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Cleveland Park Club House
3433 33rd Place, NW
Washington, DC 20008
$20 at the door
Wed., August 13
7:00-9:30PM
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Today's world requires leaders and
entrepreneurs to work within ambiguity and
uncertainty and still confidently move
forward - just like improvisers. Effective
leaders and improvisers both have to make
spur of the moment decisions, synthesize
information, incorporate new information,
make others look good, innovate, make
relevant connections and serve the good of
the whole...all on the spot!
Improv-based learning helps people break
patterns in order to respond in new ways.
Improv takes us into the present moment where
new possibilities open up. In this
light-hearted, fun and energizing workshop,
you will experience the principles and
practices of improvisational theater to
enhance your leadership performance by
getting past the inner critic, risking in a
safe space, and going from either/or to yes
and thinking. Improvisational skills help
enhance core leadership competencies such as:
- Thinking on Your feet while under
pressure
- Adapting as new
information and situations emerge
- Resourcefulness - using the unexpected as
opportunity
- Resilience - bouncing back quickly after
"failures" or dead ends
- OURS thinking - team thinking
in terms of "Look what WE did!"
Note: No improv experience is
necessary. Dress for fun!
Michelle James is a business creativity
consultant, a performer of full-length
improvised plays with Precipice
Improv and a CoreSomatics® Master
Practitioner. A pioneer in the field of
Applied Improvisation, and charter member of
the Applied Improvisation Network, Michelle
has been bringing improv-based learning
programs to organizations, conferences and
special events internationally for several
years. She established Quantum
Leap Business Improv - business theater
for positive
organizational and social change. Clients who
have used Michelle's improv-based training
include GEICO, World Bank, Kaiser Permanente,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Invest Northern Ireland, NIH,
Center for Nonprofit Advancement and the
Service Employees International Union among
others. Michelle is CEO of The Center for
Creative Emergence and founded the Capitol
Creativity Network. Reach Michelle at www.creativeemergence.com.
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