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Co-created presentation - "Who's a Servant Leader Anyway? Using improvisational theatre practices to sharpen servant leadership practices - by Shirley Rivera and Jeff Miller. Presented at the 2013 Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership Annual Conference. The workshop was described as follows: "This workshop brings the spirit of the improvisational comedy television show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” to those on their servant-leader journey. Workshop participants will review the characteristics, philosophies, and practices of a servant-leader, learn the framework and rules of improvisation that can be used in a non-performance context, and have an opportunity to practice improv-inspired activities and simulations that demonstrate servant-leader characteristics, philosophies, and practices. After this workshop, participants will understand how day-to-day interactions are fun opportunities to use improvisational practices in being a servant-leader. "
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Who's a Servant Leader Anyway?
- 1. 2013 Annual International Conference SHIRLEY F. RIVERA Resource Catalysts about.me/shirleyrivera @anthrocubeology JEFF MILLER, PhD Innovative Leadership Solutions jeff@inleadsol.com 317-733-8635 @JeffMiller79
- 2. SESSION GOALS • UNDERSTANDING the fundamentals of Improvisational Theatre and the connections to Servant Leadership • ENGAGING in warm-ups, games, and practices of an Improvisor that exercises the Servant- Leader • CREATING HABITS through Improv exercises to sharpen and develop your servant leadership practices 2
- 3. 3 Whose Line is it Anyway?
- 5. SESSION STRUCTURE • Improv Activities • Ice breakers, Warm Ups, Games • Audience suggestions • Traditional Elements • Presentation, including Q&A, discussions • Video clips 5
- 6. SESSION STRUCTURE • Three Parts (or Three Beats) • WHO – About each other • WHAT – About interactions • HOW – About engaging • Inspired by an Improv format - The Harold • Opening | First Beat | Group Game | Second Beat | Group Game | Third Beat | Closing 6
- 7. 7 PIKTOCHART: https://magic.piktochart.com/output/d508bd3c- e2dc-4652-83c1-bbbc76f2b3a2 • The Opening • . . . Explore theme • First Beat • . . . Find a scene’s game • Group Game • Second Beat • . . . Raise the stakes. Expand the world • Group Game • Third Beat • . . . Interconnectedness & Call Backs • Closing
- 8. • Crazy Eights • Ice breaker • Any questions before we start 8 IMPROV WARM-UP
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- 10. WH O• … WE are . . . to EACH other 10 • … YOU are . . . to EACH other
- 11. • West Coast, USA • Navy “Brat” • Daughter, Sister, Aunt • Engineer • GCSL Academy • Improvisor • Fluevog addict • Anthrocubeologist 11 Yes, and … In querencia, be the catalyst who serves.
- 12. • Farm Boy • Dad, Husband • Educator • Facilitator • Linker/Connector • Recovering Administrator • Learning/Leadership Junkie 12 It's not about the "Great Man/Great Woman". It's about Great Acts of Service, large and small.™
- 13. IMPORTANCE OF “WHO” IN IMPROV • Relationship • Point of View • Environment / Setting • Character development approaches • Jill Bernard’s “VAPAPO” - Voice | Attitude | Posture | Animal | Prop | Obsessions • Rich Talarico’s “Walk the Plotless Path. We don’t serve plot, plot serves us.” (Who + Where = What) 13
- 14. • Listening • Empathy • Awareness • Developing Others • Coaching 14 IMPORTANCE OF “WHO” IN SERVANT LEADERSHIP
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- 16. • Mapping • Alliteration Introduction • Card Status • Listening • Self- awareness • Hierarchy / Status • High • Low • Environment 16 IMPROV ACTIVITIES - WHO
- 17. FIRST BEAT: “WHO” REVIEW I M P R O V I S A T I O N • Listening • Self-awareness • Hierarchy • Environment S E R V A N T - L E A D E R S H I P • Listening • Empathy • Self-Awareness • Developing your colleague • Coaching not controlling 17
- 18. WHO…… HAS QUESTIONS? 18 From 2012 SF AIN Annual Conference
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- 20. WHAT … • … does IMPROV bring . . . to a SERVANT-LEADER? 20 • … does SERVANT-LEADERSHIP bring . . . to an IMPROVISOR?
