Leonard Mlodinow : The Drunkard’s Walk – How Randomness Rules Our Lives

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A trader named Bob Stovall correctly predicted turns in the stock market for 18 out of 19 calendar years. Was he an investment genius?

You have a group of employees who are mastering their fields but every once in a while you have to provide some ‘correction’. When you try to reward the positive . . . → Read More: Leonard Mlodinow : The Drunkard’s Walk – How Randomness Rules Our Lives

Play it Again… Eight to the Bar!

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Begin:

A group of participants sit in a circle. The facilitator starts the circle by saying a word (‘blue’). Without pausing the person on the left repeats the word, then free-associates another word in response (‘blue … sky’). The next person on the left repeats the pattern starting . . . → Read More: Play it Again… Eight to the Bar!

Great Listening is a Contact Sport

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Being a great listener is as much about collecting information as being a great communicator is about having a big vocabulary. The words, heard or spoken, are not the main point.

A great listener not only hears what is being said but treats . . . → Read More: Great Listening is a Contact Sport

You’re On! Ready?

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A group of players start a scene, creating characters, creating a story by listening and building on each others’ suggestions… Another group of players stand at the sidelines, watching and listening. Suddenly the ‘director’ (really any person… even a volunteer audience member) calls ‘Freeze!’ and all the characters freeze in . . . → Read More: You’re On! Ready?

Yes, and…

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Number 3 in The Improvising Manager series.

Improvisational theater has grown around a few basic concepts. In article 3 in this series on “The Improvising Manager” we are looking at one key concept that it is not possible to proceed without: “Yes, and…”

Improvisational theater and games unfold along a . . . → Read More: Yes, and…

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