Media coverage of Improv

Jerry Kail put together this listing of media coverage of Improv in organisations - it shows a wide variety of ways in which Improv skills can be brought to bear.

A Sociologist With an Advanced Degree in Calamity A sociologist discusses the merit of improv in real life "emergency" situations, like Florida hurricanes or 9/11 in NYC.

Funny Business One man's journey from MBA to Improv Stanford Business, August 2003

The Human Arts of Business University of Texas at Austin, March 2003

Everybody's a Comedian Entertainers go corporate, Denver Business Journal, August 2002

Professionals Tap Their Funny Bone Fox News May 2002

Lighten Up Improvisation Can Improve Business Dealings,” Austin Business Journal, February 22, 2002 (by Terrill Fischer)

Into Mr Harding's House of Improv The Amherst Student Online January 2002

What’s His Line? Carolina Alumni Review, Sept/Oct 2001 (Greg Hohn)

IMPROV Your Business Skills The Manitoban (University of Winnipeg), January 2, 2001 (Stephen Sim)

Send in the Clowns, Inc., September 1, 2000 (Joe Keefe)

Send in the Clowns The Bunny Game, Salon.com June 2000

This Man Wants to Help You. Seriously Fortune, June 2000 (Rob Nickerson)

There’s No Meetings Like Business Meetings Fast Company, April/May 1996 (Alain Rostain)

From Jerry Kail, 11/24/2004

The following are articles relating to improv in business that I’ve been able to locate on the web. The criteria I used were: (1) Articles in the media about improv-in-business – as contrasted with articles about the topic written by individuals who placed them on their own websites; (2) Articles that can be accessed for free.

Humor, Comedy, and Conflict, Mediate dot com, November 2004

Chicago Improv Theater's Creative Approach to Business, Fact-Sheets News, September 19, 2004

All for a laugh: Comedians, troupes liven up annual meetings, seminars, Online Colorodoan, August 9, 2004

Business as improv - Second City yuks up corporate training, Kansas dot com, July 17, 2004

Local improv group lets interactive audience guide performances, Dayton Flyer News, January 17, 2003

Funny Business - Find Your Inner Comic, MR Business, March 6, 2002

Posted by Johnnie Moore on April 10, 2005 04:11 AM in Improv in the news
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