- 21. • Self-awareness • Listening • Developing your colleague • Coaching not controlling • Foresight 21 SERVANT-LEADER FUNDAMENTALS* *Kent Keith, “The Case for Servant Leadership”
- 23. • Play • Let yourself fail • Listening • Say “Yes, and …” • Play the game • Relax and have fun 23 “Keep me posted on what else comes of your work. It sounds great. Best of luck!” Dave Morris @davemorrisisa thewayofimprovisation.c om
- 24. • Be honest • Commit • Make bold choices • Connections cannot be avoided • Respect choices made by others 24 WHAT ELSE IMPROV . . . EXCERPTS from “Truth in Comedy” (Halpern, Close, Johnson)
- 25. • Welcome the silences • Nothing is ignored • Accept and build • Avoid preconceived notions • HAVE FUN! 25 WHAT ELSE IMPROV . . . EXCERPTS from “Truth in Comedy” (Halpern, Close, Johnson)
- 26. 26 WHAT ELSE SERVANT-LEADERSHIP • Unleashing energy & intelligence of others • Challenge the pyramid • Humility • Building community • Empathy
- 27. IMPROV + LEADERSHIP • MIT Sloan • Capitol Creativity Network • UNC Keenan-Flagler • Applied Improvisation Network • Tabaee, F. (2013). Effects of Improvisation Techniques in Leadership Development. Doctoral Dissertation. Pepperdine University Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 27
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- 29. • Mapping • I’m A Tree • Categories / Three Things • Building community • Accept and build • Give and take • Developing your colleague • Play the game • Make bold choices • Let yourself fail • Point of view 29 IMPROV ACTIVITIES - WHAT
- 30. SECOND BEAT: “WHAT” REVIEW I M P R O V I S A T I O N • “Yes, and …” • . . . with your peers, family, colleagues, etc. • “Yes, and … and” • . . . with others and yourself S E R V A N T - L E A D E R S H I P 30
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- 32. HO W • … YOU can • . . . learn • . . . understand 32 • … YOU can • . . . practice • . . . behave
- 33. • Styles • Games • Short form • Long form • Different improv performance styles • Choose • Practice • Learn 33 ON DEVELOPING AS AN IMPROVISOR
- 34. Farnaz Tabaee LinkedIn: farnaztabaee • Styles • Laissez-faire, Transactional, Transformational, Servant-Leader, Shared, Improvisational, Conceptual-Complexity, Directive, Creative • Different leadership styles • Choose • Practice 34 ON DEVELOPING AS A LEADER Tabaee, F. (2013). Effects of Improvisation Techniques in Leadership Development. Doctoral Dissertation. Pepperdine University Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Retrieved from: http://tinyurl.com/improvPhD
- 35. 35 "Leadership style can either encourage or hinder the occurrence of improvisation. Servant leadership and shared leadership styles support collaboration, without strict controls or monitoring, and hence encourage the occurrence of improvisation. As servant leaders generally lead from a low status rather than a high status, focused on getting the best out of their followers, they encourage the occurrence and quality of improvisation in the organization. Similarly, in shared leadership -- another term used for rotating or team leadership -- leaders change as issues and competencies change, thus supporting collaboration and organizational improvisation." Farnaz Tabaee
- 36. CALL BACK - FIRST BEAT: “WHO” EACH OTHER I M P R O V I S A T I O N • Listening • Self-awareness • Hierarchy • Environment S E R V A N T - L E A D E R S H I P • Listening • Empathy • Self-Awareness • Developing your colleague • Coaching not controlling 36
- 37. CALL BACK - SECOND BEAT: “WHAT” INTERACT I M P R O V I S A T I O N • “Yes, and …” • . . . with your peers, family, colleagues, etc. • “Yes, and … and” • . . . with others and yourself S E R V A N T - L E A D E R S H I P 37
- 38. • Listening • Self-awareness • Hierarchy / Status • High • Low • Environment 38 CALL BACK – IMPROV ACTIVITIES • Building community • Accept and build • Give and take • Developing your colleague • Play the game • Make bold choices • Let yourself fail • Point of view
- 39. HO W • … YOU can • . . . learn • . . . understand 39 • … YOU can • . . . practice • . . . behave
- 41. BJ Fogg, PhD @bjfogg bjfogg.com • Stanford Persuasive Tech Lab • . . . http://captology.stanford.edu/ • Behavior Design • . . . http://captology.stanford.edu/projects/behav iordesign.html • Tiny HabitsTM • . . . http://tinyhabits.com/ • Behavior Grid 41 “Put Hot Triggers in the path of motivated people” – BJ Fogg Mantra
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- 44. 44 MY FIRST TINY HABITSTM EXPERIENCE BLOG POST: http://shirlnutkin.blogspot.com/2012/02/tiny-habits-revisting.html • Overall goals • Drink more water • Tidy car • Quicker morning routine • Tiny HabitsTM • Office / Water glass • Garage / Car • Home / Work bag
- 45. • Self-awareness • Listening • Developing your colleague • Coaching not controlling • Foresight 45 CALL BACK - SERVANT-LEADER FUNDAMENTALS* *Kent Keith, “The Case for Servant Leadership”
