Applied Improvisation Mindset, The: Tools for Transforming Organizations and Communities - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1350143618 ISBN 13: 9781350143616

Publisher: Methuen Drama, 2021

Synopsis

How can the practice of improvisation become the lens through which we view the world? The Applied Improvisation Mindset takes readers deep into the maturing field of Applied Improvisation (AI), with stories of 18 practitioners from five countries who embrace an improvisation mindset to create a more collaborative, equitable, sustainable, and joyous world. Myriad organizations have discovered how the mindset and skills applied by great improvisers onstage can reveal emergent, generative ways of interacting with others offstage. With case studies on developing presentation skills, reducing anxiety in teens, or preparing climate risk managers across the globe for the challenges ahead, this second volume serves as a valuable resource for both experienced and new AI facilitators. It is a primer for higher education and K-12 faculty combatting traditional teaching limitations and a practical “how to” for theatre practitioners, artists, educators, or anyone seeking to transform their organizations and communities.

About this title

About the Author

Theresa Robbins Dudeck, PhD, is a theatre scholar-practitioner, writer, and producer. She works globally, applying the power of impro to pedagogy, leadership, collaborative creation, and social change.

Caitlin McClure has been researching, studying, performing, directing and teaching improv and applied improv since 1995. She designs and facilitates play-based experiential learning programs for global organizations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350143618
• ISBN 13: 9781350143616
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 354
• Editor: Dudeck Theresa Robbins