Keynote: The Power of Improv: Unlocking Your Creative Potential as a..
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Claims that applied improvisation (improv techniques) measurably boosts creativity, collaboration, psychological safety, problem solving and resilience, citing a NASA-style drop from ~95% to ~3% creative potential by adulthood. Walks through concrete drills — True for Me, take five, alien definitions, object-combining — and demos building a band name and album cover live. Shows prior experiments (Geocities band site, weekly pre-meeting games) that reduce nerves, increase team closeness, and reliably produce more ideas and faster recovery from mistakes.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Start
- 18:34HOW CREATIVE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
- 24:28CREATIVITY IS IMPORTANT!
- 28:42BENEFITS OF LEARNING APPLIED IMPROV
- 30:164 IMPROVISATION PRINCIPLES
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