- 46. 46 CALL BACK - WHAT ELSE SERVANT-LEADERSHIP • Unleashing energy & intelligence of others • Challenge the pyramid • Humility • Building community • Empathy
- 47. CALL BACK: SECOND BEAT • Play • Let yourself fail • Listening • Say “Yes, and …” • Play the game • Relax and have fun 47 Dave Morris @davemorrisisa thewayofimprovisation.c om “The Way of Improvisation”
- 49. • Dirty Hand Randy • (More) Three Things 49 IMPROV ACTIVITIES - HOW • Try that on for size • Bunny Bunny • Mapping
- 50. THIRD BEAT: “HOW” REVIEW L E A R N + U N D E R S T A N D • Improvisor traits • Servant- Leader traits • Similarities of being an improvisor and servant- leader P R A C T I C E + B E H A V E • Yes, and … and • Have fun • Small steps 50
- 51. There are BRIDGES yet to be constructed by those who live and breathe in their ENVIRONMENT— AIR, LAND, and WATER. Egos stand firm on the ground that they were born and choose not to acknowledge that to get one step closer they must go one step FURTHER. - MY VISION IS TO CREATE THOSE BRIDGES. 51 “Yes, and … AND …” Shirley Rivera @anthrocubeology Resource Catalysts
- 52. 52 “Yes, and … AND …” Jeff Miller @jeffmiller79 jeff@inleadsol.com
Editor's Notes
- THIS IS THE “OVERALL” SET OF GOALS that the 3 Beats provide. So you know – I’m massively google searching warm-ups, games, and scene work exercises. http://improvencyclopedia.org/index.html My own list and experiences I made some adjustments in the goals…. See if you are okay with them /jpm
- Clips we use should show a specific Improv practice…..
- Shirl: the three beats is pretty critical for us…. You need to explain it…. Who: we are and how we got to today (your part of this is more critical than mine) What: principles/practices of Improv and how they support learning of SL principles/practices How: everyone getting to practice different improv exercises that focus on one (or more) SL practices
- Shirl: the three beats is pretty critical for us…. You need to explain it…. Who: we are and how we got to today (your part of this is more critical than mine) What: principles/practices of Improv and how they support learning of SL principles/practices How: everyone getting to practice different improv exercises that focus on one (or more) SL practices
- So I am including this slide in places where we can consider an improv activity
- ~ 2 min OBJECTIVE OF THIS FIRST BEAT – A few talking points for “intro objectives” of this first beat.
- < 5-min SHIRLEY – give not more than 5-min blurb
- < 5-min JEFF – give not more than 5-min blurb
- < 5-min SHIRLEY – TALK ABOUT IMPORTANCE OF CHARACTER - - CHOICE of character - - INTERACTIONS with other characters – how you RELATE - - SPACE on stage with other characters – how you ARE in an environment REFERENCE: JILL BERNARD - http://storyrobot.wordpress.com/2007/05/07/vapapo/ RICH TALARICO - http://www.richtalarico.com/
- < 5-min JEFF – TALK ABOUT IMPORTANCE OF CHARACTER / SELF-AWARENESS / WHO
- INSERT a fun pic of you here that is brady bunch-esque
- ~10-12 min We’ll go through 4 little exercise – some of which you have have experience in other trainings you have had. A couple of these are familiar ice-breakers, and a couple are improv warm-ups (. . . These are pretty straightforward activities) HOW WE DO THIS WILL DEPEND ON NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE ROOM. ONLY 1 exercise is for the “whole” group. MAPPING (Pt. 1) – Whole room; categories and characteristics are described. People are directed to move to a specific part of the room, depending on their answer. (Pt. 1 because we will revisit this in 2nd and maybe 3rd beats – with additional categories) ~ 2-3-min. We don’t want this to go on too long ALLITERATION INTRO – Small group(s) setting – Alliteration of name + a physicality when introducing yourself. FIRST – people say their name once around circle. SECOND – people do an alliteration with their name THIRD – people add a physicality For example – “BENT BEN” – Name is “Ben” – “Bent” is the alliteration – and the Physicality is as if he’s bending a piece of steel in front of him AS HE ALSO says “BENT BEN” For example – “SHRINKING SHIRLEY – I walk a few steps forward, getting shorter (like I am walking down steps) and say “SHRINKING SHIRLEY’ Short cuts include Go around circle only 2 times – SECOND + THIRD listed above. CARD STATUS – Small group setting – General description - http://improvencyclopedia.org/games//Card_Status.html - therefore requires people to interact I have specific categories for this one – 1 ) MIX High and Low status (5-7 cards / people) in familiar environments Coffee shop/Sandwich place Office copy room Company dinner event for awards night 2) High status “homeless” people (2 person) 3) Low status “Royalty” (prince, princess) (2 person) SHOP TALK (Part 1) – 2 or 3 person conversation, same occupation, given an environment.
