The Applied Improv Blog Comments http://www.appliedimprov.net/blog/ Comments en-us johnnie@johnniemoore.com 2007-11-15T18:46:19-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 First Applied Improvisation Road Show hit Geneva! (Todd Montgomery) http://www.appliedimprov.net/blog/archives/2006/11/first_applied_i.php Todd Montgomery
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]]> Renatus,
Many thanks for the hard work you and your team in Geneva put into organizing this event. All of you deserve credit for really living the Improv concept "make your partner look good" and it is thanks to your efforts that we panel members were able to arrive and be our best for this inaugural Roadshow.
Looking forward to the next installment here in London...!
TM

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Wed, Nov 15, 2006 08:14:01]]> Novel Twists (nancy white) http://www.appliedimprov.net/blog/archives/2006/06/novel_twists.php nancy white
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]]> You might also enjoy http://thegreatblogstory.blogspot.com/

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Sun, Jun 04, 2006 04:19:06]]> Novel Twists (Phil McArthur) http://www.appliedimprov.net/blog/archives/2006/06/novel_twists.php Phil McArthur
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]]> Thanks for the post Johnnie! :)

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Sun, Jun 04, 2006 04:19:06]]> Newbies: Know your games and dare to debrief! (Viv McWaters) http://www.appliedimprov.net/blog/archives/2006/04/newbies_know_yo.php Viv McWaters
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]]> Hi Sven - I loved your post about the use of games. I come from the other direction - as a facilitator who is quite new to improv I've no trouble applying improv games to businesses and in debreifing to help folks capture some insights. However, having just formed an improv group I'm having to learn how to use the games for that purpose and avoid becoming too facilitative! What's become clear to me is intention is paramount in both scenarios. And what else has become clear is that playing games for improv is just good fun - now I have an excuse to do it every week!

cheers

Viv

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Fri, Apr 07, 2006 17:54:27]]> Creativity in small sparks (JerryK) http://www.appliedimprov.net/blog/archives/2006/01/creativity_in_s.php JerryK
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]]> Greetings from Dayton, home of the Wright Bros. Maybe this indicates something about midwesterners supposed slowness to embrace radical, cutting-edge ideas (such as, say, improv in business?) Rather than try to leap the chasm, they doggedly tackle problems in incremental steps (e.g., conduct meticulous wind-tunnel experiments rather than fabricate big contraptions with flapping wings), with tiny breakthroughs along the way - and then, when ready, they fly across the chasm.

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Wed, Jan 18, 2006 05:29:43]]> Corporate Improv in the News (Remy Bertrand) http://www.appliedimprov.net/blog/archives/2005/03/corporate_impro.php Remy Bertrand
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]]> Absolutly hilarious!
Thanks Jerry
- Remy

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Fri, Mar 18, 2005 12:02:28]]> AIN Europe Conference: March 10-11 2006 (shachar) http://www.appliedimprov.net/blog/archives/2005/10/ain_europe_conf.php shachar
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]]> Do you have any preliminary schedule?
prices?

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Thu, Oct 20, 2005 08:27:01]]> Back where it all began (without me) (Johnnie Moore) http://www.appliedimprov.net/blog/archives/2006/01/back_where_it_a.php Johnnie Moore
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]]> Hi Alan - thanks for reconnecting, and kicking off our blog entries for 2006!

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Sat, Jan 14, 2006 17:58:54]]> AIN Europe Conference: March 10-11 2006 (Roland Trescher) http://www.appliedimprov.net/blog/archives/2005/10/ain_europe_conf.php Roland Trescher
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]]> Hey Great, that's perfect for me to join. Looking forward to further steps.

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Thu, Oct 20, 2005 08:27:01]]> I'm an adult; a transition story (Dana Keller) http://www.appliedimprov.net/blog/archives/2005/10/im_an_adult_a_t.php Dana Keller
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]]> Awesome post. As someone who has been in corporate training for 10 years, but has done little improv other than taking a few classes...go for it. I'll meet you in the middle somewhere. And let me know when you get the adult thing down. I have a feeling I'll be working on it for a long time.

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Tue, Oct 18, 2005 14:12:40]]> 2 Books - Paul Z Jackson (Michelle James) http://www.appliedimprov.net/blog/archives/2005/10/2_books_-_paul.php Michelle James
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]]> Great quote! Got me thinking about the Arthur C. Clarke quote, "The more complex the mind, the greater the need for play."


The more complex the organization (society, system, etc.), the greater their need for play??


It ties in to the conversation a group of us had at lunch about complexity sciences and improv, which led us to talking about James P. Carse's book, Finite and Infinite games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility.


Here are a few nuggets to chew on from his book: "A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play...infinite games are unscripted and unpredictable...the rules of an infinite game have a different status than those of a finite game. They are like the grammar of a living language, where as those of a finite game are like the rules of a debate...when we are playful with each other we relate as free persons and the relationship is open to surprise; everything that happens is of consequence...to be serious is to press for a specific conclusion. To be playful is to allow for possibility...finite play is theatrical...infinite play is dramatic...because infinite players allow themselves to be surprised by the future, they play in complete openness. It is not an openness as in candor, but an openness as in vulnerability...to be prepared against surprise is to be trained...to be prepared for surprise is to be educated...training repeats a complete past in the future...education continues an unfinished past in the future...infinite play is inherently paradoxical, just as finite play is inherently contradictory...the paradox of infinite play is that the players desire to continue the play in others..."

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Sat, Oct 08, 2005 11:11:18]]> This and Next Year's Conference (Jeremy Lamb) http://www.appliedimprov.net/blog/archives/2005/10/this_and_next_y.php Jeremy Lamb
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]]> Please put me on this list. We're in the process of getting me registered to blog, too. I'm excited. Anyway, list me.

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Wed, Oct 12, 2005 09:01:19]]> I Rocked My Keynote--Thanks Everybody (denzil meyers) http://www.appliedimprov.net/blog/archives/2005/10/i_rocked_my_key.php denzil meyers
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]]> Your story made me smile. Congrats on your achievement, and your courage...

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Thu, Oct 06, 2005 22:09:04]]> I Rocked My Keynote--Thanks Everybody (Karen Dawson) http://www.appliedimprov.net/blog/archives/2005/10/i_rocked_my_key.php Karen Dawson
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]]> Shana, maybe it's just the way I think, but your posting really connects to this impostor syndrome (check out my spelling!) stuff. When you had the courage to tell all of us "I've booked myself as a keynote speaker, now I have to figure out how to do it!" you broke through the barrier of pretending. So great to discover that you had fun, enjoyed yourself, learned tons, and that you were a big hit. Congrats! And thanks for sharing with us.

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Thu, Oct 06, 2005 22:09:04]]> Imposters Unite (Jerry Kail) http://www.appliedimprov.net/blog/archives/2005/10/imposters_unite.php Jerry Kail
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]]> I think your post captured everything from our discussion, Karen (you're a pretty good postor:). I agree that everyone comes by this work from many different directions, and that the definition of the "applied improvisator" is still unformed - so by the nature of things, each of us could potentially feel like an imposter if we compare ourselves to others who (so we think) do things "better" than we do. That's the great thing about this community - the generosity, the sharing, the celebration of our differences, our openness to teaching and learning, our recognition that everyone has something to contribute.

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