Charles Darwin said: “In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.” Collaboration and Improvisation seem to be crucial for people and organisations to survive. We need both skills in order to innovate, amaze our customers and grow.
About Jakub Jurkiewicz:
Currently Agile Consultant at Assurity and previously Agile Coach, Team Leader and Software Developer. Jakub worked in a startup where Agile and innovation were harnessed every day and in big corporation where people were afraid to mention their ideas. He learned that only through collaboration, openness and trust one can build a successful environment for change, grow and innovation.
10. WHAT IS IMPROV?
A form of theatre, often comedy, in which
most or all of what is performed is
unplanned or unscripted: created
spontaneously by the performers.
20. •Individually
•Walk around the room, point at thing and
name them, e.g. “It's a chair”, “It’s a shoe”…
EXERCISE:
NAME THINGS AROUND YOU
PART 1
21. •Individually
•Walk around the room, point at thing and
name them, e.g. “It's a chair”, “It’s a shoe”…
•SAY IT!
EXERCISE:
NAME THINGS AROUND YOU
PART 1
24. •Individually
•Walk around the room, point at thing and
say what they are NOT, e.g. “It's not an
airplane”, “It’s not a pen”…
EXERCISE:
NAME THINGS AROUND YOU
PART 2
25. •Individually
•Walk around the room, point at thing and
say what they are NOT, e.g. “It's not an
airplane”, “It’s not a pen”…
•SAY IT!
EXERCISE:
NAME THINGS AROUND YOU
PART 2
28. •Raise your hand
•Find 5 people around you
•As soon as you have found your team put your
hand down
FORM A TEAM
29. •Raise your hand
•Find 5 people around you
•As soon as you have found your team put your
hand down
•Everyone says their NAME and describe how the
exercise made them FEEL in ONE word.
•Remember the names - you gonna need them!
FORM A TEAM
32. EXERCISE:
HOT RED BALL, PART 1
•We need a starter
•The starter is holding an imaginary Red Ball, it’s a
size of a rugby ball
33. EXERCISE:
HOT RED BALL, PART 1
•We need a starter
•The startes is holding an imaginary Red Ball, it’s a
size of a rugby ball
•The goal is to throw the ball to another person as
soon as possible - it’s really HOT!
34. EXERCISE:
HOT RED BALL, PART 1
•We need a starter
•The startes is holding an imaginary Red Ball, it’s a
size of a rugby ball
•The goal is to throw the ball to another person as
soon as possible - it’s really HOT!
•To throw the ball you need to call the name of the
person your throwing to and say “RED BALL”
35. EXERCISE:
HOT RED BALL, PART 1
•We need a starter
•The startes is holding an imaginary Red Ball, it’s a
size of a rugby ball
•The goal is to throw the ball to another person as
soon as possible - it’s really HOT!
•To throw the ball you need to call the name of the
person your throwing to and say “RED BALL”
•THROW THE BALL
36. EXERCISE:
HOT RED BALL, PART 1
•We need a starter
•The startes is holding an imaginary Red Ball, it’s a
size of a rugby ball
•The goal is to throw the ball to another person as
soon as possible - it’s really HOT!
•To throw the ball you need to call the name of the
person your throwing to and say “RED BALL”
•THROW THE BALL
•If the ball gets lost, anyone can pick it up and throw
39. EXERCISE:
HOT RED BALL, PART 2
•Same rules apply as in Part 1.
•At any point of time the starter can
introduce a HOT YELLOW ball, size of a beach
ball
40. EXERCISE:
HOT RED BALL, PART 2
•Same rules apply as in Part 1.
