CHANGING MINDSETS THROUGH APPLIED IMPROVISATION-Hand-out for the workshop presented at the 2014 World Conference of The Applied Improvisation Network, Austin, TX
“Self-knowledge is no guarantee of happiness but it is on the side of happiness and can supply the courage to fight for it.” Simone deBeauvoir by Jude Treder-Wolff, LCSW, RMT, CGP An individual’s mind set has been found to be a powerful driver of perceptions about self and others as well as one’s capabilities and place in the world. " They guide the whole interpretation process," according to researcher Carol Dweck, author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success . The perspective of a “fixed” mindset is that innate intelligence and talent are more central to successful learning and change than effort and commitment. Dweck's work demonstrates that we can develop what she calls a “growth” mindset – centered in the belief that our most basic abilities can be enhanced through hard work and dedication, “that brains and talent are just the starting point.” Research shows that even seemingly small social-psychological interventions that target li