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Improvisation

Definition: Work out of comfort zone; spontaneously play out an idea to problem solve and collaborate. Example: Act out what a prospective patient sees and thinks when visiting the health system’s website.

Relates to: Tell Stories. Create Experiences

SKILL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES

ONLINE RESOURCES

3 Improv Exercises That Can Change the Way Your Team Works
Getting to "Yes, And"
Marketing Success - Plan, Then Improvise
Why Top Companies And MBA Programs Are Teaching Improv

BOOKS

Experiencing Spontaneity, Risk & Improvisation in Organizational Working Life
Training to Imagine: Practical Improvisational Theatre Techniques for Trainers and Managers to Enhance Creativity, Teamwork, Leadership, and Learning
Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses "No, But" Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration - Lessons from Second City

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Breaking Out of a Rut

 

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Innovation
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