Yes, and : how improvisation reverses "no, but" thinking and improves creativity and collaboration : lessons from the Second City

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Author:

Leonard, Kelly, author.

Yorton, Tom, author.

Summary:

Leaders from the premiere comedy theater and school share improvisational techniques that can be applied to life and work, providing a toolkit for thriving in a world increasingly shaped by speed, social communication, and decentralization.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

x, 240 pages ; 24 cm

Corporate Subject:

Second City (Theater company).

Subject Term:

Creative ability in business.

Success in business.

Creative ability.

Improvisation (Acting).

Interpersonal relations.

Author(s):

Yorton, Tom,

Publisher:

Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,

Publication Date:

2015

ISBN:

9780062248541

Publication Information:

2015

New York, NY : Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]

Call Number:

650.13 LEONARD

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Executives from The Second City--the world's premier comedy theater and school of improvisation--reveal improvisational techniques that can help any organization develop innovators, encourage adaptable leaders, and build transformational businesses.

For more than fifty years, The Second City comedy theater in Chicago has been a training ground for some of the best comic minds in the industry--including John Belushi, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Mike Myers, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, and Tina Fey. But it also provides one-of-a-kind leadership training to cutting-edge companies, nonprofits, and public sector organizations--all aimed at increasing creativity, collaboration, and teamwork.

The rules for leadership and teamwork have changed, and the skills that got professionals ahead a generation ago don't work anymore. Now The Second City provides a new toolkit individuals and organizations can use to thrive in a world increasingly shaped by speed, social communication, and decentralization. Based on eight principles of improvisation, Yes, And helps to develop these skills and foster them in high-potential leaders and their teams, including:

Mastering the ability to co-create in an ensemble Fostering a "yes, and" approach to work Embracing failure to accelerate high performance Leading by listening and by learning to follow Innovating by making something out of nothing

Yes, And is a must-read for professionals and organizations, helping to develop the invaluable leadership skills needed to succeed today.

Introduction	p. 1
1 The Business of Funny	p. 5
2 Yes, And: How to Make Something Out of Nothing	p. 21
3 How to Build an Ensemble	p. 51
4 The Co-Creation Story, or Audiences Want In on the Act	p. 83
5 Change Is Hard: Comedy and Improvisation Make It Easier	p. 111
6 Using Failure	p. 139
7 Follow the Follower	p. 165
8 Listening Is a Muscle	p. 193
Conclusion: What Happened When We Yes, Anded the Writing of This Book	p. 209
Appendix: The Second City Improv Exercises	p. 215
Notes	p. 225
Index	p. 229

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