CORPORATE
TRAINING PROGRAMS
- Use
8 Secrets to help companies create a self-perpetuating cycle
of new, creative and profitable ideas
- Increases
the skill sets of employees at all levels, including the highest
level of executive training for dozens of Fortune 100 companies
to guest services training for front line customer service
staff
- Utilizes
a combination of lecture, interactive and experiential exercises,
and facilitated group discussion to keep participants actively
learning
- Employs
participatory group based exercises tested for years in the
Brave New Institute
and refined to meet the needs of the corporate culture
- Uses
a Liberal Arts learning model approach to help participants
gain insight into common issues through an uncommon experience
and remember it
- Has
more than 70% of current client base as repeat business (more
than 100 training programs conducted each year!)
Most
Requested Training Topics Using the 8 Secrets shared
in John's book, Innovation
at the Speed of Laughter: 8 Secrets to World Class Idea Generation,
our most requested training topics include:
- Innovation
- Beyond brainstorming, innovation training means that your
team needs to become idea factories. We will show you how
to come up with 1000 ideas a day and help you set up a structure
for collaboration that leads to some incredibly innovative
and profitable ideas.
- Team
Building - Building a successful team requires time and work.
Improvisation is an ensemble activity where we rely on everyone's
input. We will show you how the elements of a well-performed
"scene" can be applied to your teambuilding efforts.
- Leadership
- Being a leader means knowing when to lead and when to listen
to your staff, or in other words, when to follow. Getting
the most from your fellow improvisers is a trademark of any
great performer. We will train your group of leaders on how
to create an environment where they can maximize the potential
of those they lead.
- Creativity
- In need of some of creativity secrets? We will give you
tools we have developed over the last forty years to help
you access your creativity and produce more innovative ideas.
Being
creative and innovative has little to do with innate talent.
We all have the capability of being "creative."
OVERVIEW
Why "Improvisation"?
Improvisation is an attitude that allows one person, or a group
of people, to innovate and create instantly by using their own
sense of trust, truth, acceptance and creativity. This "pure
improvisation" can happen only when the group works as
a team and ideas and actions flow freely without judgment. Anyone
can improvise if they allow themselves to play. Improvisation
IS NOT about being the smartest, being the funniest or being
right.
Why
We Improvise
We've used improvisation and its principles to create and stage
more than 500 productions since 1958, making us the longest
running satirical comedy theatre in the U.S., and making us
world renown for our improvisation entertainment. We have taught
improvisation to actors and non-actors of all skills and ages
for nearly 40 years. Currently we have 280 regular students
who are gaining the benefits of improvisation. Working professionals
comprise the majority of our student population.
Your
Application
While improvisation is certainly an excellent tool for creating
entertainment, we have found that the philosophies and principles
of improvisation can make the most dramatic impact in our everyday
lives -- both in our professional and personal lives. Improvisation
is especially ideal for training professionals who work together
in a team or office setting because its core elements lead to
better teamwork, innovation, group trust and clear communication.
Results
The results of this dynamic are increased sales, creativity
and idea generation. Your employees have already achieved a
high level of innovation and success. Our goal is to revisit
their place of innovation and expose them to some of the insights
we have gained as improvisers.
