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