- Question…. Do we need to list improv/sl separately here? My thought is we want the convergence after each beat. ~ 5-min We “DEBRIEF” the improv exercises and ask questions of people – FEELING – how it felt to do some of the exercises and share about their background COMMUNITY – what kind of sense of community, if any, is being developed CHOICE – when communicating, what did people consider when choosing how to interact ENVIRONMENT – given locations and events, how easy/hard was it to interact (. . . So the idea in this beat of WHO is also to begin establishing TRUST with each other)
- ~ 1-2 min JEFF OBJECTIVE OF THIS FIRST BEAT – A few talking points for “intro objectives” of this 2nd beat.
- ~ < 2-min JEFF START first with S-L Let’s keep these in mind – from Kent Keith & additional currently being included in GCSL
- ~ 11-min SHIRLEY Brief intro for a perspective on the philosophy of improv Play video VIDEO clip of Dave Morris TEDxVictoria talk http://youtu.be/MUO-pWJ0riQ
- ~ 1-2 min SHIRLEY Quick recap and his well wishes!
- Pull stuff from Truth in Comedy, etc. -- flesh these out and then I want to add a 3rd slide with side/side SL/Improv fundamentals http://www.jesterzimprov.com/fundamental-improv-principles/
- Pull stuff from Truth in Comedy, etc. -- flesh these out and then I want to add a 3rd slide with side/side SL/Improv fundamentals http://www.jesterzimprov.com/fundamental-improv-principles/
- ~ < 2-min JEFF START first with S-L Let’s keep these in mind – from Kent Keith & additional currently being included in GCSL
- SHIRLEY + JEFF We both just start talking about what/who we know of that have made this connection
- ~10-12 min We’ll go through 4 little exercise HOW WE DO THIS WILL DEPEND ON NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE ROOM. ONLY 1 exercise is for the “whole” group. MAPPING (Pt. 2) – Whole room; categories and characteristics are described. People are directed to move to a specific part of the room, depending on their answer. Idea is to have another GROUP stand up and new things to learn about each other – work + hobby + social interests + etc. SHOP TALK (Pt. 2) – getting people used to talking with each other in some random conversation – 2 or 3 person conversation, same occupation, given an environment. USE cards again – direct status EMOTION / ATTITUDE cards – have people select from cards that have a attitude or emotion I’M A TREE – 1 person starts – up to 3 people “IN” the scene. Is a rotation game. START – P1 says/makes physicality “I’m a tree” P2 – person adds to that and positions accordingly (“I’m a squirrel”) P3 – person adds to the 2 person environment and positions accordingly (“I’m a park bench”) P1 takes ONE person (P2 or P3 with him/her) Whoever is left is then “P1”, repeats what s/he is and 2 other people join. This game ends with JEFF or SHIRL going in as a tree, when it seems like makes sense THREE THINGS – small groups – up to 5 at most in a circle; is word association-ish and intended to be “fast” and all answers good. Point is to get something stated and keep the “beat” – and it builds up energy. Can be fun when people just say whatever is on their mind. FOR EXAMPLE – We’ll give people a word they can use to inspire their first “Say 3 things that …” LET’S SAY I say “Puppy” P1 says to P2 – “Say 3 things that you would want to pet” P2: bunny, cat, hamster P2 says to P3 . . . ANYTHING kind of “3 things” – Puppy was just to start the first person) P2 says to P3 – “Say 3 things that you would wear on your ear” P3: earring, paper clip, hamster Etc. MEANWHILE . . . There is a beat (clap of hands or snap of finger or tap of feet) P1 to P2 – “say 3 things …” P2: bunny (group claps), cat (group claps), hamster (group claps and then says “3 things” in a kind of cheery way) DIRTY HAND RANDY – this is close to a WLIIA kind of game; it’s a category game with elimination – a ‘comedysportz’ kind of improv game. Done with volunteers who want to give it a try. OBJECTIVE – Be the last one standing. ELIMINATION after 3 wrong answers – wrong answer 1 (hand up), wrong answer 2 (hand up), wrong answer 3 (off) Would like to have something like this for the “support” part. People are encouraged to cheer ANY answer – the point is to be playing CATEGORY is given by the “referee” – you or me – PLAYERS are pointed at randomly by referee to give