Gary Hirsch is an artist and co-founder of On Your Feet, which improves organizational dynamics and teaches business skills through principles of improv. He is also the driving force behind Botjoy, a project to spread joy and courage throughout the world with an army of hand-painted robots.

In this episode of A Congruent Life, Gary shares great stories and insights that weave between the worlds of art and business, including:

how the principles of improv can improve the way that people interact in teams,

a key lesson that has stuck with him that "sometimes you just have to play,"

experimentation and being curious,

embracing a creative process where someone else finishes the narrative,

why he wants other people to "steal" his ideas,

getting out of the way to allow your creation to flourish in unexpected ways, and

learning to check ego, press the "pause" button, and be present in the moment.

Links from the Show

On Your Feet website

Botjoy gallery

"Meet Your Monster" - Gary Hirsch at TEDxConcordiaUPortland (YouTube)

Gary at World Domination Summit 2013 (Vimeo)

@garyhirsch on Twitter

#bravebots on Twitter