Improvisation - the secret ingredient to successful collaboration
Matt Matheson at People Skills for UXers (2015)
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Concepts
- Short-form and long-form improvisation09:51The speaker distinguishes short-form improvisation, built from games and scenes, from long-form improvisation, which develops a full improvised play from a suggestion.
- Yes, And13:49The speaker lists listening, saying yes and, and committing as the three key rules that govern how improvisers interact.
People
- Viola Spolin11:30The speaker credits Viola Spolin's game-and-storytelling teaching framework with helping children and adults collaborate and create.
Projects and resources
- Improv for collaboration and creativity12:53The speaker argues that improvisation is relevant to businesses because its principles support collaboration and creative self-expression.