a name of something in that category; a player can be picked on twice or even three time in a row – for fun. HAND UP – when wrong answer, too slow, repeated an answer . . . For example – CATEGORY may be – Breakfast foods REFEREE points to a person (EGGS), another person (coffee), another (day old pizza), another (triscuits) … referee can STOP that person and call them to put one hand up unless the player has a good reason (like – it’s what I ate this morning on the plane) and the referee can decide (as can the audience weigh in – Reads boring – is fun to watch. TIP – Cagetory to be somewhat broad but not too broad – and definitely not too narrow – like “states that begin with a vowel” . . . However something like “names of animals that begin with the letter P” if we are down to just 2 people BONUS – depending on time – will do a non-sense, high energy kind of game to get people moving.
- Question…. Do we need to list improv/sl separately here? My thought is we want the convergence after each beat. ~ 5-min We “DEBRIEF” the improv exercises and ask questions of people – FEELING – how it felt to do some of the exercises and share about their background COMMUNITY – what kind of sense of community, if any, is being developed CHOICE – when communicating, what did people consider when choosing how to interact ENVIRONMENT – given locations and events, how easy/hard was it to interact
- Question…. Do we need to list improv/sl separately here? My thought is we want the convergence after each beat. ~ 5-min We “DEBRIEF” the improv exercises and ask questions of people – FEELING – how it felt to do some of the exercises and share about their background COMMUNITY – what kind of sense of community, if any, is being developed CHOICE – when communicating, what did people consider when choosing how to interact ENVIRONMENT – given locations and events, how easy/hard was it to interact (. . . So the idea in this beat of WHO is also to begin establishing TRUST with each other)
- Question…. Do we need to list improv/sl separately here? My thought is we want the convergence after each beat. ~ 5-min We “DEBRIEF” the improv exercises and ask questions of people – FEELING – how it felt to do some of the exercises and share about their background COMMUNITY – what kind of sense of community, if any, is being developed CHOICE – when communicating, what did people consider when choosing how to interact ENVIRONMENT – given locations and events, how easy/hard was it to interact
- ~10-12 min We’ll go through 4 little exercise – some of which you have have experience in other trainings you have had. A couple of these are familiar ice-breakers, and a couple are improv warm-ups (. . . These are pretty straightforward activities) HOW WE DO THIS WILL DEPEND ON NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE ROOM. ONLY 1 exercise is for the “whole” group. MAPPING (Pt. 1) – Whole room; categories and characteristics are described. People are directed to move to a specific part of the room, depending on their answer. (Pt. 1 because we will revisit this in 2nd and maybe 3rd beats – with additional categories) ~ 2-3-min. We don’t want this to go on too long ALLITERATION INTRO – Small group(s) setting – Alliteration of name + a physicality when introducing yourself. FIRST – people say their name once around circle. SECOND – people do an alliteration with their name THIRD – people add a physicality For example – “BENT BEN” – Name is “Ben” – “Bent” is the alliteration – and the Physicality is as if he’s bending a piece of steel in front of him AS HE ALSO says “BENT BEN” For example – “SHRINKING SHIRLEY – I walk a few steps forward, getting shorter (like I am walking down steps) and say “SHRINKING SHIRLEY’ Short cuts include Go around circle only 2 times – SECOND + THIRD listed above. CARD STATUS – Small group setting – General description - http://improvencyclopedia.org/games//Card_Status.html - therefore requires people to interact I have specific categories for this one – 1 ) MIX High and Low status (5-7 cards / people) in familiar environments Coffee shop/Sandwich place Office copy room Company dinner event for awards night 2) High status “homeless” people (2 person) 3) Low status “Royalty” (prince, princess) (2 person) SHOP TALK (Part 1) – 2 or 3 person conversation, same occupation, given an environment.
