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15.969 Dynamic Leadership
LEADERSHIP

    IMPROVISATION

           THINKING ON YOUR FEET

  All the skills you really need to succeed in business…
                   but were afraid to ask
Using Improvisation in Business
What is improvisation? Here, it is:

          COMEDY IMPROVISATION

  – History in Theater
     ƒ Children’s acting help (Spolin)
     ƒ Used by Actors for Training
  – Evolved into comedy improvisation (Sills)
  – Today, still based on set of defined rules…
Examples!!
Who am I?
„ (Why   am I teaching this class?)
  – 5 yrs Venture Capital & Investmt Banking
  – 2 yrs opening & operating a Toy Store
  – During/In Between: COMEDY
    ƒ IMPROV/STAND-UP
    ƒ TRAINING AT GROUNDLINGS (SNL FEEDER)
  – MIT SLOAN MBA
  – Created course as part of research thesis…
Improv & Business?
„ Yes!
„ Leadership   = understand the situation
  – Often in unexpected moments
  – How to read the reactions of everyone else
  – Create consensus without saying a word
Comedy Improv
„ Same   concepts at work

„ Comedy   Improv = reading a situation
  – Actors arrive seamlessly at topic
  – Comfortable with unexpected
  – Create consensus seamlessly
Use Skills of Improv…
„ Improvisation   can provide expertise like:
  – How to intuitively understand situation
  – Calculate how people will react
  – How you can change small elements of the
    situation to better suit the dynamic…
  – Better understanding of how to see
    THE BIG PICTURE


  Learn leadership as a dynamic force
Primary Colors
„ Governor   Jack Stanton (Pres Bill Clinton)
  – Reading an audience
  – Responding (reacting) appropriately
  – Winning them over!
Learn How…Here
„ IMPROV   THEATER!
 – All the training you need
 – Best leader ever
 – Forget everything you’ve learned
 – In just 6 weeks, everything you need
 – Best leaders, improv comics
Some Rules
„ Feedback!    TWO WORDS:
  – GET
  – GIVE
  EVERYONE! (ME TOO!)
„ Don’t   try to be funny
  – Won’t work…
„ Understand    what works, what doesn’t
  – Take risks here…how do you react?
Warm-Ups
IMPROV RULES
                    RULES

“10 habits of highly successful improv comics”
                                       comics”



1.   Always agree (YES!) Never never deny
2.   Don’t ask questions
3.   LISTEN!
4.   Add information, not filler
5.   Eye contact!
More Improv Rules
                      Rules

“10 habits of highly successful improv comics”
…continued…
5. Use Spacework
6. Avoid arguments
7. Don’t be static ‘talking heads’
8. Let go! Try something new
9. Never be drunk, drugged, in an altered state
                                          state
Follow the Rules
„ For  Improvisational Success
„ In this classroom
„ 1st learn how to improvise…then become
  DYNAMIC LEADERS

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Class 1

  • 1. 15.969 Dynamic Leadership LEADERSHIP IMPROVISATION THINKING ON YOUR FEET All the skills you really need to succeed in business… but were afraid to ask
  • 2. Using Improvisation in Business What is improvisation? Here, it is: COMEDY IMPROVISATION – History in Theater ƒ Children’s acting help (Spolin) ƒ Used by Actors for Training – Evolved into comedy improvisation (Sills) – Today, still based on set of defined rules…
  • 4. Who am I? „ (Why am I teaching this class?) – 5 yrs Venture Capital & Investmt Banking – 2 yrs opening & operating a Toy Store – During/In Between: COMEDY ƒ IMPROV/STAND-UP ƒ TRAINING AT GROUNDLINGS (SNL FEEDER) – MIT SLOAN MBA – Created course as part of research thesis…
  • 5. Improv & Business? „ Yes! „ Leadership = understand the situation – Often in unexpected moments – How to read the reactions of everyone else – Create consensus without saying a word
  • 6. Comedy Improv „ Same concepts at work „ Comedy Improv = reading a situation – Actors arrive seamlessly at topic – Comfortable with unexpected – Create consensus seamlessly
  • 7. Use Skills of Improv… „ Improvisation can provide expertise like: – How to intuitively understand situation – Calculate how people will react – How you can change small elements of the situation to better suit the dynamic… – Better understanding of how to see THE BIG PICTURE Learn leadership as a dynamic force
  • 8. Primary Colors „ Governor Jack Stanton (Pres Bill Clinton) – Reading an audience – Responding (reacting) appropriately – Winning them over!
  • 9. Learn How…Here „ IMPROV THEATER! – All the training you need – Best leader ever – Forget everything you’ve learned – In just 6 weeks, everything you need – Best leaders, improv comics
  • 10. Some Rules „ Feedback! TWO WORDS: – GET – GIVE EVERYONE! (ME TOO!) „ Don’t try to be funny – Won’t work… „ Understand what works, what doesn’t – Take risks here…how do you react?
  • 12. IMPROV RULES RULES “10 habits of highly successful improv comics” comics” 1. Always agree (YES!) Never never deny 2. Don’t ask questions 3. LISTEN! 4. Add information, not filler 5. Eye contact!
  • 13. More Improv Rules Rules “10 habits of highly successful improv comics” …continued… 5. Use Spacework 6. Avoid arguments 7. Don’t be static ‘talking heads’ 8. Let go! Try something new 9. Never be drunk, drugged, in an altered state state
  • 14. Follow the Rules „ For Improvisational Success „ In this classroom „ 1st learn how to improvise…then become DYNAMIC LEADERS