This document discusses applied improvisation and appreciative inquiry. It provides examples of how improvisation skills like deep listening, awareness, and generative communication can be applied outside of performing contexts. Some benefits of applied improvisation mentioned are developing adaptiveness, seeing possibilities, and enhancing collaboration. Key aspects of both applied improvisation and appreciative inquiry emphasized are being present, embracing the unexpected, responding creatively rather than reacting, and choosing actions from the heart rather than just the head. Websites and books on improvisation are listed, as are tips for applying improvisation skills to daily life.

1. Applied Improvisation
Appreciative Inquiry
Improvisation is great training for appreciative inquiry.
Appreciative Inquiry is a beautiful frame for applied improvisation.
Applied Improvisation:
the use of improvisation off stage, to raise skills like
adaptiveness
deep listening
awareness
generative communication powers
Seeing possibilities

2. Be confident that the story is already there.
In A.I.: that results will arise anyway.
Just Be. Be aware.
ACCEPT
ENJOY
EMBRACE
the unexpected
the stuff others bring in
“The word stranger
doesn't make any sense
to me anymore” (audience
member during keynote)

3. RESPONDING
instead of
REACTING
to go to
CREATING

4. It's not about bringing things in balance.
It's about the ACT of balancING
Out of your comfort zone the magic happens.
Pushing the swing:
enhance the movement by Think inside the box.
going a little bit along before Be aware of what is
going to the next stage. there. “Take the small
Taking things “in” before the next step everyone
next expression. can say yes to.”
Great jumps outside
the box happens when
you know what's IN the
box.
Choosing doesn't always have to come
from comparison, judgement, the rational.
Learn to choose from the heart.
Learn sometimes to decide without
choosing first with your head.
“Your feet are smarter” Stephen Sim

5. You can define two kinds of impro: If you're listening,
impro coming from ideas (quickly you're already improvising.
bouncing against each other).
or impro coming from collaboration
Where-in the story unfolds itself
(referring to Randy Dixon)
“You should learn how to cut the
“From the stories, comes the umbilical cord between yourself and
positive energy.” YOUR ideas.” (who said this, loved it!)
(and vice versa)
Is this logic enough?
Wanna be smart
Have
KNOW YOUR BLOCKERS !! to be
quick
Wanna look good
have to be prepared
It isn't visual enough

6. Websites to visit
www.inspinazie.com
improvisatietheater.wordpress.com (dutch)
appliedimprovisation.com
Books to read
Impro for storytellers Keith Johnstone
Don't prepare, just show up. Patricia Ryan Madson
Improv Wisdom
The Truth in Comedy Del Close e.a;
Things to do
Cursus “Living Impro”
How to apply impro in daily life
20 en 21 augustus Heerlijckyt Geetbets – www.heerlijckyt.org

7. Not your personality
is your true self,
your imagination is.
Keith Johnstone