Viv pointed me to this video which is a great introduction to how we can use the ideas of improv theatre to support creativity and change.
What do we mean by “reading the room?”
An project with the Oxford Praxis Lab
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A spark across a gap
Learning happens best when the gap isn’t too great…
Power, love and “cheap tricks”
Magic, relationship and changing status
Arriving without luggage
leaving your props behind
Ghost lights..
feeling the power of presence… and what it really means to ‘read the room.’
Hand grenades and hamster wheels
we’re hungry for connection
Are we really connecting?
What brings conversations to life is often missed when we aim too high
Singing on the subway
What I learned singing to strangers on the subway, and why emotional connections matters even more in a hi-tech era.
Fingerspitzengefühl
When facilitating, more and more I want to sense the next move at my fingertips
Ski poles…
Letting go in order to get in flow…
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