In this highly interactive series, Kupe, an improvisational actor, focuses on key improvisation lessons that will help you be a more attentive and flexible team member. You will walk away with lessons to help you suspend judgment, keep conversations moving forward, listen generously, and take collaboration to new levels. This will not be your average webinar where you sit back and listen; it will be interactive! With Kupe’s project management, business analysis, and systems development background, he will be able to help you directly apply these skills on the job.
Why are these skills so important? The speed of business today requires teams to decide fast, learn fast, and gain buy-in from all stakeholders involved. In Daniel Pink’s book, To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others, he highlights improv skills as a necessary competency for everyone. This quote sums it up: “In improv, you never try to get someone to do something. That’s coercion, not creativity,” Salit says. “You make offers, you accept offers— and a conversation, a relationship, a scene, and other possibilities emerge.” Your role is to help move others to accomplish agreed-upon goals. Using the critical and communication skills learned you’ll see how your job just got easier!
Improv Games/Exercises Kupe will feature: TBD, but themes will focus around not controlling, process over results and outcomes over outputs
Kupe Kupersmith possesses over 20 years of experience in Agile, business analysis, project management and software systems development. He is the co-author of Business Analysis for Dummies and is an industry requested keynote speaker at conferences such as BBC, BA World/Project Summit, PMI events, etc. Being a trained improvisational comedian, Kupe is sure to make you laugh while you’re learning. Kupe is a connector and has a goal in life to meet everyone!
Miss the former Improv sessions? Catch them on-demand below!
- Part 1: Flea, Fly, Flow & “Yes, and”
- Part 2: Virtual Dance Party & Arm’s Reach
- Part 3: Crazy Eights & DISC Questions Exercise
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