Last Thursday I was invited to hold an improv workshop on creativity at Forbes Summer School. And as it happens so often (if you pay attention & notice), an interesting coincidence occurred: I recently read a book on this subject, that a colleague from work thought I might find interesting. There are lots of books … [Read more…]
Bucharest might not be the prettiest city, but it sure is vivid. We have the nightlife for which my foreign friends envy me (that and the cost of beer) and we started bit by bit to have more and more events, street festivals, flash mobs…movements that color the grey city. And as applied improvisation becomes more popular, I get to improvise and … [Read more…]
There are so many courses on entrepreneurship, so many theories about it, so many “how to” lists. Every entrepreneur has his own inspiring story that can be translated into a form of “this is how it’s done”. But no two stories are the same. I never heard a story of an entrepreneur who followed some … [Read more…]
I’ve been “teaching” improvisation for a few years now and every time it’s as challenging. The group is always different: different number of people, different ages, different backgrounds or professions, different group dynamics, different exercises & games…The only constant in all my workshops was that I was always using improvisation to help my participants learn … [Read more…]
Yesterday I had a lovely dinner with some fellow applied improvisers from Holland, university professors, here for a project in partnership with the Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest. We talked a lot about the power of improvisation and how it helps you not to see problems anymore, but opportunities. Loredana said it took her almost … [Read more…]