AI through the Spirit of Improvisation
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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.
AI through the Spirit of Improvisation
- 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