Entries for August 2010

The Brave New Workshop will never be a place that sits still. That’s the nature of improvisation. Our brains are always working. Thinking about the next show, the next presentation or the next big thing. And as you can imagine, that means we’re always coming up with new stuff. Good stuff. Funny stuff. And that’s what you’ll find here: improvisation videos, photos, news and miscellaneous stuff—like a bust of John Sweeney made out of real cheese. Which we probably should have kept in a refrigerator…

Transformation and Information article by Scott Harris

Article posted by dawn | August 10, 2010

An interesting article on innovation by Scott Harris as posted on the AAMC website:

Transformation and Innovation Officers Shepherd Change Through Health Care System

One of his points: "In the spirit of making these connections, it is important for innovation leaders to become 'viral,' or available to all levels of the institution, in one way or another."

Look Out Canada, Here Comes Sweeney

Article posted by dawn | August 02, 2010

Sweeney is slated to speak at the upcoming Creative Leadership Conference sponsored by the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI) and the four Ottawa School Boards in November. We think this is going to be a great event and according to OCRI blogs so do they...

http://ocriblogs.com/2010/06/john-sweeney-on-deck-to-bring-humour-and-improv-to-the-leadership-conference/