Entries for January 2012
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…
Article posted by
dawn | January 11, 2012
Our friend Brian Bellmont wrote a great piece featuring BNW's Creative Outreach services. Thanks Brian!
Innovation at the Speed of Laughter
Six improvisational insights the Brave New Workshop uses to help companies enhance employee creativity and performance.
by Brian Bellmont | January 2012
Minnesotans tend to know the Brave New Workshop, the oldest satirical comedy theater in the country, for its smart and edgy improv and sketch comedy and school of improvisation. But what few realize is that the company—which moved into a new theater and corporate event center in downtown Minneapolis in November—uses the tenets of improvisation to make a significant impact on how some of the world’s most respected corporations approach idea generation, employee engagement and business innovation.
Read the entire article online at
http://www.minnesotabusiness.com/article/innovation-speed-laughter