I listened to a talk by Eckhard Tolle called “The Journey within”. In his talk he says that creativity doesn’t come from thought ...
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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