Leadership Improv provides a safe space to practice leadership concepts based on fun, improvisational comedy routines.
History, vision, approach
Leadership Improv began in 2011, when the group’s founder developed a curriculum unit for MOR’s IT Leaders Program, some of which is still in use today. We embrace and teach about the connection between the concepts of leadership and those of improv comedy.
Our vision is to make everyone aware of the shared core competencies between leadership and improvisational comedy, and how practicing improv skills can help you improve one’s leadership competency.
Our approach enables participants to become comfortable in their leadership, communications, and challenging situations. We do this by borrowing several concepts from improvisational comedy to teach concepts of leadership in a fun way:
- “Yes, and…”
- Stagecraft
- Presence
We are continuing to virtually meet until it is safer to meet in person. For more information, join our mailing list.
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Co-chairs
Jason Erdmann
IT Project Manager, School of Education – MERIT
jason.erdmann@wisc.edu
Amanda Thornton
Software Engineer/Developer IV, Space Science & Engineering Center
amanda.thornton@wisc.edu
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