The Improvisor's Mindset
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The Innovator’s Mindset David Havens improvAnd.co for Innovation Studio, California College of the Arts Thursday, August 21, 2014 Improvisor’s
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A mindset is a set of beliefs that determines one's behavior and mental attitude. Improvisation techniques, many learned from the theater of spontaneous creation, come together to form a mindset that can be readily applied to other domains. This presentation explores the six foundational principals of improv. What else do you think it might apply to? SLIDE NOTES: 1- Mindset (noun) - a set of beliefs or a way of thinking that determines one’s behavior, outlook, and mental attitude 2- Embrace Challenges, Effort leads to Mastery, Learn from Criticism and success of others 3- Iterate, ask big questions (how might we...?) 5-“It is better to want what you have than to have what you want.” - dalai lama 7-What were the details? Close your eyes... How many lights are in the room? 9-We make a lot of stuff up, but it’s actually because we are paying more attention to reality. You can’t play with it unless you notice it. 15 - the whole is greater than the sum of its parts 16- fail forward, done is better than perfect 17 -the circus bow! 18-Gerald Ford, executor and ideas man 21-by introducing something small, or taking a small risk. If that goes well, to put it in biological terms, your random mutation will be selected for and you will have mastered a new way of acting. 23-Once you know the rules you can break them and build on them with intention 24-Twitter bio game - how many completely different ways can you write your twitter bio? 
Transcript of The Improvisor's Mindset
The Innovator’sMindsetDavid HavensimprovAnd.co
forInnovation Studio, California College of the Arts
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Improvisor’s
Growth Mindset
Design Thinking Mindset
Improvisor’s Mindset
Everything is an offer
– dictionary.com
Improvise (v.) - to make, provide, or arrange from whatever materials
are readily available.
How to Improvise
1. Cultivate Awareness
2. Accept offers (Say Yes!)
3. Support each other
4. Celebrate Mistakes
5. Make Character Choices
6. Play with life, and the rules
Cultivate AwarenessHow did you get here?
Empathy
–Mary Oliver, Wild Geese
“The world offers itself to your imagination.”
… AND! Build on the ideas of yourself and others
Spontaneity and Brainstorming
See where the ‘yes’ takes you,
the “art of spontaneity”
–Keith Johnstone, Impro
“Those who say ‘yes’ are rewarded by the adventures they have, and
those who say ‘no’ are rewarded by the safety they attain.”
Share ControlYour job is to support your partner
Our Great Ideas
(support)
Emergence
Celebrate MistakesFailure is a gift with humor and information in it
Ta-da!
Make Character ChoicesPick the right one for the occasion
Key: Ability to switch between the personalities
Body Language Matters
• Enclothed cognition - the white coat phenomenon
• Embodied Cognition - memory, friendliness + heat
• Cuddy & Carney - take up space
• High Status, low status
• eye contact, head still, movement, plane
–Dan Klein, paraphrased
“In improv, your job is not to be clever, or brilliant, or funny. Just be
obvious. Dare to be dull.”
Play life
Find The GameUnspoken rules are everywhere
Tell your storyThere are many frames for every fact
How to Improvise
Cultivate Awareness
Accept offers (Say Yes!)
Support each other
Celebrate Mistakes
Explore Character
Play with life, and the rules
