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Improv and Collaboration

4/27/2018

 
What if, instead of litigation, parties could engage in processes that create an opportunity for dialogue, mutual understanding leading to creative solutions? Such processes can be learned, and over the last couple of years, I've had the opportunity to contribute to the classes offered by Professor Danya Rumore, Director of 
the Wallace Stegner Center’s ​Environmental Dispute Resolution (EDR) Program at the University of Utah. These classes focus on key skills for collaborative problem-solving listed at right.

A student in our applied improvisation workshop found that such a session "will open the door for you to communicate effectively, be creative, work productively in a group setting." Read her account here.
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  • Suspending judgment
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Applying improv in a therapeutic context

10/8/2015

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An article in The Atlantic magazine looks at psychologists who are applying improv as part of a therapeutic practice. Key elements of improv theatre include acceptance (yes, and...), collaboration, making your partner look good, and making strong choices without knowing where they will lead. The psychologists in this article say that playing improv games together generates trust in the group and greater self-confidence. "The lack of planning and structure in improv means that performers must function without a safety net, but...if all play authentically to each other, fear of failure loses its sting—a net of support is constructed from the openness, trust, and acceptance.”
Read the article here.
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