Training to imagine : practical improvisational theatre techniques for trainers and managers to enhance creativity, teamwork, leadership and learning / Kat Koppett ; foreword by Joel Goodman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koppett, Kat, 1965- author.

Goodman, Joel, author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Employees--Training of.

Employees.

Training.

Improvisation (Acting).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (443 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Virginia : Stylus, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Creating innovative products and game-changing processes, and adapting to new cultures and communication styles, have all become imperative for business survival. Today's business leaders, from Fortune 500 companies on down, have discovered the value of improvisational theatre techniques to develop creativity and collaboration skills they need.Since publication of its seminal first edition, the principles and techniques pioneered in Training to Imagine have been widely adopted by organizations around the world, and have given rise to the field of Applied Improvisation. This new edition builds

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; FOREWORD TO THE FIRST EDITION; FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION; INTRODUCTION; SECTION ONE: PRINCIPLES; 1. THE PRINCIPLES; 2. TRUST; 3. SPONTANEITY; 4. ACCEPTING OFFERS; 5. LISTENING AND AWARENESS; 6. STORYTELLING; 7. PERFORMING WITH PRESENCE; SECTION TWO: ACTIVITIES; INTRODUCTION TO THE ACTIVITIES; ACTIVITIES:; Accept This!; Ask a Silly Question; Awareness Quiz; Ball Ball; Ball Toss; Blindfold Walk; But Versus And; Character Creation; Circle Mirror; Classic Mirror; Color/Advance; Conducted Narrative

Conversation WeaveDeclare Yourself; Elimination Lists; Emotional Meeting; Expert Interviews; Gibberish Press Conference; Giving Gifts; Group Counting; Hum Circle; I Failed!; Idea Circle; Invisible Balls; Neutral Status Scene; One-Sided Scene; One-Word-at-a-Time Exercises; Paired Drawing; Picture Math; Picture Poetry; Safety Zone; Slap Pass; Speaking in Unison; Speech Tag; Spontaneous Marketing; Stats; Status Cards; Status Demo; Status Pass; Story Exchange; Story of Your Name; Story Seeds; The Story Spine Story; Story Visioning; True or False; Vision Weaving; Warm-Up: Physical and Vocal

Word DrillWord Patterns; You're Out; ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES; Three Things in Common; The 300-Year-Gap Conversation; Billy, Billy, Bop; Gesture Pass; Metaphor Builder; The Observation Game; Read My Mind; Rope!; String of Pearls Storytelling; Superheroes; APPENDIX; ACTIVITIES/IMPROV TOPICS; ACTIVITIES/TRAINING USES; ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES; ENDNOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781000978766

1000978761

9781003448235

1003448232

9781000972887

1000972887

9781579225933

1579225934

9781579225940

1579225942

OCLC:

823718950