Designing Teams…with Improv

15. April 2010 by justdanika.

I know that improv is powerful, and that it is an important life skill.

I believe improv can be a tool to help people experiment with tough interpersonal issues.

I am trying to apply improv games to specific situations to change a groups behavior and interactions.

I did my first prototype yesterday.

I got a really interesting reaction from a very “nice” team that has been neglecting strong emotions to drive their design process.

I had them do the “It’s Tuesday” exercise that allows them to have a huge reaction to a small thing with no relavence.

I watched as a very calm person yelled about a word…for no reason…and the reactions of his teammate who have never seen such a camotion from him.

He was moved by his own reaction to him raising his voice…

I can’t wait to inteview him about his reaction.

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