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This document summarizes an improv lesson for developers given by Dwayne. It discusses the parallels between improv and development such as using best practices and frameworks, producing unique yet enjoyable work through cooperation and teamwork. The core improv principles that help development include saying "yes, and" to build on ideas, actively listening, serving the overall work rather than any individual part, and accepting failure as part of the process. Exercises are used to demonstrate these principles in action.

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We Are All Making This Up:
Improv Lessons For Developers

Agency and Community Success
Manager At Pantheon Since 2014
San Francisco Based Improv
Actor And Producer Since
Beginning of 2010
Some things I enjoy, aside from
tech and improv:
● Comic books
● Karaoke!!!
Hi, I’m Dwayne
dwayne@pantheon.io
@mcdwayne on Twitter
Slides at: mcdwayne.com

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Creativity is not the clever rearranging of
the known.
Creativity is a state that allows us to
touch the unknown and to bring it into
the phenomenal world: To make the
invisible visible.
The unknown is a territory that holds all
possibilities, until it is revealed. The act
of revealing – that is creativity.
– Viola Spolin
Why Improv?

Parallels between Developers and Improvisors
1) Crafts uses best practices and frameworks
2) End product enjoyable on multiple levels
3) Every effort is unique
4) Requires all sorts of cooperation and teamwork to
produce the best results
5) LOVES TO PARTY!!!

Serve the piece, not the form
*
*actually Leon C. Megginson

Accepting Failure As Part Of The Process
*
*actually Leon C. Megginson

Further Reading/Listening

● Improvisation for the Theater - Viola Spolin
● Truth in Comedy - Del Close and Charna Halpern
● Improv at the speed of life - TJ and Dave
● Affect Imagery Consciousness - Silvan S. Tomkins

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We're making all of this up improv lessons for the developer

1. We Are All Making This Up: Improv Lessons For Developers

2. Agency and Community Success Manager At Pantheon Since 2014 San Francisco Based Improv Actor And Producer Since Beginning of 2010 Some things I enjoy, aside from tech and improv: ● Comic books ● Karaoke!!! Hi, I’m Dwayne dwayne@pantheon.io @mcdwayne on Twitter Slides at: mcdwayne.com

3. Elastic Hosting + Web Development Tools for Teams ● WordPress Optimized Hosting ● Advanced Caching ● Automated DevOps ● Highly Secure ● Dev, Test, and Live ● Cloud Environments ● Permissions & Security ● Cloud Integration Tools

8. Creativity is not the clever rearranging of the known. Creativity is a state that allows us to touch the unknown and to bring it into the phenomenal world: To make the invisible visible. The unknown is a territory that holds all possibilities, until it is revealed. The act of revealing – that is creativity. – Viola Spolin Why Improv?

9. Why Improv And Developers?

10. Parallels between Developers and Improvisors 1) Crafts uses best practices and frameworks 2) End product enjoyable on multiple levels 3) Every effort is unique 4) Requires all sorts of cooperation and teamwork to produce the best results 5) LOVES TO PARTY!!!

11. Improv Principles

12. Yes! And…

13. Start with the obvious

14. Active Listening

15. Happy, Healthy and Well

16. Serve the piece, not the form * *actually Leon C. Megginson

17. Make other players look good

18. Accepting Failure As Part Of The Process * *actually Leon C. Megginson

19. EXERCISES

20. I Love

21. Shared Memory

22. Further Reading/Listening ● Improvisation for the Theater - Viola Spolin ● Truth in Comedy - Del Close and Charna Halpern ● Improv at the speed of life - TJ and Dave ● Affect Imagery Consciousness - Silvan S. Tomkins

23. Agency and Community Success Manager At Pantheon Since 2014 San Francisco Based Improv Actor And Producer Since Beginning of 2010 Some things I enjoy, aside from tech and improv: ● Comic books ● Karaoke!!! Hi, I’m Dwayne dwayne@pantheon.io @mcdwayne on Twitter Slides at: mcdwayne.com

24. Pantheon.io

25. Thanks

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