IMPROV RULES: Developing Self-Awareness and Emotional Intelligence Through Applied Improvisation: Workshop Hand-out - Games, Exercises and Resources
IMPROV RULES by Jude Treder-Wolff, LCSW, RMT, CGP There is a great uncertainty in improvisation experiences that can be very uncomfortable, but the fact that everyone involved has agreed to this discomfort makes it transformative, both in the creative process unfolding and for ourselves. There is no way to predict what will play out. And because the experience is being created in real time, through the interaction itself, no one is really in control. This is a radical departure from the structured worlds in which most of us live and work. When others are also willing let go of some of their self-protective layering we have an opportunity to become more aware of mental structures and defenses and at the same time experience what life might be like if we were able to be less encumbered by them. An article in Harvard Business Review “For A More Flexible Workforce Hire Self-Aware People” links higher self-awareness to the cap