•At any point of time the starter can
introduce a HOT YELLOW ball, size of a
beach ball
•As a stretch, the starter can introduce a
VERY HOT GREEN ball, size of a tennis ball
43. •Form a circle, shoulder to shoulder, CLOSED eyes
EXERCISE:
COUNTING TO 10
44. •Form a circle, shoulder to shoulder, CLOSED eyes
•As a team count from 1 to 10
EXERCISE:
COUNTING TO 10
45. •Form a circle, shoulder to shoulder, CLOSED eyes
•As a team count from 1 to 10
•No one can go twice in a row
EXERCISE:
COUNTING TO 10
46. •Form a circle, shoulder to shoulder, CLOSED eyes
•As a team count from 1 to 10
•No one can go twice in a row
•Don’t form any patterns
EXERCISE:
COUNTING TO 10
47. •Form a circle, shoulder to shoulder, CLOSED eyes
•As a team count from 1 to 10
•No one can go twice in a row
•Don’t form any patterns
•If two people speak at the same time, we failed
EXERCISE:
COUNTING TO 10
48. •Form a circle, shoulder to shoulder, CLOSED eyes
•As a team count from 1 to 10
•No one can go twice in a row
•Don’t form any patterns
•If two people speak at the same time, we failed
•When we fail we all say “Awww” and start from 1
EXERCISE:
COUNTING TO 10
49. •Form a circle, shoulder to shoulder, CLOSED eyes
•As a team count from 1 to 10
•No one can go twice in a row
•Don’t form any patterns
•If two people speak at the same time, we failed
•When we fail we all say “Awww” and start from 1
•No starter - anyone can start
EXERCISE:
COUNTING TO 10
55. EXERCISE:
I NEED 3 THINGS, PART 1
•We need a starter
•Stand in a circle
•Starter goes to the center and says to a particular
person: “I need X, Y and Z” and takes the spot of
that person
56. EXERCISE:
I NEED 3 THINGS, PART 1
•We need a starter
•Stand in a circle
•Starter goes to the center and says to a particular
person: “I need X, Y and Z” and takes the spot of
that person
•Try to keep these 3 things somehow related
59. EXERCISE:
I NEED 3 THINGS, PART 2
•We need TWO starters
•We will now have 2 people asking for things!
60. EXERCISE:
I NEED 3 THINGS, PART 2
•We need TWO starters
•We will now have 2 people asking for things!
•Let’s DOUBLE the speed!
61. EXERCISE:
I NEED 3 THINGS, PART 2
•We need TWO starters
•We will now have 2 people asking for things!
•Let’s DOUBLE the speed!
•Remove your FILTERS
66. •In PAIRS this time
•Person A holds a hand in front of the other
person’s face
EXERCISE:
COLUMBIAN HYPNOSIS
67. •In PAIRS this time
•Person A holds a hand in front of the other
person’s face
•Person B is HYPNOTISED and needs to FOLLOW
the hand
EXERCISE:
COLUMBIAN HYPNOSIS
68. •In PAIRS this time
•Person A holds a hand in front of the other
person’s face
•Person B is HYPNOTISED and needs to FOLLOW
the hand
•The WHOLE ROOM is your scene!
EXERCISE:
COLUMBIAN HYPNOSIS
69. •In PAIRS this time
•Person A holds a hand in front of the other
person’s face
•Person B is HYPNOTISED and needs to FOLLOW
the hand
•The WHOLE ROOM is your scene!
•On my sign we change the roles
EXERCISE:
COLUMBIAN HYPNOSIS
70. •In PAIRS this time
•Person A holds a hand in front of the other
person’s face
•Person B is HYPNOTISED and needs to FOLLOW
the hand
•The WHOLE ROOM is your scene!
•On my sign we change the roles
•Come back to your groups
EXERCISE:
COLUMBIAN HYPNOSIS
74. •In PAIRS but find a different person
EXERCISE:
YES AND, PART 1
75. •In PAIRS this time, but find a different person
•Your going to plan a PARTY, one idea at a time
from each person
EXERCISE:
YES AND, PART 1
76. •In PAIRS this time, but find a different person
•Your going to plan a PARTY, one idea at a time
from each person
•Each response needs to start with a very strong
NO, BUT…
EXERCISE:
YES AND, PART 1