creativity in your career – making improv work for you by dan klein

Creativity in Your CareerMaking Improv Work for You

with Dan Klein, LecturerGSB, Theater and d.school

The Improv Advantage Boost Your Creativity

Expand Your Status

Revitalize Your Play

Boost Your Creativity Accept Your Partners Offers Say ‘Yes, and…’ Be Obvious It’s Not About You Mistakes Are Gifts Just Do What’s Needed Imagination Is Simply Perception

Expand Your Status The Ways you Move and Speak Send

Status Signals to Everyone, Including Yourself

Status Is a Strategy Your Preferred Status Is Just a Habit High and Low Status Can be Combined

With High and Low Connection

Even Numbered B-DayMaintain eye contact when you

speak to people. Don’t worry if they look awayYou can move on whenever you

want

Odd Numbered B-DayFidget – never quite be still

Adjust yourself – clothes, hair, etc.

Touch your face a lot

Revitalize Your Play We All Used To Play We Are Often Best Remembered For Our

Play Play Is One of the Fastest Ways to Bond Our Own Childhood Play Profile Is the Best

Clue About How to Bring Play Back Into Our Lives

Play Personalities The Joker The Kinesthete The Explorer The Competitor The Director The Collector The Artist/Creator

Books Improv Wisdom, Patricia Ryan Madson Mindset,Carol Dweck Impro, Keith Johnstone You Just Don’t Understand, Deborah

Tannan Play,Stuart Brown

Thank You!

Dan Klein: kleinimp@stanford.edu