- ~ 1-2 min SHIRLEY Quick recap and his well wishes!
- ~ < 2-min JEFF START first with S-L Let’s keep these in mind – from Kent Keith & additional currently being included in GCSL
- ~ < 2-min JEFF START first with S-L Let’s keep these in mind – from Kent Keith & additional currently being included in GCSL
- ~ 1-2 min SHIRLEY Quick recap and his well wishes!
- ~10-12 min We’ll go through 4 little exercise HOW WE DO THIS WILL DEPEND ON NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE ROOM. ONLY 1 exercise is for the “whole” group. MAPPING (Pt. 2) – Whole room; categories and characteristics are described. People are directed to move to a specific part of the room, depending on their answer. Idea is to have another GROUP stand up and new things to learn about each other – work + hobby + social interests + etc. SHOP TALK (Pt. 2) – getting people used to talking with each other in some random conversation – 2 or 3 person conversation, same occupation, given an environment. USE cards again – direct status EMOTION / ATTITUDE cards – have people select from cards that have a attitude or emotion I’M A TREE – 1 person starts – up to 3 people “IN” the scene. Is a rotation game. START – P1 says/makes physicality “I’m a tree” P2 – person adds to that and positions accordingly (“I’m a squirrel”) P3 – person adds to the 2 person environment and positions accordingly (“I’m a park bench”) P1 takes ONE person (P2 or P3 with him/her) Whoever is left is then “P1”, repeats what s/he is and 2 other people join. This game ends with JEFF or SHIRL going in as a tree, when it seems like makes sense THREE THINGS – small groups – up to 5 at most in a circle; is word association-ish and intended to be “fast” and all answers good. Point is to get something stated and keep the “beat” – and it builds up energy. Can be fun when people just say whatever is on their mind. FOR EXAMPLE – We’ll give people a word they can use to inspire their first “Say 3 things that …” LET’S SAY I say “Puppy” P1 says to P2 – “Say 3 things that you would want to pet” P2: bunny, cat, hamster P2 says to P3 . . . ANYTHING kind of “3 things” – Puppy was just to start the first person) P2 says to P3 – “Say 3 things that you would wear on your ear” P3: earring, paper clip, hamster Etc. MEANWHILE . . . There is a beat (clap of hands or snap of finger or tap of feet) P1 to P2 – “say 3 things …” P2: bunny (group claps), cat (group claps), hamster (group claps and then says “3 things” in a kind of cheery way) DIRTY HAND RANDY – this is close to a WLIIA kind of game; it’s a category game with elimination – a ‘comedysportz’ kind of improv game. Done with volunteers who want to give it a try. OBJECTIVE – Be the last one standing. ELIMINATION after 3 wrong answers – wrong answer 1 (hand up), wrong answer 2 (hand up), wrong answer 3 (off) Would like to have something like this for the “support” part. People are encouraged to cheer ANY answer – the point is to be playing CATEGORY is given by the “referee” – you or me – PLAYERS are pointed at randomly by referee to give a name of something in that category; a player can be picked on twice or even three time in a row – for fun. HAND UP – when wrong answer, too slow, repeated an answer . . . For example – CATEGORY may be – Breakfast foods REFEREE points to a person (EGGS), another person (coffee), another (day old pizza), another (triscuits) … referee can STOP that person and call them to put one hand up unless the player has a good reason (like – it’s what I ate this morning on the plane) and the referee can decide (as can the audience weigh in – Reads boring – is fun to watch. TIP – Cagetory to be somewhat broad but not too broad – and definitely not too narrow – like “states that begin with a vowel” . . . However something like “names of animals that begin with the letter P” if we are down to just 2 people BONUS – depending on time – will do a non-sense, high energy kind of game to get people moving.
- Question…. Do we need to list improv/sl separately here? My thought is we want the convergence after each beat. ~ 5-min We “DEBRIEF” the improv exercises and ask questions of people – FEELING – how it felt to do some of the exercises and share about their background COMMUNITY – what kind of sense of community, if any, is being developed CHOICE – when communicating, what did people consider when choosing how to interact ENVIRONMENT – given locations and events, how easy/hard was it to interact (. . . So the idea in this beat of WHO is also to begin establishing TRUST with each other)
- ~ 12-min SHIRLEY Brief intro for a perspective on the philosophy of improv Play video
- ~ 12-min SHIRLEY Brief intro for a perspective on the philosophy of improv Play video