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Reconnecting

Liz Peters — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 15:12:33 +0000

Reconnecting After an unprecedented couple of years of getting square-eyed and talking through screens, the UK government has removed restrictions and given the green light to go hugging, hanging and working together In Real Life again. Whatever your opinion about that decision, it is clear that we are now entering an unusual transitionary period....

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The Difference Between Simple and Easy

Lel — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 12:45:50 +0000

The Difference Between Simple and Easy by Katy Schutte When most people see (good) improvisation, they don’t believe that it’s made up in the moment. There will always be a cynicism that the performers have somehow scripted a whole play or comedy show then found ways to change it just enough to fit in...

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Improv and your 9-5

Rhiannon Vivian — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 12:17:10 +0000

By Rhiannon Vivian Let’s talk about work. Green party leader Caroline Lucas has just announced that she’d promote a four-day working week if she were in power. Some people have already criticized this (the main one being Brexit loving, Thatcherite, Tim Montgomerie) but I can’t understand why. Does having a rigid, toil based work...

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Workplace happiness – improving the definition

Admin Luther — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 13:50:43 +0000

Workplace happiness is often defined around how the use of positive psychology has a beneficial effect on productivity. We don’t propose to challenge that assertion, because in business terms, workplace happiness has been shown time and again to lead to better business outcomes. What we do want to challenge, however, is the idea that workplace happiness...

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Improv for Business Professionals

Admin Luther — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 08:28:15 +0000

Business Improv Business improv training is now a well established, trusted and proven way to bring fast, effective and lasting benefit to your business. We have been delivering business improv training for companies across a wide range of sectors for over 10 years and are still surprised and delighted by the range of benefits that...

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Improv for large groups

Heather Urquhart — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:35:56 +0000

Improv games and activities are ideal for conferences and training courses. The Maydays are often called on to bring improvisation to these kind of events. Most typically we’re asked to deliver ‘improv for large groups’. As the name suggests, this is a specific discipline within improv which calls for a certain kinds improv games which...

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10 improv tips for workplace happiness

Admin Luther — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 16:18:35 +0000

A different kind of happy Can improv training increase workplace happiness? Regardless of the environment I have seen improvisation used, whether it be at an improv show, public course or in house training, there is one thing that jumps out immediately; people seem to be enjoying themselves. I don’t mean the nervous giggle or the...

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Little-known facts about using Improv in the workplace – And why they matter

Admin Luther — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 16:14:55 +0000

Using Improvisation In The Workplace Improvisation is defined as the act of creating something spontaneously or without preparation. But how much can you actually improvise or apply the techniques of improv in the workplace? And why would you? Surely work is the one place that you need to prepare… If you read this article you’ll...

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