Improvisation - the secret ingredient to successful collaboration
at People Skills for UXers
Type
talk
The speaker distinguishes short-form improvisation, built from games and scenes, from long-form improvisation, which develops a full improvised play from a suggestion. The speaker credits Viola Spolin's game-and-storytelling teaching framework with helping children and adults collaborate and create. The speaker argues that improvisation is relevant to businesses because its principles support collaboration and creative self-expression. The speaker lists listening, saying yes and, and committing as the three key rules that govern how improvisers interact.
People
Matt Matheson
Methods
Workshop FacilitationWorkshop facilitation guides a group towards a shared outcome without imposing the facilitator’s preferred answer. Define the purpose, prepare activities and materials, and create opportunities for everyone to contribute. Combine individual thinking with discussion when helpful, listen for different perspectives and adjust the plan to the group’s needs. Record decisions and clarify who will take the next steps. Use facilitation when a team must explore a problem, generate ideas or agree actions together; successful participation matters as much as the visible workshop outputs.
WhiteboardingCollaborative sketching and structuring of ideas on a shared board (physical or digital) to explore options, align a group and create a visible shared model of the problem or solution.